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ARTICLE Jan 03, 2025
Economic Forecast is Looking Up as Dark Sky Tourism Rises
When, this past fall, the Northern Lights, also known as the Aurora Borealis, became visible to destinations that had never even heard of it before, it made headlines. Accordingly, people raced to des...
ARTICLE Jan 02, 2025
A New Economic Driver for Some Sports Cities: Underground Railroad Tourism
We already know that educational historical tourism is a factor in sports tourism, but a new exhibit being funded by the National Park Service could generate even more interest in certain destinations...
ARTICLE Jan 02, 2025
New Women’s Professional Baseball League to Launch in 2026
When Michael Che of Saturday Night Live’s “Weekend Update” made a joke about the Women’s Pro Baseball League set to debut in 2026, it might have been news to many viewers. But league officials are tak...
ARTICLE Jan 02, 2025
Tired of Airline Fees, ‘Seat Squatters’ Take Placement Into Their Own Hands
While it doesn’t come close to scammers who set up fake airport Wi-Fi networks in order to capture and sell the personal information of travelers, it’s pretty irritating. Seat squatters, defined as ai...
ARTICLE Jan 02, 2025
Is Atlanta the New Major Sporting Events Capital of the United States?
Not too long ago, we were extolling Las Vegas as a prime host of NFL events, including this year’s Super Bowl, as well as the 2022 NFL Draft, the 2022 Pro Bowl and the significantly altered format of ...
ARTICLE Jan 02, 2025
Rising Costs, More Travel Have Some Parents Reconsidering Youth Sports
Back in 2019, SDM covered the issue of parents taking out loans, acquiring second jobs and going into debt in order to finance their children’s sports. One pandemic and a reset of the economy later, a...
ARTICLE Jan 02, 2025
Multi-Purpose Facilities: Designing Affordable Attractions for All Audiences
Sports tourism has grown exponentially and nowhere is it as evident than in multi-purpose spaces. Whether in indoor facilities for basketball, volleyball or cheer, or outdoor spaces for lacrosse, socc...
ARTICLE Jan 01, 2025
Senior Softball-USA
Senior Softball-USA, the world's largest organization of senior softball players, was founded in 1988. Since then, the organization has grown by an average of 500 players a quarter. Today, Senior Soft...
ARTICLE Jan 01, 2025
Starting an Event? Start with A Mission
Nothing beats the energy of a cheer competition. That’s what’s in the foreground and background of Maximum Cheer’s events. While there’s a lot of excitement and a larger portion of work going on behin...
ARTICLE Jan 01, 2025
Ctrl Alt Succeed
While pickleball has secured its spot as the fastest-growing sport in the United States, esports is catching up. In the past decade, competitive gaming has emerged as a viable sport in a $1.7 billion ...
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