This year’s honorees in SDM’s awards program, Champions of Economic Impact in Sports Tourism, brought an astounding $1,885,077,600 to their local economies. From mainstream sports with thousands of at...
It could a homeowner’s dream: Their own backyard sports venue where they can practice their pastime in peace – or help their kids sharpen their skills. But sometimes, those same homeowners come into c...
Padel is an up-and-coming court sport that resembles both pickleball and tennis, with elements of squash and racquetball as well. It is played in doubles on an enclosed court with a synthetic turf sur...
Event rights holders and organizers have a unique opportunity to expand their market reach through educational programs and partnerships. One example of leveraging education to create awareness is the...
Hyrox, a fast-growing fitness race, will bring its most coveted event to the USA (to Chicago, in fact) next year for only the second time since its founding in 2017. Hyrox is seen as a competitor to C...
After more than 20 years of lobbying for Olympic inclusion, squash will be featured as a showcase sport in the 2028 Games in Los Angeles. And with the exception of its national governing body and play...
Small-sided play is big news on the tournament scene so it shouldn’t be too surprising that ice hockey is the latest sport to debut its own discipline. What might be surprising is the fact that the In...
Who’s bringing in visitors by the score and economic impact to boot? Well, that would be national parks. Those parks had a record high $55.6 billion benefit to the U.S. economy and supported 415,400 j...
Spurred by concerns over privacy as well as personal safety, park systems are beginning to outlaw the use of drones. It’s an issue that taking flight as UAVs come down in price and ease of operation, ...
While the focus on diet, exercise and fitness goals has become stronger than ever, there is corresponding pressure to keep up with that level of intensity in their pursuit. That is leading to a proble...
Sports Destination Management, the leading publication with the largest circulation of sports event planners and tournament directors in the sports tourism market, has announced the 2024 Champions of ...
USA Triathlon, the National Governing body for the sport of triathlon in the United States, has selected BikeInsure as the organization's Official Bicycle Insurance partner.
James King, a retired firefighter with extensive public service experience, is now the President of the California Police Athletic Federation (CPAF)—a historic first for a firefighter.
New Era will produce apparel and headwear with Team USA through the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games; six Olympians and Olympic hopefuls named as New Era ambassadors.
