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...
Helene and Milton were unwelcome guests in the Southeast and when their stay was over, destinations were glad to see them go. In their wake, rebuilding has been going on, and so have the campaigns des...
The Midwest is a sports fan’s paradise, with must-see rivalries in the NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL and NASCAR matched by the NCAA’s Big 12, Big Ten and Missouri Valley Football conferences. The growth of prest...
Participation on volleyball teams jumped nearly 30 percent in three years, and the only sport with greater growth between 2021 and 2023 was fast-pitch softball, according to the Sports & Fitness Indus...
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...
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...
For only the fourth time in its history, the NCAA conducted a comprehensive site selection process, putting most of its championships up for bid simultaneously. The Association chose over 240 host sit...
When Tennessee announced it would host Major League Baseball in a motorsports venue, it raised the question. What are some of the most unique places sports have been contested? From moving barges to r...
When large groups gather, big things happen, for better or worse, depending on how they’re managed. Sports events are perhaps the most obvious example; with rowdy crowds comes a slew of risks to both ...
There’s some truly great news about sports at the high school level: They are stronger than ever. In fact, according to the National Federation of State High School Associations, more than eight milli...
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 ...
Major League Fishing (MLF), the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization, and Brunswick Corporation, the global leader in marine recreation, announced today a multiyear sponsorship renewal.
