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ARTICLE Jan 01, 2025
Notable Venues in the Northeast
The northeast region is filled with notable historical and cultural landmarks. From Cape Cod to Coney Island, the roads that lead to these iconic destinations are the same as those traveled for weeken...
ARTICLE Nov 07, 2024
The Latest Trend, Time Travel, Ties Into Sports Tourism
Despite being wedded to technology (and unwilling to give up connectivity), travelers are following the nostalgia trail. It’s showing up in a big way as adults seek out destinations and attractions th...
ARTICLE Nov 01, 2024
Serving Up Winners
In the sports and fitness world tennis and pickleball have been growing steadily over the last few years. In terms of overall participation for 2023, the SFIA says 23.8 million Americans played tennis...
ARTICLE Nov 01, 2024
Reaching New Heights
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...
ARTICLE Oct 29, 2024
Introducing SDM's 2024 Champions of Economic Impact
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...
ARTICLE Oct 10, 2024
National Parks Set New Economic Impact Record in 2023
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...
ARTICLE Sep 26, 2024
Like NFL Stadiums, Youth Sports Facilities Act as Emergency Shelters
In an intense hurricane season, NFL stadiums are proactively signing on with FEMA to become emergency shelters. This differs from previous years, when responses were more reactive and many facilities ...
ARTICLE Sep 12, 2024
High School Sports Aren’t Just Back, They’re Better Than Ever
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...
ARTICLE Sep 01, 2024
Need a New Home Plate, Home Base or Home Field? Here’s Where to Go
There’s nothing to rejuvenate your event like a new location. Whether it’s a new venue in a familiar area or whether it’s a whole new city and facility, a change of scenery brings additional interest....
ARTICLE Sep 01, 2024
Head Over Heels
Not only did participation in gymnastics for kids six years and older increase 4 percent to 4.76 million from 2022 to 2023, the momentum from the gold medal success of Simone Biles and the rest of Tea...
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