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Sports ETA releases its 2023 “State of the Industry” Report for the $128 Billion Sport Tourism Industry
Top 10 U.S. states with highest economic impact generated by sports tourism in 2023
revealed for the first time
PORTLAND, OREGON (April 24, 2024, 12 PM PDT) – Sports ETA, the trade association for the sports events and tourism industry, released its highly anticipated annual State of the Industry Report for 2023 today. The report underscores the strength of the sports tourism sector, showcasing a direct spending impact of $52.2 billion, which generated a total economic impact of $128 billion. This monumental contribution supported 757,600 full-time and part-time jobs and contributed $20.1 billion in taxes to various sectors of the economy.
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On Tuesday, April 9, 2024 Paul Rigault, Stine Brun Kjeldaas, and Antony Warren shared what it takes to host a Døds Diving event in the United States. If you weren't able to make the live webinar, we've got you coverd! View Rcording.
Døds Diving is an extreme diving sport that is revolutionizing traditional diving. Originating in Norway in the 1970s, the sport has seen exponential growth in recent years both within Norway and internationally. Featuring both male and female divers, and demonstrating mass appeal to Gen Z and Millennials, Døds Diving live events are not only thrilling to watch in person, but are rapidly becoming a media sensation with an international event calendar, worldwide broadcast, and over 400 million views on TikTok.
“One of the fastest growing extreme sport in the world’ – Fox News
From 2024 onwards, Døds Diving is looking to expand the Døds Diving League into the USA starting with 3 events...
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Ashley Whittaker of The Sports Facilities Companies named Sports ETA’s Woman of the Year
CLEVELAND (April 4, 2024) – Sports ETA, the trade association for the sports events and tourism industry, today at the 2024 Sports ETA Women’s Summit, named Ashley Whittaker, Partner and Senior Vice President of Marketing for The Sports Facilities Companies as the 2024 Sports ETA’s Woman of the Year.
Whittaker leads corporate business development and marketing for the Sports Facilities Companies as well as the SFC Facility Marketing Department, which is responsible for the marketing, branding, and project management of SF Network facilities. Under her leadership, SFC has exponentially more communities with better business development strategies and campaigns. SFC’s clients and firms have been featured in major media outlets such as Forbes, Fortune, HBO, TIME, Wall Street Journal, Sports Bu...
Join us on Tuesday, April 9 at 11:30 AM ET as Paul Rigault shares what it will take to host a Døds Diving event in the United States. Register Now.
Døds Diving is an extreme diving sport that is revolutionizing traditional diving. Originating in Norway in the 1970s, the sport has seen exponential growth in recent years both within Norway and internationally. Featuring both male and female divers, and demonstrating mass appeal to Gen Z and Millennials, Døds Diving live events are not only thrilling to watch in person, but are rapidly becoming a media sensation with an international event calendar, worldwide broadcast, and over 400 million views on TikTok.
“One of the fastest growing extreme sport in the world’ – Fox News
From 2024 onwards, Døds Diving is looking to expand the Døds Diving League into the USA starting with 3 events and growing to 7 by 2027.
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Our latest whitepaper features 29 tips to optimize team housing and grow your events. In this whitepaper, five sports tourism pros share the top tactics in their playbooks. You’ll discover:
Game-changing practices to drive more revenue and offset expenses with hotel commissions and rebates.
Quick tips for proving economic impact. So you can maximize destination support, including grants and cash sponsorships.
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6 insider tips for scoring better hotel rates and more concessions. So you drive higher attendance.
Secrets to white glove service that turn customers into fans who are thrilled to come back.
In short: You’ll get proven best practices from sports event pros. Then, you can decide which ones to add to your own playbook.
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