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TeamSnap introduces new registration platform for youth sports
TeamSnap has introduced a new platform to its suite of technologies: TeamSnap Registration. TeamSnap is an online community for youth sports, and the addition of a registration platform will help "club and program organizers everything they need to register players...
Northstar Travel Group launching Meetings Show for the Asia-Pacific region
Northstar Travel Group is launching a new trade show for the Asia-Pacific meetings industry. The Meetings Show Asia Pacific will take place April 17-18, 2024 at Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, welcoming global exhibitors and an audience...
Princess Cruises unveils new wedding packages, including ambassador Randy Fenoli
Princess Cruises is celebrating 25 years of hosting modern weddings at sea, and unveiled a new lineup of wedding packages on their sailings. Princess Perfect Weddings include grand ceremonies onboard The Love Boat and Randy Fenoli as Brand Ambassador for Love and...
TeamSnap add three new business lines for teams & businesses
Youth sports management software TeamSnap has launched three new business lines: TeamSnap for Business, TeamSnap for Brands, and TeamSnap for Teams. The three brands are "enhanced versions of its offerings for sports organizations as well as for brands." "The...
US Ghost Adventures’ Welty House to mark 160th anniversary of Gettysburg
The Welty House in Gettysburg will unveil its first ever historical markers commemorating the events of the Battle of Gettysburg and their impact on nearby civilians and the entire country. 2023 marks the 160th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, and the ceremony...
GetYourGuide launches sports-themed category, starting with McLaren Racing tour
GetYourGuide (GYG) is launching a new product, their "Originals by GetYourGuide" collection, "one-of-a-kind experiences for travelers." The expansion will include a new sports category. The new sports category will feature a variety of categories that are not bookable...
Sports travel industry embracing international NFL games
With the NFL regularly planning multiple games overseas each year, sports travel has become an important industry for fans wanting to attend the games. Sports Traveler was founded in 2000 and specializes in sports travel packages to major sporting events all over the...
Texas Renaissance Festival open for 2023 weddings
The Texas Renaissance Festival (TRF), the nation's largest Renaissance-themed event, has opened their wedding reservations for the 2023 season, which takes place over eight weekends from October 7 through November 26, 2023. TRF has four wedding venues, three wedding...
US Ghost Adventures adds 8 new tours across the U.S.
US Ghost Adventures has announced an expansion of eight new tours across the United States. US Ghost Adventures offers entertaining and historic ghost tours of the most haunted cities in the U.S., and currently operates tours in more than 60 cities — as well as owning...
Inaugural Bahamas Dive Week kicks off in San Salvador
The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, Investments & Aviation (BMOTIA) is set to host the first ever Bahamas Dive Week on San Salvador scheduled for May 6-13. Dive Week Kicks off in San Salvador, and will also include destinations like Grand Bahama Island and Nassau....
Destination Canada launches platform to bring business events to the country
Destination Canada has announced the launch of the Canadian Visionaries Network (CVN) to encourage business events planners to consider Canada for their next conference or other event. "The CVN is composed of Canada's network of academic, industry, and association...
Miami Beach kicks off summer with new itineraries and app
Miami Beach is ready to kick off the unofficial start to summer with a collection of events and experiences for visitors. To help make it even easier for those ready to plan vacations or staycations now, the Miami Beach Visitor and Convention Authority (MBVCA) is...
Playfly Sports to acquire The Aspire Sports Marketing Group
Playfly Sports will be acquiring The Aspire Sport Marketing Group, adding ticketing and hospitality sales to the sports media and marketing platform. The Aspire Group is a sports and entertainment marketing firm that specializes in consulting, research, and ticket...
Little Rock CVB preparing for the 2024 eclipse
The next solar eclipse over North America is happening April 8, 2024, and will pass over large cities like Buffalo, NY; Burlington, VT; Indianapolis, IN; and Little Rock, AR. The Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau (LRCVB) is making big plans for the “Great...
Choice Hotels rolls out meeting planner platform for instant bookings
Groups360 and Choice Hotels International are rolling out their GroupSync™ Instant Booking across Choice's global portfolio in 2023. The platform will allow meeting and event organizers to shop and book online group guest rooms at Choice Hotel properties within...
Taste of Iceland festival planned for NYC, Chicago, Seattle
The Taste of Island 2023 is heading to New York City in May of 2023. The festival, organized by Inspired by Iceland will take place May 10-May 13, 2023. "The four-day cultural festival celebrates the land of fire and ice with more than a dozen events at venues across...
Topgolf to become officially-sanctioned Special Olympics event
Topgolf will become an officially-sanctioned event at the Special Olympics in 2024. It is the first time a brand has become a medaled event. Athletes at the 2024 Special Olympic games will be able to compete in Topgolf as an individual or as a member of a team. "We...
Pilsner Urquell opens new “Experience” in the heart of Prague
Pilsner Urquell is opening a brand new home in the heart of Prague. The beer brand's original factory is located in Plzeň, Czech Republic, but the new opening will bring their experience to travelers in the Czech capital. The Pilsner Urquell Experience will be located...
Hyatt launches Event Experience Guides for meeting planners
Hyatt Hotels Corporation has launched a new tool to help event planners plan their next event at a Hyatt property. Together by Hyatt is a series of Event Experience Guides, which will provide event planners with "an interactive, easy-to-navigate online platform with...
Sodexo Live! to purchase Sports, Travel, and Hospitality Group
Sodexo Live! has increased its stake in STH (Sports, Travel, and Hospitality) to 100 percent. STH is a provider of global travel, hospitality, and ticketing programs. The purchase will allow Sodexo Live! to increase their presence at international sports programs...
Omni Hotels adds instant booking for groups and meeting planners
Omni Hotels & Resorts, along with Groups 360, have announced a new instant booking experience for groups and meeting spaces. GroupSync is Group360's proprietary online booking marketplace, and is available now at the Omni Frisco Hotel in Frisco, Texas, and will...
Survey: Majority of business travelers are ready to return to travel
Business travel was one of the segments affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. As the world got used to online work, there were concerns that it would never return — at least not to the same level it was in 2019. But a new study found good news when it comes to the return...
Feature: Visit Sun Valley on the future of tourism, welcoming new types of visitors
Sun Valley, Idaho came to fame in the 1940s and 1950s when Hollywood arrived, with films from stars like Abbott & Costello, Lucille Ball, Marilyn Monroe, and Glenn Miller. The area was also home to Ernest Hemingway (he wrote For Whom The Bell Tolls there, as well...
Connect Meetings partners with World Meetings Forum to expand reach
Connect Meetings has partnered with World Meetings Forum (WMF) to bring their events to Latin American, Central America, and Spanish-speaking Caribbean destination management companies (DMC). "The increased presence of such destinations will meet the increasing demand...
CRVA opens expanded $127 million Charlotte Convention Center
The city of Charlotte's new Charlotte Convention Center expansion opened this week after nearly two years of construction. The $126.9 expansion was welcomed by the city of Charlotte and the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority (CRVA). The new center broke ground in...
World Travel & Tourism Council’s 2022 Global Summit will take place in Manila
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), has announced their 21st Global Summit will be taking place in 2022. The event, which was last held earlier in 2021 in Cancun, Mexico, will take place from March 14-16, 2022 in Manila Philippines. The WTTC will also be...
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