Visit Oakland Launches New Destination Brand
More than 500 Oakland-area business leaders attended Visit Oakland’s first Annual Tourism Breakfast on Wednesday, April 2, at the Paramount Theatre…
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More than 500 Oakland-area business leaders attended Visit Oakland’s first Annual Tourism Breakfast on Wednesday, April 2, at the Paramount Theatre…
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Albuquerque, New Mexico, once again successfully staged the USA Indoor Track & Field Championships in February, although event organizers will be evaluating what caused a dip in fan attendance compared to the previous year. The meet featured a roster of 400 athletes, including Olympians Galen Rupp and Manteo Mitchell, as well as 17-year-old sensation Mary Cain…
Grand Rapids, Michigan, has been selected to host the 2016 National Association of Sports Commissions Sports Event Symposium and Sacramento, California…
Continue ReadingCycling Events Set the Stage for Host Cities By Greg Mellen The sport of cycling is as diverse as it has ever been. An estimated 57 million Americans ride bikes at least occasionally, and a wide array of disciplines—including road racing, mountain biking, cyclocross and indoor racing—allows both participants and venues to choose a niche […]
Continue ReadingConstruction has started on the Sheraton/Mesa in Arizona. The hotel, which will be built next to the Cubs Park, will be the first commercial…
Continue ReadingCrowd Pleasers By John Conroy Tim Mayer and his crew will take about 20 days to transform the streets around Miami’s AmericanAirlines Arena next year into a track for the seventh race of the Formula E series, the first circuit ever to feature all-electric cars. Mayer, director of the Indianapolis-based Andretti Sports Marketing, called the […]
Continue ReadingFormer long-time Millrose Games Meet Director Howard Schmertz passed away Thursday, March 27, in Port Washington, New York, at the age of 88…
Continue ReadingAlpine ski legend Jean-Claude Killy has resigned as a member of the International Olympic Committee after two decades of service to the Olympic movement…
Continue ReadingThe U.S. National Under-18 Team will square off with Adrian College during Winterfest 2014 in Toledo, Ohio. On December 31, the two teams will play…
Continue ReadingDarren Kingi has been named senior vice-president of sales at Visit Indy. Kingi was most recently vice-president of sales for Marriott International…
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