Volunteer Opportunity Interested in volunteering at the Women's Final Four? Check out these opportunities: Tourney Town shifts at the convention center: Thursday, March 30 until 8:30pm (the Women's Summit ends at 5pm and it's an open evening) Friday, March 31 until 5:30pm Final Four shifts at American Airlines Center: Friday, March 31 from 4:00pm to 11:30pm Details: Volunteers will proudly represent Dallas with every interaction with each other and the fans. Volunteers will create excitement for NCAA Women's Final Four as fans engage during their time at Tourney Town. Volunteers will greet fans, assist with waiver stations, and staff the different activations and basketball activities.  This is a great way to make an impact for NCAA Women's Final Four. Be ready to be on your feet for your shift.  You will need to create an account and register HERE. You will create a profile and submit a background check

Contact: Jackie Reau, Game Day (513) 708-5822 | jreau@gamedaypr.com Sports ETA, SearchWide Global, and Northstar Meetings Group Present New Executive Compensation Report for the Sports Events and Tourism Industry CINCINNATI (March 15, 2023) – Sports ETA and SearchWide Global released the “2023 Sports Destination Leaders Salary, Compensation and Benefits Report” led by researchers from Stoll Strategies, sponsored by the Northstar Meetings Group. The benchmark study provides an overall look at the employment landscape for the $39.7 billion sports events and tourism industry among sports destinations while offering a resource to organizations with actionable information. The last industry Salary, Compensation and Benefits Report was conducted in 2013 by Enigma Research Corporation. The research for the 2023 report was led by Dr. Jennifer Stoll, and Dr. Blake Price, from Stoll Strategies. Data from more than 200 sports destination leaders, with a majority ...

Each year, Sports ETA honors organizations and individuals in the sports events and tourism industry to celebrate their accomplishments and achievements. After a deep dive into the past awards program, a small committee of Sports ETA members has revamped our program to not only streamline the submission process but include award categories that are relevant to all association members and the programs members want and should be recognized for. Now, easier and more streamlined than ever, we invite you to submit a nomination for Member Awards. The portal will remain open until March 31, 2023. Award winners will be announced at the 2023 Sports ETA Symposium in Kansas City, MO.  Submit A Nomination For A Member Award AWARD CATEGORIES Member award activities and events must have occurred between January 1 and December 31, 2022.  Sports Commission of the Year Population: Under 500,000 Population: 500,000 and above Who Can Submit: Destinations This w...

The Winter '22 - '23 edition of the Sports ETA Playbook is out now! Download your copy here, and don't forget to share it with a colleague. Inside this edition: - Sports ETA Chief Executive Summit - Sports ETA and Northstar Meetings Group Expands Strategic Partnership - White Paper: The Strong Performance of the Sports Tourism Sector - Kansas City - The New Midwest - Tourism Improvement Districts - Your 2023 Sports ETA Road Map - Guide to State-level Event Procurement Funds Read playbook

By: Jennifer Stoll, PhD, Principal, Stoll Strategies and Research Director for Sports ETA & Tammy Koerte, Senior Research Manager, Longwoods International Co-published with our partners at Longwoods International, our latest white paper, “The Strong Performance of the Sports Tourism Sector and Rising Resident Sentiment of Sport,” looks at the strength of sports tourism in this post-pandemic world and its support among communities, sports organizations and participants. First, let’s take a look back at sports tourism. As of 2021, sports events and tourism comprised $39.7 billion in direct spending, $12.9 billion in tax revenue and a total economic impact of $91.8 billion in the U.S., according to Sports ETA data. This bounce back from the pandemic outpaced many other industry sectors, including pharmaceuticals, oil and gas extraction, and others. In 2021, more than 175 million Americans traveled for sports-related reasons, just 2.6% below the industry peak...

Calling all event owners! Visit KC and the Kansas City Sports Commission & Foundation wants you at the 2023 Sports ETA Symposium in Kansas City this May.  All event owners who register for the event by Friday, March 17th will be entered to win the ultimate Kansas City prize: A $2,000 Traeger Smoker Gift Card (redeemable via Traeger.com) with a full Kansas City original - Jack Stack Pitmaster BBQ Package delivered right to your front door! So what are you waiting for? Register now! 👇   Register Now This drawing is only open to Event Owners. You must be registered by 11:59 P.M. PT on Friday, March 17, 2023 to be entered. The drawing will take place in Kansas City during the 2023 Symposium Event Owners Reception on Monday, May 8. The Event Owner Reception will take place from 5:00 - 6:00 P.M. local time at No Other Pub.

Contact: Jackie Reau Game Day (513) 708-5822 jreau@gamedaypr.com   Sports ETA and Northstar Meetings Group Expand Strategic Partnership   CINCINNATI (January 9, 2023) – Sports ETA, the only trade association for the sports events and tourism industry, announced today the expansion of its industry partnership with Northstar Meetings Group, the leading multi-platform brand for dedicated meeting and business planners and sports event organizers, to serve as presenting sponsor of the association’s key research products, including the State of the Industry research report.   Under terms of the extension, Northstar — the publisher of SportsTravel and organizers of the TEAMS Conference & Expo, TEAMS Europe and the EsportsTravel Summit — will continue to be the presenting sponsor of the State of the Industry report, as well as two new studies that will be released in 2023: The Sports ETA Salary Survey and the Sports ETA Facilities ...

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