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Sports ETA and Destinations International create strategic partnership
to elevate sports events and tourism education and advocacy in America
CINCINNATI (August 8, 2022) – Sports Events and Tourism Association (Sports ETA), the professional trade association for the sports events and tourism industry, and Destinations International, the world’s largest resource for official destination organizations and convention and visitors bureaus (CVBs), today announced a new two-year partnership with a focus on educational programming and industry research.
The sports events and tourism industry is one of the largest sectors in the travel and tourism industry. According to Sports ETA’s annual State of the Industry Report, the sports tourism sector&rsqu...
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Sports ETA to Partner on Two New U.S. Sports Congress Events
CINCINNATI (For Immediate Release) – Sports ETA, the trade association for the U.S. sports events and tourism industry, will serve as an organizing partner of the new U.S. Sports Congress Economic Development & Sports Tourism Summit (ED&STS) and the Collegiate Championship Symposium scheduled for December.
Both events will take place under the U.S. Sports Congress umbrella in Frisco, Texas. The ED&STS will be held December 6-7 and the Collegiate Championship Symposium will be December 6.
The ED&STS is designed for economic development professionals, Chambers of Commerce, park districts and government representatives. This unique programming will feature its own educational track, including opportunities to network with other like-minded professionals at U.S. Sports Congress receptions.
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Sports ETA announces new board leadership for 2021-22
CINCINNATI (June 29, 2021) – Sports ETA announced new board leadership as elected at the Annual General Membership Meeting this week. Michael Price of Greater Lansing Sports Authority was elected Board Chair.
The 2021 Officers of Sports ETA are:
Chair Michael Price, STS, CTA Greater Lansing Sports Authority. Price has served as executive director of Greater Lansing Sports Authority for the past 15 years and is a long-time committee chair with Sports ETA. He is the co-founder of Pure Michigan Sports, the state sports association for Michigan and serves as the groups lead.
Immediate Past Chair, Janis Burke, STS, Harris County – Houston Sports Authority. Burke has served as CEO of the Harris County – Houston Sports Authority for the past 15 years. Under her board leadership, Sports ETA un...
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Check out the pulse now
Sports ETA and EventConnect announce the first-ever real-time
dashboard for the sports events and tourism industry
CINCINNATI (June 3, 2021) – Sports ETA, the trade association for the sports events and tourism industry, and EventConnect, the event platform that aims to evolve how youth and amateur sports events are managed with its no-cost software, announced today a partnership to provide the first-ever live dashboard for the sports events and tourism industry.
Sports ETA’s The Pulse powered by EventConnect provides vital industry insights for destinations and events rights holders alike to reference as they develop business plans. The Pulse dashboard includes year-over-year data: Travel registrations, average night stays in U.S. hotels, average nightly hotel rate, a heat map of the United States where events are held, and the number of e...
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Sports ETA taps 4FRONT as official innovation and marketing partner
CINCINNATI (March 3, 2021) – Sports ETA, the trade association for the sports events and tourism industry, announced today an official partnership with 4FRONT to guide the association in offering new innovative education and marketing programs to its national membership.
“4FRONT has been a long-time partner of Sports ETA offering cutting edge programming for our members, which have all earned rave reviews,” said Al Kidd, President & CEO of Sports ETA. “We are thrilled that 4FRONT will serve as the Official Innovation Engine of Sports ETA.”
In 2020, 4FRONT created two new certificate programs for Sports ETA: Sports Tourism Innovation Certificate and the Sports Tourism Analytics Certificate to launch Sports ETA’s new education portfolio, the Sports Tourism Learning Institute, and its Sports Tourism Stra...
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Landmark Study by Sports ETA on U.S. Sports-Related Travel Shows $45.1 Billion Impact, Provides Benchmark for Post-COVID 19 Impact Measurement
Sports ETA Report Looks at Economic Impact of Sports Tourism in America
CINCINNATI (For Immediate Release) – U.S. sports travelers, event organizers and venues spent a total of $45.1 billion in 2019, an increase of over 5 percent from the previous year, generating $103.3 billion in direct, indirect and induced business sales, according to the 2019 State of the Sports Tourism Industry Report in America presented by the Sports Events and Tourism Association (Sports ETA) in partnership with the Northstar Meetings Group.
The landmark study presents the most comprehensive and representative data quantifying the value of sports-related travel in the United States. Conducted by Tourism Economics, an Oxford Economics company, the report incorporates original data from ...
Could this year’s NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament be played without an audience? That’s what the National College Players Association is asking the NCAA to consider. It’s all to protect the players from the coronavirus.
In a statement the group released on February 29, 2020, the NCPA says “the NCAA and its colleges should take precautions to protect college athletes.”
The NCPA goes on to say precautions such as cancelling auxiliary events such as meet and greets, press events, etc. as not to put players in contact with crowds. As well as athletic programs should “take every possible measure to sanitize buses and airplanes used to transport players.”
The NCAA has not commented yet on the statement. The organization does have a coronavirus resources page on their website. There, the NCAA says it “is taking concerted steps to maintain the first-rate delivery of NCAA championship experiences for student-athletes, team personne...
CINCINNATI (For Immediate Release) – The Board of Directors of Sports Events & Tourism Association (Sports ETA), the leading association for the sports event and tourism industry, today announced the three-year extension of the contract of Al Kidd, President & CEO of the organization.
“Under Al’s leadership, our association has seen tremendous successes and we’ve made great strides to be more inclusive to a larger segment of the industry,” said Janis Burke, CEO, Harris County – Houston Sports Authority and Board Chair of Sports ETA. “The Board of Directors and I are pleased to be extending Al’s contract for another three-year period. We have great momentum going into our next phase of the organizational vision and strategy, which the board has spent time developing, and with Al’s leadership at the helm, we feel fully confident that the best is yet to come.”
Kidd, who joined the organization in 2017, has led the o...
CINCINNATI (For Immediate Release) – Sports ETA, the leading association for the sport tourism industry, announced the honorees of its inaugural President’s All-Star Awards.
The new award, selected by staff, is recognition for support and dedication to Sports ETA and the sports events and tourism industry.
Honorees were chosen for the work performed above the normal call of duty and in supporting staff to implement programs and services to the sport tourism industry.
The All-Star Team recipients are as follows:
Kathy Nelson, President/CEO, Kansas City Sports Commission, for her work on the Branding Committee
Matt Dunn, Executive Director, Palm Coast and the Flagler Beaches, for his work on the Branding Committee
John Gibbons, Executive Director, Rhode Island Sports Commission, for his work on the 4S Summit
Karl Schmitt, President/CEO Louisville Sports Commission, for his work on the Chief Executive Summit
Janis Burke, CEO, Harris County-Hou...
CINCINNATI (January 6, 2020) – Sports Events & Tourism Association (Sports ETA) has appointed Janis Ross, CMP, CSEE as VP of Events & Experiences. In her new role, Ross will oversee the association’s major events and programs including the annual Symposium, Women’s Summit and 4S Summit, among other programs.
Ross previously served as Executive Director for the Eugene Cascades & Coast Sports Commission for 15 years, where she developed the region into a premier sports event destination through strategic partnerships and the development of new facilities and events to drive tourism.
Additionally, Ross was an active board member of Sports ETA for five years serving in various leadership roles including Chair of the Education Committee. She is also active as a board member for Oregon Track Club and a member of the MPI Meeting Executives Advisory Board. She earned a bachelor’s degree and a master’s of business administration from Portland Stat...