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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.
A simple method to pump up registration while working less.
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.
Thanks to GPS + Playbook 365 who partnered with us to sponsor this white paper content.
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CINCINNATI (March 26, 2024) – Three leaders in the sports events and tourism industry will be enshrined into the Sports ETA Hall of Fame, powered by Travel Oregon, at the organization’s annual Symposium in April. The new Hall of Fame members announced today are: Janis Burke, STS, CEO of the Harris County – Houston Sports Authority; John Gibbons, STS former executive director of the Rhode Island Sports Commission, and Bill Hanson, co-founder of San Antonio Sports.
The Sports ETA Hall of Fame is a lifetime achievement award recognizing long-standing and significant accomplishments in, and major contributions to, the industry trade association, Sports ETA, and the overall sports events and tourism industry. The Sports ETA Hall of Fame was launched in 2017, and there have been five induction classes with 18 honorees.
“Sports ETA is honored to welcome three new members into the association...
Pensacola Sports Commission
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The newest edition of the Sports ETA Playbook is out now! Take a break and check it out.
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Inside This Edition
A Purposeful Path to Success
10 Tips To Start The New Year Off Right
Create Connections at the 2024 Symposium!
NEW Sports Tourism Learning Institute Course
Sports ETA #Member Win
Q&A with Andy Dolich
A Lesson in Community Hospitality:
Biggest Sports ETA Member Event Wins
And more!
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As the inaugural Sustainability Sponsor for the Sports ETA Symposium, the Eugene, Cascades & Coast Sports Commission is thrilled to extend a warm welcome to Oregon. In anticipation of your visit, they’d like to offer some useful tips to help make your time more enjoyable while also helping to preserve their great state.
Firstly, remember to pack your reusable water bottle and coffee cup. Refilling your bottle with the purest, freshest water or indulging in the renowned Northwest coffee is not only convenient but also contributes to reducing waste from plastic water bottles and single-use coffee cups.
As a token of their appreciation, you’re invited to visit their booth on the trade show floor, #219. Present your reusable bottle or coffee cup, and you'll be automatically entered into a drawing for an exciting prize pack. Additionally, they’ll have some stylish local stickers available to brighten up your bottle. Thank you for joining us and...