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Visit Wichita Promotes Jessica Viramontez to Sports Sales Manager

Visit Wichita in Kansas has promoted Jessica Viramontez to sports sales manager, succeeding Josh Howell, who was recently promoted to sports development manager. Viramontez has been a member Visit Wichita’s sales team for the past three years as a convention sales manager. In her new role, Viramontez will be responsible for attracting sporting events to […]

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Visit Loudoun, Loudoun County Parks & Recreation Receive Award of Excellence

Visit Loudon and the Loudon County Parks, Recreation and Community Services division received top honors this month at the Senior Softball-USA Annual Convention in Sacramento, California. The 2021 Award of Excellence from Senior Softball-USA was awarded to Torye Hurst, Visit Loudoun’s director of sales, sports and services, and Dave Carver, the Loudoun County Parks, Recreation […]

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US Trail Running Conference heads to Mukilteo, Washington, in 2022

Active at Altitude, the organizer of the US Trail Running Conference, has announced that the 10th edition of the industry-leading event will be held in Snohomish County, Washington, in the city of Mukilteo from October 19–22, 2022. “We are very excited to bring the US Trail Running Conference to the Pacific Northwest,” Event Director Terry […]

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Kathy Nelson to Lead Visit KC and Kansas City Sports Commission

Kathy Nelson, the longtime president of the Kansas City Sports Commission and Foundation, will also become the leader of the city’s convention and visitors bureau, Visit KC, effective January 1, 2022. Nelson will lead both organizations after being at the helm of the sports commission for the past 10 years. In her expanded role, she […]

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Esports Gaming Lounge Opens at Mexico Resort Hotel

AIC Hotel Group has launched the first esports gaming lounge at a resort hotel in Mexico, announcing the HyperX Gaming Lounge will debut at the Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya. The lounge will feature high-performance gaming PCs, popular gaming consoles, a VR station and the latest HyperX products, offering an enhanced experience gamers to meet, […]

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New Collegiate Softball Summer League Starting in Kansas

Collegiate softball players will have the opportunity to play in a summer league as the Sunflower Summer Collegiate Softball League will begin play in 2022, league commissioner Casey Walkup announced this week. The SSL will bring nearly 100 student-athletes to Kansas each summer. The SSL will consist of six teams with the opportunity for future […]

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2023 Men’s Final Four Logo Revealed by NCAA, Local Organizing Committee

Executives from the NCAA and the Houston Local Organizing Committee, along with Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and the head men’s basketball coaches from four local schools, unveiled the logo for the 2023 Men’s Final Four logo for the event scheduled from March 31–April 3, 2023, at NRG Stadium. The city is hosting the event for […]

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Troon Acquires Peter Burwash International

Troon, a leader in providing golf and club-related leisure and hospitality services, has announced it will acquire Peter Burwash International, a leading tennis management company whose portfolio includes more than 30 properties globally. Founded in 1975, Peter Burwash International specializes in tennis instruction, program development, marketing, operations and daily tennis activities for five-star resorts, hotels […]

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Virginia Beach CVB Names Nancy Helman as New Director

The Virginia Beach Convention and Visitors Bureau, the official destination marketing organization for Virginia Beach, Virginia, has named Nancy Helman as its new director, effective November 29. Helman is the first female to lead the city’s tourism program since its inception. Helman was named the interim Virginia Beach CVB director in November 2020 and is […]

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