Articles tagged “sports”

Large events held at the Sprint Center for the past five years have undoubtedly driven visitors downtown, but any self-reported study contains carefully selected statistics that may skew the bigger picture.

Golf has to go outside of its traditional strongholds of western hemisphere to garner bigger growth, and luckily for it, rising countries of Asia are taking to it in a big way.

Anything to bring attention to the Congo's political, social and geographic diversity is important to visitors trying to figure out exactly what's there.

While there aren't many people who can endure the race, it's an excellent way to advertise the state's history and vast natural resources.

The games brought in $3 million more than expected, and the arena’s reputation for hosting high-profile games points out the powerful impact one asset can have on an entire city’s tourism economy.

In a country desperately attempting to keep tourism alive and well, catering to a niche of well-heeled tourists is a short-term strategy that can see a destination through to sunnier days.

Tourism, although often the cause of development, is also an important leverage used by Vietnamese conservationists in favor of sustainability over rapid industrialization.

It’s better to be known for one thing than nothing at all, but the Philippines will have to do some heavy lifting to become the diving hotspot. A focus on water activities and biodiversity could have a greater impact.

The 2014 Super Bowl will bring a huge bump in tourism to one of the regions most impacted by Hurricane Sandy, and raise awareness of the neighborhood offering picture-perfect views of Manhattan.

Destinations that serve as film sets are usually on the receiving end of a film tourism boost, so awareness more than droves of visitors would be a more accurate expectation for the homeland of this iconic character.