Sports Matter: Sports Planners and
CVBs Unite for Winning Events
Eric Knutsen Tournament Director
Minnesota Showcase Hockey
Todd Lehrke Associate Director of Sports
Development, Bloomington, MN CVB
As the fastest growing segment in domestic tourism, the sports travel industry means big dollars to destinations large and small. Professional and collegiate games have long represented tried and true revenue to the towns and cities on their rotation schedule, but it’s the amateur and youth competitions, along with individual sports activities, that are
putting relatively unknown destinations on the travel map.
Sports Matter: Sports Planners and CVBs Unite for Winning Events
• Save Time Finding the Right Venue and
Accommodations for Your Event
• Take Advantage of Additional Savings, End to End Solutions and Support After Your Selection
• Access sports grants or incentives aimed not only at securing your business, but at helping your organization market and grow your sports event.
Face Off…The CVB and the Site Selection Process
• Find information about venues and facilities
• Leverage relationships with key officials and venue managers
• Educate you on negotiations and liability in contract negotiations
• Recommendations on types of hotels best suited to sports groups
• Learn about sports grants and incentives
• Support for local organizers • Let the CVB distribute your RFP
and arrange your site inspection
Covering the Ice: Free Services After the Site Selection Process
• Housing
• Volunteers
• Attendance Promotion
• Media Coverage
• Sponsors
Covering the Ice:
HE SHOOTS, HE SCORES!
Don’t‘ leave free assistance and services on the table…
reach out first to the CVB in any destination to find out more about how they service sports planners and their events!
Our Promise and Value To Planners
– Comprehensive View of the Destination
– Local Expertise
– Extensive In-Market Relationships
– FREE to YOU!
We are the best first point of contact to help planners FIND the right fit
for any size sports meeting or event.
Direct to the CVB ….one-stop-shop for planners: •Planners easily search and compare meeting needs across multiple destinations.
•Planners save time and money submitting one FastTrackRFP to multiple destinations.
•Planners manage a single profile, check their histories and power shop at over 200 top cities.
Find Us Online
Connect with over 880 destination experts to help you FIND just the right FIT…
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