Sports Tourism Archives - Page 18 of 42

National Finals Rodeo Wraps Up Annual Visit To Las Vegas Saturday With 157,580 Fans For Nine Rounds, Average 17,509 A Night

December 16, 2023December 16, 2023 Alan Snel Steve Hill, Tim Keener, Tom Glause

Story by Alan Snel Photos by Jeff Goulding For many years in Las Vegas, the National Finals Rodeo,

National Finals Rodeo Sports Marketing Sports Tourism Thomas & Mack Center UNLV

National Finals Rodeo Averaging 17,454 Fans A Night With Three Performances To Go In Las Vegas

December 13, 2023December 13, 2023 Alan Snel Tim Keener

Story by Alan Snel Photos by Jeff Goulding This time, Las Vegas Events and the pro rodeo cowboys took

NBA Sports Marketing Sports Tourism T-Mobile Arena Travel

Impressive Turnout For NBA’s Inaugural In-Season Tourney Semifinals Shows Las Vegas Is Ready For NBA Expansion Team; Bucks-Pacers, 16,837 Attendance; Lakers-Pelicans, Sellout 18,017

December 7, 2023December 7, 2023 Alan Snel LeBron James, Rick Carlisle, Tyrese Haliburton

Story by Alan Snel Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell It was a basketball convergence of the NBA and Las

NFL Sports Marketing Sports Tourism Stadiums/Arenas (General) Super Bowl

Super Bowl Pep Rally Brunch Brings Together Las Vegas Movers And Shakers To Listen To NFL Commish Roger Goodell

December 5, 2023December 6, 2023 Alan Snel Jeremy Aguero, Kerry Bubolz, Nikki Fargas, Roger Goodell, Sandra Douglass Morgan, Sean McManus, Steve Hill

Story by Alan Snel Photos by Hugh Byrne The kickoff for Super Bowl 58 in Las Vegas on Feb. 11

Allegiant Stadium College football Las Vegas Bowl Sports Marketing Sports Tourism

It’s Utah vs Northwestern in Las Vegas Bowl At Allegiant Stadium Dec. 23

December 3, 2023 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer The SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl will match Northwestern from the Big Ten and Utah

Formula 1 Formula One Sports Tourism Travel

The Car Race That Won’t Go Away: Las Vegas Grand Prix Work To Remove Road Fences, Light Mounts, Grandstands Will Last For Weeks After F1 Event Ended Ten Days Ago

November 28, 2023 Alan Snel Jim Gibson

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer The big hotel companies like MGM Resorts International and Caesars Entertainment generated tens of millions

Patrick Mahomes took over the game.

Allegiant Stadium NFL Raiders Sports Tourism Stadiums/Arenas (General) Super Bowl

Early Raiders’ 14-0 Lead Evaporates In Vegas Desert As Kansas City Chiefs Enjoy 31-17 Win At Allegiant Stadium Sunday

November 26, 2023November 27, 2023 Alan Snel Aidan O'Connell, Andy Reid, Antonio Pierce, Daniel Carlson, Jakobi Meyers, Josh Jacobs, Maxx Crosby, Patrick Mahomes

Story by Alan Snel Photos by Hugh Byrne Well, the Raiders did give the defending Super

Allegiant Stadium Sports Marketing Sports Tourism

Pac-12 Football Title Game Is Sellout At Allegiant Stadium In Las Vegas Dec. 1

November 22, 2023November 22, 2023 Alan Snel Bo Nix, Jr., Michael Penix

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer The Pac-12 championship football game at Allegiant Stadium is sold out for a

Formula 1 Formula One Sports Marketing Sports Tourism

Las Vegas Mayor Says Formula 1 Made Street Race Pitch To City In 2019, But Downtown Hotels, Businesses Did Not Have “Appetite” For Grand Prix

November 20, 2023November 22, 2023 Alan Snel Carolyn Goodman, Jeremy Aguero, Jim Gibson, Steve Dimopoulos

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer Race promoter Formula 1 first approached the city of Las Vegas about staging

Formula 1 Formula One Grand Prix Marketing MSG Sphere Sports Marketing Sports Tourism

Will Economic Payoff From Formula 1 Week In Las Vegas Be Worth Clark County Handing Over Strip Corridor To Las Vegas Grand Prix And Creating Unprecedented Disruptions?

November 18, 2023November 19, 2023 Alan Snel Greg Maffei, Jeremy Aguero, Max Verstappen

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer The Strip just hasn’t been the Strip these days. Las Vegas’

July 5, 2021

Alan Snel, veteran journalist and LVSportsBiz.com publisher. ASnel@LVSportsBiz.com.

LVSPORTSBIZ.COM, launched June 2017: We are a digital magazine providing market-leading news, intelligence, enterprise and breaking news on Las Vegas’ sports/stadium industry. Our stories are quoted nationally and we set the sportsbiz news agenda in Las Vegas. Publisher Alan Snel has reported on the business of sports and stadiums in Denver, South Florida, New York, Seattle and Tampa besides Las Vegas and is considered a national authority on the topic. And like the Vegas Golden Knights, LVSportsBiz.com is celebrating its tenth birthday in 2027.

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A’s stadium premium club sold out: Athletics say their new stadium’s exclusive club called the Athletic Club behind home plate is sold out, with 76 percent of the buyers from Southern Nevada. The A’s plan on opening their domed $2.1 billion stadium on the Strip in 2028.

WNBA Commish retires: Following seven years as the first-ever Commissioner of the WNBA, Cathy Engelbert has informed the league of her decision to retire at the end of 2026.

LVSportsBiz.com coverage of Athletics stadium project on Strip in Las Vegas.

A’s owner John Fisher in Las Vegas

New A’s team president Marc Badain

Marc Badain

LVCVA spends $8.25 million on A’s sponsorship

Big League Sports With Small Town Politics

Man of Many Hats

Athletics’ long, strange journey for new ballpark

How Deal Was Made For A’s Ballpark On Strip

May 24, 2021

LVSportsBiz.com Publisher Alan Snel is a nationally-known bicycle rights leader and bicycle travel writer.

Alan focuses on reducing road violence and has asked government to enforce road safety laws, design better roads for bicyclists and walkers not just motorists, educate drivers, install more penalties for reckless motorists and lower speed limits.

Here are Alan’s travel story samples, literary adventures based on Alan’s expansive and curious approach to reporting sports-business news and a bicycle life:

Let’s Pedal Zion National Park

Bicycling Bristlecone Trail At 9,000 Feet

Biking magical Seattle and the Northwest

Bicycling the Tour de Stadiums of Las Vegas

Las Vegas bicyclist struck by bullet during memorial ride

Incomparable Grand Canyon by bike

LVSportsBiz.com Publisher Alan Snel has also written two books: Long Road Back To Las Vegas and Bicycle Man. Purchase Long Road Back To Las Vegas on Amazon and contact Alan to buy Bicycle Man at asnel@LVSportsBiz.com.