{"id":49837,"date":"2022-12-19T15:00:08","date_gmt":"2022-12-19T22:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportstravelmagazine.com\/?p=49837"},"modified":"2022-12-19T15:01:25","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T22:01:25","slug":"a-review-and-preview-of-the-year-in-sports-related-travel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportstravelmagazine.com\/a-review-and-preview-of-the-year-in-sports-related-travel\/","title":{"rendered":"A Review and Preview of the Year in Sports-Related Travel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A Review and Preview of the Year in Sports-Related Travel\" src=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/sportstravel-podcast\/a-review-and-preview-of-the-year-in-sports-related\/embed\" width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<div class=\"article_sidebar\">\n<p><b>More Episodes<\/b><br \/>\nTo listen to more episodes of the SportsTravel Podcast, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportstravelmagazine.com\/sports-podcast-news-insight-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>This past year has been an eventful and historic one at <em>SportsTravel<\/em> as we celebrated the magazine\u2019s 25th<sup>\u00a0<\/sup>anniversary since its first issue. During the past year, we promoted longtime senior editor <strong>Matt Traub<\/strong> to the position of managing editor and hired <strong>Justin Shaw<\/strong>, another sports journalism veteran as our new associate editor. In this episode of the SportsTravel Podcast, Matt, Justin and Executive Editor and Publisher <strong>Jason Gewirtz<\/strong> take a look back at 2022 from our key takeaways about the year, to story lines that resonated with us to our favorite events we saw in person. But we also take a look ahead at what trends and story lines we\u2019re watching in 2023 and specific predictions we have for the industry and the sports world in the months ahead. So sit back and take in this discussion from the entire <em>SportsTravel<\/em> editorial team.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>Among the topics discussed in this episode:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>The biggest takeaway of 2022<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Matt:<\/strong> The college sports landscape blowing up with realignment and NIL (4:55)<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Justin:<\/strong> The volume and caliber of major events headed to the United States (6:49)<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Jason:<\/strong> The return of sports-related travel after the depths of the pandemic (8:27)<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Stories that resonated with us this year<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Matt: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportstravelmagazine.com\/fifa-world-cup-2026-host-cities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2026 World Cup host city selection<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportstravelmagazine.com\/title-ix-at-50-the-push-toward-equality\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the 50th\u00a0anniversary of Title IX<\/a> (9:47)<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Justin: <\/strong>Gulf Shores\/Orange Beach, Alabama, and Oklahoma City stepping in to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportstravelmagazine.com\/u-s-cities-host-events-moved-from-russia-on-short-notice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">host international events moved from Russia<\/a> (12:15)<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Jason: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportstravelmagazine.com\/how-tulsa-landed-the-usa-bmx-headquarters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA BMX relocating and unveiling their headquarters<\/a> in Tulsa, Oklahoma (14:05)<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Stories that flew under the radar in 2022<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Matt:<\/strong> The fast recovery of the youth sports market to pre-pandemic levels (15:50)<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Justin:\u00a0<\/strong>The preparation for Formula 1 racing in Las Vegas (17:25)<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Jason: <\/strong>The growth of women\u2019s sports and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportstravelmagazine.com\/womens-soccer-rides-the-current-in-kansas-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the investment in soccer being made in Kansas Cit<\/a>y (19:02)<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>The biggest international sports news of 2022<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Matt:<\/strong> The ban of Russian athletes in international competition (20:43)<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Justin:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportstravelmagazine.com\/liv-golf-announces-three-new-venues-for-2023-schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The disruption in professional golf<\/a> caused by LIV Golf (22:58)<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Jason:<\/strong>\u00a0The number of international event organizers wanting to bring events to the United States (24:33)<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Our favorite events to cover in person in 2022<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Matt:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportstravelmagazine.com\/womens-final-four-shines-spotlight-on-minnesotas-basketball-culture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Women\u2019s Final Four in Minneapolis<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportstravelmagazine.com\/ncaa-beach-volleyball-making-waves-on-the-alabama-coast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NCAA Beach Volleyball Championships in Gulf Shores\/Orange Beach, Alabama<\/a> (26:14)<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Justin:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportstravelmagazine.com\/dodger-stadium-shows-off-during-mlb-all-star-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Major League Baseball All-Star Week in Los Angeles<\/a> (28:44)<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Jason:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportstravelmagazine.com\/letter-from-iowa-the-state-games-the-dew-tour-and-the-power-of-sports\/?utm_source=eNewsletter&amp;utm_medium=Email&amp;utm_campaign=eltrSportsTravel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The State Games of America and the Dew Tour in Ames and Des Moines, Iowa<\/a> (30:04)<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>A major storyline we\u2019re on the watch for in 2023<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Matt:<\/strong> How climate change and event sustainability will impact sports events at all levels (32:02)<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Justin:<\/strong>\u00a0How we will watch live sports, including the future of the NFL Sunday Ticket package (34:07)<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Jason:<\/strong>\u00a0The growth of in-person esports events and esports-specific venues (35:48)<\/p>\n<h3 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