2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials- Swimming voted by Sports Travel Magazine as Best Amateur Multi-Sport/Multi Discipline Event for 2008
News: For Immediate Release
Media Contact: Sarah Caminker at (310) 577-3700
Winners Announced for 2008 SportsTravel Awards
SportsTravel magazine announced the winners of the 2008 SportsTravel Awards at the TEAMS 2008 Conference & Expo held last week in Pittsburgh. TEAMS: Travel, Events And Management in Sports, is the world’s largest gathering of event organizers and travel planners from the sports industry. The 2008 U.S. Open Golf Championship won the top prize as Sports Event of the Year.
The SportsTravel Award winners were nominated and voted upon by readers of SportsTravel, the sports world’s event magazine. Criteria for nomination and voting included
- superior organization of and attendance at the event
- a superior experience for the competitors and/or spectators at the event
- how the site or venue served to enhance the event.
Eligible events occurred between July 1, 2007, and June 30, 2008.
“We are pleased to recognize these superior sporting events. Each of the winners is a prime example of achieving excellence in organization and management for both competitors and spectators,” said Timothy Schneider, publisher of SportsTravel magazine, which organizes the annual TEAMS Conference & Expo.
“The SportsTravel Awards program is an opportunity for our readers to honor their peers for a job well done,” said Schneider. “SportsTravel readers are the leaders of the sports-event industry, and they really know what it takes to execute high-quality athletic events. These awards reflect their expert evaluation of what makes events superior.”
The ballot included nominees at the amateur, collegiate and professional levels in three categories each. Each event’s host city was also acknowledged during the awards ceremony.
The 2008 SportsTravel Award winners are:
Sports Event of the Year
2008 U.S. Open Golf Championship, La Jolla, CA
Best New Sports Event
2008 Ultimate Boarder, Lake Tahoe, CA & Ventura, CA
Best Professional Sports Event Series or Circuit
2007 NFL NFC Championship Playoff Series, Multiple Host Cities
Best Professional Multi-Sport or Multi-Discipline Event
2008 ESPN Winter X Games, Aspen, CO
Best Professional Single-Sport Event
2008 U.S. Open Golf Championship, La Jolla, CA
Best Collegiate Sports Event Series or Circuit
2008 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championships, San Antonio, TX
Best Collegiate Multi-Sport or Multi-Discipline Event
2008 NCAA Division I Women’s Gymnastics Championships, Athens, GA
Best Collegiate Single-Sport Event
2008 BCS National Championship Game (LSU vs. Ohio State), New Orleans, LA
Best Amateur Sports Event Series or Circuit
2008 USA Softball KFC Bound 4 Beijing Tour, Multiple Host Cities
Best Amateur Multi-Sport or Multi-Discipline Event
2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming, Omaha, NE
Best Amateur Single-Sport Event
2008 Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon, Oklahoma City, OK
The TEAMS Conference & Expo is the world’s largest annual gathering for the sports-event and sports-related travel industry. TEAMS 2009 will be held October 13-17, 2009, in New Orleans. For more information, please visit TEAMSconference.com.
TEAMS and SportsTravel magazine are owned by Schneider Publishing Company, Inc., the Los Angeles-based company that also publishes Association News magazine. The group travel markets served by Schneider Publishing Company generate 106 million room nights annually. For further information, please call toll-free (877) 577-3700.
