London, Ontario, November 9th, 2021 – Today, EventConnect, the leading youth sports management software provider, announced a partnership with Visit Sarasota County. Visit Sarasota will be using EventConnect’s event management software for the 2022 International Dragon Boat Federation Club Crew World Championships, July 18-24, 2022 at Nathan Benderson Park. The event is expected to create 20,000 room nights.
About Visit Sarasota County
VISIT SARASOTA COUNTY (VSC) is the official tourism marketing entity and primary provider of visitor information for Sarasota County where tourism is the top industry.The Sarasota County Sport Commission (SCSC) is a division of VISIT SARASOTA COUNTY. The primary focus of the SCSC is to generate new visitors through sports events, often referred to as “sports tourism.” The mission of the SCSC is to position Sarasota County as a must-experience mid-sized sports destination for local, statewide, national and international athletes of all ages. We accomplish this mission by supporting over 75 sporting events per year and promoting our extensive portfolio of premier facilities.
Learn more at www.visitsarasota.com.
About EventConnect
EventConnect is the only event management software in the sports tourism industry that connects thousands of rights holders, tournament directors and accommodations on one platform—working with more than 4,000 events and 20,000 hotels in over 800 cities across North America. EventConnect helps sports destinations/organizations reduce time spent on administrative tasks and increase capacity for delivering memorable experiences to all participants. The end-to-end platform is customized for each partner’s needs and is seamless for organizers and participants to use, creating efficiency while increasing value. EventConnect customers can increase room night reservations up to 30% while saving 24% of hotel costs for teams leaving a 98% rate of booking satisfaction and positive experiences. Learn more at http://eventconnectsports.com.