Ottawa, Ontario, July 24, 2024 – Today, Ringette Canada is pleased to announce that we have partnered with EventConnect, an industry leader in hotel, ticketing, and other sports event solutions. This partnership will immediately support our high-performance programs and the Canadian Ringette Championships, which will take place in Ottawa in 2025.
EventConnect is the most advanced event housing solution, delivering an instant and easy hotel-blocking experience for teams at the lowest group rates available, confirmed daily.
“As ringette grows nationwide, we were looking for solutions for our members and teams to support travel,” said Jenni Lloyd, Ringette Canada’s Director of Communications, Marketing, and Engagement. “EventConnect just made sense. Their top-of-the-line software and support will greatly improve everyone’s travel booking experience.”
“We couldn’t be happier with our partnership with such a pinnacle of sport in Canada,” said Eric Vardon, President of EventConnect. “To be able to help drive ringette forward with a unified digital experience for teams and participants fits our vision to continually advance the ease and efficiency of sports tournament management with innovative technology matched with unparalleled service and support – today is yet another significant step toward that vision,” Vardon added.
For local associations looking for housing and ticketing solutions, EventConnect can meet your needs for events of all sizes. Contact Justin Roach, EventConnect, to get started.
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About Ringette Canada
Ringette Canada is the national body that oversees ringette in Canada. Ringette is a Canadian sport that was invented in 1963 in North Bay, Ontario by Sam Jacks. There are currently over 30,000 players on nearly 2,000 teams across Canada, with over 1,500 officials and nearly 8000 coaches. Internationally, it is played in more than half a dozen countries worldwide. Ringette has been designated a Heritage Sport by Sport Canada and as part of the Sport for Life movement, ringette is well advanced at adapting Sport Canada’s Long Term Athlete Development model. Learn more at www.ringette.ca.
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 7,000 events and 20,000 hotels in over 800 cities across North America. EventConnect helps sports tournament organizers 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, creating efficiency while increasing value. EventConnect customers can increase room night reservations by up to 30% while saving up to 24% of hotel costs for teams and creating a 99% rate of booking satisfaction and positive experiences. Learn more at http://eventconnectsports.com.
For more information:
Jenni Lloyd
Communications, Engagement, and Marketing Director
Ringette Canada
jenni@ringette.ca
Justin Roach
EventConnect
justin.roach@eventconnect.io