FRISCO CVB WINS SPORTSEVENTS MAGAZINE'S READERS' CHOICE AWARD
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Readers of SportsEvents Magazine from every aspect of the industry, sports planners to industry professionals, have made their choice and named the Frisco Convention & Visitors Bureau one of "50+ Places and Planners to Watch in 2009."
When it came to the readers selecting the perfect facilities and destinations to hold sporting events, the Frisco CVB was tapped for the first time ever for exceeding the high demands of sports event organizers and for the physical attributes of the many sporting venues in the city. PR & Communications Manager, Denise Stokes says, "Recognition of this type is extremely important to the CVB since it comes from individuals most important to our line of work."
It's easy to see why people with an interest in planning sporting events would choose Frisco as a place to watch. "Frisco has been very strategic in its pursuit of first-class sports venues and has been successful in forming partnerships with sports teams to bring these venues here," comments Frisco CVB Executive Director, Marla Roe.
The city's reputation for hospitality, hosting sporting events and its outstanding venues like Pizza Hut Park, the Dr Pepper StarCenter, and the Dr Pepper Ballpark has played a large part in helping to develop local tourism. The addition of the Fieldhouse at Sports Village USA will only add to that momentum.
Frisco has also become an elite training ground for world-class, champion athletes with instructional facilities headed by former Olympic medalists like Kurt Thomas and the World Olympic Gymnastics Academy (WOGA) owned and operated by Valerie and Anna Liukin, parents of the 2008 Olympic All-Around Gymnastics Champion Nastia Liukin.
The complete list of the 2009 Readers' Choice Award Winners are officially listed in the January issue of SportsEvents Magazine.
ABOUT THE FRISCO CVB
Founded in 2004, the Frisco, Texas, CVB has grown in tandem with the extensive growth of leisure travel, sports, and meeting facilities in the area. It's our mission to generate a positive awareness of Frisco as a premiere destination for meetings, sporting events, conventions, trade shows, and leisure travel and to positively impact the economic base of the City of Frisco. For more information, visit visitfrisco.com or call 877-GO-FRISCO.
