Franchise businesses, youth sports camps, sports parks and facilities are sprouting up all over the country. Why? You ask. The growth of elite level sports and sports participation means more elite tournaments. This means that more families are traveling to distant cities and spending money on lodging, meals and more.
For example, the city of Aurora, Colorado expects to net $20 million dollars annually from families who have traveled to the city to play soccer, softball and baseball. And they are ivnesting some of that money into state of the art sports facilities and traveling to conventions trying to lure more tournaments and teams.
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