Sports tourism brings thousands of visitors to the Wilmington area each year for races and tournaments that require hotel stays and more spending.
A big example: The 12th annual Novant Health Wilmington Marathon weekend, which takes place Feb. 24-26. The event will bring more than 3,500 runners and features a full marathon, half marathon, marathon relay, downtown 5K and a kid’s 1-mile run.
On today’s WilmingtonBiz Talk, two local voices who watch the sports tourism industry joined us to discuss the marathon and the topic: Kim Hufham, president and CEO of the Wilmington and Beaches Convention and Visitors Bureau, and Tom Clifford, event director for the marathon weekend.
Hufham said during the talk at noon that the CVB estimates the marathon will have a $2 million economic impact on the city.
View the full BizTalk conversation below. Also listen to this and future weekly WilmingtonBiz Talk discussions on the Business Journal's podcast, available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher.
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