This summer, NASCAR fans at Dover Motor Speedway will be transported to the sandy shores of Delaware’s iconic beach towns without ever leaving the track. In celebration of the upcoming NASCAR tripleheader weekend, Dover Motor Speedway, in partnership with Visit Delaware, will debut a new attraction: “Miles Beach.” This beach-themed experience will be located in the Fan Zone throughout the …
Delaware sees record-breaking tourism numbers in 2023
People are coming to the First State in record numbers. Delaware set a new tourism milestone in 2023, with a record-breaking 29.3 million visitors flocking to the state, marking a 2.4% increase from the previous year. The visitors came for a variety of reasons, from day trips and overnight stays to business and leisure travel, according to reports from Rockport …
“Travels with Darley: Revolutionary Road Trips” Delaware episode to air
WILMINGTON — Delaware’s Revolutionary War history will be showcased Feb. 1 as “Travels with Darley: Delaware Revolutionary Road Trip” will air at 10 a.m. on Philadelphia WHYY. Darley Newman, six-time Emmy Award-nominated host and executive producer of Travels with Darley, worked alongside the Delaware Tourism Office and Greater Wilmington Convention and Visitors Bureau to create this episode. Newman is taking viewers …
5 sports complexes share $10M in second round of Sports Tourism Fund grants
Five sports facilities in the First State will share $10 million to make upgrades as part of the second round of grant allocations made by the newly formed Delaware Sports Tourism Capital Investment Fund. After considering 17 applications requesting a combined $47,138,560, here’s who the Delaware Tourism Office is dishing the money out to: Kirkwood Sports Complex – $4 million: …
Exclusions in sports tourism report suggest a higher economic impact than the $403.2M reported
WILMINGTON – Sports tourism in Delaware is thriving, with a total economic impact of $403.2 million on the state last year. In the first study of its kind, the Delaware Tourism Office released a report Friday that showed 1.1 million out-of-state visitors attended an event as a participant or spectator throughout the state in 2023. But how the state arrived …
17 sports facilities battle for a small share of $47.1M in state tourism funding
Seventeen organizations throughout the First State are asking for a combined $47,138,560 for construction, upgrades, and additions to their sports complexes to generate more income and attract more athletes and patrons. The requests range from as little as $319,680 from the Sandhill Fields in Georgetown to as much as $10 million from Dover’s First State Aquatic Center. It’s sure to …
Sports Tourism Fund to explore 18 applicants, $47.3 million in facility requests
Eighteen sports facilities in the First State have submitted applications totaling $47.3 million in requests for upgrades as part of the second round of allocations of the Delaware Sports Tourism Capital Investment Fund. The applicants include University of Delaware (Rullo Stadium), Abessinio Stadium, Dover Motor Speedway, Dave Marshall/Tennis & Pickleball, and Hudson Fields. The fund was created in 2023 as …