EsportsTravel Summit

The International Olympic Committee will vote on the creation of an “Olympic Esports Games” at the 142nd IOC Session this summer, adding it is already in advanced discussions with a potential host and an announcement can be expected “very soon.” Olympic Esports Week, which was held for the first time in Singapore in June, invited both professional and amateur players from across the world to compete in virtual sports competitions.

Northstar Meetings Group has announced the upcoming hosts for the EsportsTravel Summit—the only event of its kind for esports tournament and event organizers and the destinations and venues looking to host and support their events. In 2026, the event will be held in Cincinnati, Ohio. The 2027 event will be staged in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

The 2024 EsportsTravel Summit, May 29–31, was a tremendous success thanks to the hospitality of the city of Raleigh and the Raleigh Convention Center. Attendees not only learned from the education sessions filled with the top voices in the esports world, but also took part in a tour of North Carolina State University and its esports lab, as well as the NC State Athletic Hall of Fame. There was also plenty of food and entertainment, including the Opening Celebration at The Pit Authentic BBQ, Boxcar Bar + Arcade and Videri Chocolate Factory. Make sure to join us next year in Bloomington, Minnesota, for the 2025 EsportsTravel Summit!

The 2024 EsportsTravel Summit at the Raleigh Convention Center, May 29–31, featured a wide range of programming that all attendees could benefit and learn from.

The 2024 EsportsTravel Summit at the Raleigh Convention Center covered a wide range of topics focused on the esports world including how leaders in Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau have not only organized their esports community locally, they have helped mobilize a regional and statewide model other areas will look to replicate.

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The 2024 EsportsTravel Summit in Raleigh featured a wide variety of educational programming with the strongest voices in esports. But attendees also had plenty of time to make connections during the Destination and Supplier Marketplace, the happy hour and the Late Night Lounge.

NEW: Northstar Meetings Group has announced the upcoming hosts for the EsportsTravel Summit — the only event of its kind for esports tournament and event organizers and the destinations and venues looking to host and support their events. In 2026, the event will be held in the Cincinnati region, hosted by the meetNKY Northern Kentucky Convention and Visitors Bureau. The 2027 event will be staged in Tulsa, Oklahoma, hosted by the Tulsa Sports Commission. The announcement was made on the final day of the 2024 EsportsTravel Summit, which was held in Raleigh, Noth Carolina, hosted by the Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau. The EsportsTravel Summit, which began in 2017, is produced by Northstar Meetings Group and is the premier business conference focused on esports tournaments and events as well as the role of the travel industry in the continued growth of video gaming and esports.

The 2024 EsportsTravel Summit featured “The Raleigh Esports Strategy,” with Loren Gold, executive vice president of the Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau Convention & Visitors Bureau, and Cody Elsen, M.S., esports program director at North Carolina State University. Leaders in Raleigh have not only organized their esports community locally, they have helped mobilize a regional and statewide model other areas will look to replicate.

The first day of the 2024 EsportsTravel Summit in Raleigh featured a tour of NC State's new library and esports space, as well as attendees exploring the William Neal Reynolds Coliseum and NC State Athletic Hall of Fame. The Opening Celebration included incredible food at The Pit, plenty of arcade fun at Boxcar Bar + Arcade and some delicious chocolate at Videri Chocolate Factory.