Rick Snider looks at how pro teams in key US markets are engaging tourists in order to boost attendance numbers.
Teams in prime US travel destinations mine tourists for ticket sales boosts
Major League Baseball's Washington Nationals are among the pro teams in the American capital, a prime tourist destination, that mine visitors that may have toured the US Capitol (background) for additional ticket sales
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