CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A new assessment from Chattanooga Tourism Co. and KemperSports is calling on leaders to act on long-identified gaps in Hamilton County’s sports tourism infrastructure, warning that delays could limit the region’s ability to compete for major events.
The Sports Tourism Facilities Assessment outlines specific deficiencies and benchmarks where Chattanooga lags behind peer destinations, based on site visits, stakeholder meetings, and feedback from event organizers.
At the top of the list is the absence of a purpose-built indoor sports complex. A gap the report identifies as a missed opportunity in one of the fastest-growing segments of sports tourism…