This weekend, hundreds of teams and thousands of visitors are in Tucson for the 36th Annual Fort Lowell Shootout, one of the city’s largest soccer tournaments. Beyond the games on the field, the tournament is also driving business off the field.
A weekend at the Fort Lowell Shootout isn’t just busy—it’s huge for business. Some vendors say the sales they make in just a couple of days at the event can match what they would normally earn in an entire month.
The tournament hosts 400 teams competing in Tucson, with nearly 300 traveling from out of town, according to a representative from RSL-AZ Southern Arizona Soccer Club.
Those teams translate into thousands of visitors, each one spending money on hotels, food and transportation…