The Sport Tourism Event Partnership (STEP) aims to enhance its role in sport tourism by prioritizing events to bid on efficiently.

• It involves stakeholders like Destination St. John’s, Sport NL, and various municipal bodies. STEP has a successful track record of securing economically impactful sporting events.

• To streamline its efforts, STEP plans to develop a gating process or funnel to prioritize events.

• This involves establishing criteria for event prioritization based on hosting capacity and considering emerging trends like E-Sports.

• Additionally, a scorecard will evaluate events based on economic, social, and cultural impacts, among other factors.

• The process will culminate in a collaborative effort to generate a final list of events for approval, involving stakeholders and priority sports organizations. The timeline aims for event decisions by September 30, 2024.