Most sport tourism is weather-dependent. Functional fitness racing is not, which makes it one of the few formats a city can host off-season and still fill hotel rooms.
Why it moves people.
The format is identical everywhere, so a participant can compare their result across cities. That turns a race into a reason to travel repeatedly, often with a group.
Groups book differently from solo athletes: more nights, more food, more of the city than the venue.
What a region should ask for.
Access to the athlete village, a content plan that leaves the hall, and creators who can hold both the race and the city in the same story.
