THE OFFICIAL HOTEL PARTNER OPPORTUNITY · 2027–2029

The world
comes to play.
Hilton makes
it a stay.

One global game. Thousands of teams.
An extraordinary opportunity to welcome them all.

Discover the opportunity ↓
iFLAG × HILTON
A partnership proposal
FROM THE FIRST CHECK-IN
To the final whistle.
01 / A WORLD OF POSSIBILITY
29Events
2027–2029
1.22MTotal attendance
Across the three-year term
1.80MRoom nights
Across the three-year term
Explore the model ↗
01THE WORLD’S GAME. OUR LIFE’S WORK.

We don’t just
run tournaments.
We move people.

iFlag is the world’s largest traveling flag football event series.

We unite athletes, families, universities and destinations around unforgettable competition. From a first flag pull to a national-team final, our community travels for the game—and stays for everything around it.

Meet the International Flag League ↗
Guinness World Records — Record HolderOFFICIALLY AMAZING

11,779
record-making players.

iFlag, formerly USA Flag, and BODYARMOR hold the Guinness World Record for the largest flag football tournament. Tampa · January 18, 2025.

View the official record ↗
History made. Together.A proven operator. A community that shows up.

A member of Sports ETA — the Sports Events and Tourism Association, formerly the National Association of Sports Commissions. Listed under USA Flag.

GOOD COMPANY. GREAT POSSIBILITIES.

A network built
around the game.

Sport, media, hospitality and destinations. The iFlag partner ecosystem connects the people who play with the places they travel.

LVCVA
Greater Miami CVB
Tampa Bay Sports Commission
Visit Tampa Bay
Visit Las Vegas
Visit California
San Diego Sports Commission
Visit Orlando
iHeartRadio
Dallas Sports Commission
Visit Dallas
Austin Sports Commission
Visit Austin
Visit Miami
Visit Louisiana
Visit New Orleans
Legends Apparel
CBS Sports
ESPN
Universal Studios Orlando
Universal Studios Hollywood

Partner relationships supplied by iFlag. Visit Las Vegas is represented by the LVCVA identity. Destination aliases are not additional unique organizations.

02BIG NAMES. MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS.

The partnerships
that move the game.

Women’s flag football competitionHIGH SCHOOL GIRLS

The next generation
gets a national stage.

The MaxPreps Flag Football Showdown combines rankings, competitive credibility and athlete storytelling with iFlag’s tournament expertise.

Explore the partnership ↗
Youth flag football athletesSANDLOT

Role models.
Real connection.

NFLPA-supported Sandlot brings player-led teams and mentorship together. Diamond positions Hilton as presenting sponsor of Sandlot West.

See the Sandlot story ↗
Collegiate women’s flag football athleteCOLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF

College football’s
biggest weekend.

The inaugural CFP Flag Football Showcase joins CFP Fan Central in Las Vegas, January 22–24, 2027. A new reason for teams and families to travel.

Read the CFP announcement ↗

Players who inspire players.

Featured Sandlot coaches & mentors

Lamar Jackson
Lamar Jackson
Jared Verse
Jared Verse
Champ Bailey
Champ Bailey
Cam Newton
Cam Newton
Devin Hester
Devin Hester
Anquan Boldin
Anquan Boldin
Michael Vick
Michael Vick

Players named in the March 2026 Sandlot release. Future appearances, endorsement rights and Hilton activations are subject to individual confirmation.

03A NATURAL FIT FOR HILTON

They bring
their whole world.
Welcome them in.

Flag football creates a travel occasion that includes the entire family. Hilton can turn tournament travel into a relationship that lasts well beyond the season.

01 / A portfolio for every team

Hampton, Hilton Garden Inn, Embassy Suites, Homewood Suites and Home2 Suites offer a range of team and family stay formats.

02 / A pathway to loyalty

Make eligible stays rewarding through Hilton Honors, supported by a dedicated booking journey and measurable enrollment opportunities.

03 / A sport entering its next chapter

Youth access, women’s sport and an Olympic debut in Los Angeles in 2028 create a timely platform for Hilton’s hospitality.

Explore Hilton’s portfolio ↗
04THE FLAG FOOTBALL WORLD CUP
TAMPA · JANUARY 2028 & JANUARY 2029

One city.
A world of possibility.

National pride. College rivalries. Youth dreams. Lifelong competitors.

The World Cup is the centerpiece of a connected event platform. Hilton’s Diamond position puts the brand at the heart of the celebration—from the broadcast stadium to the medal podium.

1,800Teams attending · 2028
162KTotal attendance · 2028
6 hrsProposed broadcast

Event projections follow the supplied planning sheet. Not confirmed registrations or unique travelers. World Cup rights apply to scheduled editions; no World Cup is listed in 2027.

Flag Football World Cup presented by Hilton — proposed logo conceptPROPOSED PRESENTING PARTNER
05EIGHT DIVISIONS. ONE GLOBAL STAGE.

Every part
of the game.

Each division is a different community.
Every community creates a new reason to stay.

PRIDE HAS NO BORDERS

64 + 64

Men’s + women’s national teams

Country colors. National pride. A global meeting point for athletes, families and fans.

National teams identityProgram participants and final fields are subject to confirmation.
NATIONAL PRIDE. A GLOBAL INVITATION.

The world. In full color.

64 men’s national teams · 64 women’s national teams

USA flagUSA
Canada flagCanada
Mexico flagMexico
Panama flagPanama
Great Britain flagGreat Britain
France flagFrance
New Zealand flagNew Zealand
Ireland flagIreland
Denmark flagDenmark
Austria flagAustria
China flagChina
Japan flagJapan
Korea flagKorea
Afghanistan flagAfghanistan
Israel flagIsrael
Brazil flagBrazil
Saudi Arabia flagSaudi Arabia
Egypt flagEgypt
Germany flagGermany
Norway flagNorway
Fiji flagFiji
American Samoa flagAmerican Samoa
Bahamas flagBahamas
Cuba flagCuba
British Virgin Islands flagBritish Virgin Islands
Jamaica flagJamaica
Uganda flagUganda
Jordan flagJordan
Cayman Islands flagCayman Islands
Puerto Rico flagPuerto Rico
Venezuela flagVenezuela
Spain flagSpain
Switzerland flagSwitzerland
Belgium flagBelgium
Australia flagAustralia

International outreach footprint featured in iFlag’s World Cup partner proposal. Final national-team participation is subject to confirmation.

06MADE FOR THE SCREEN

The biggest moments.
Hilton in the picture.

A custom broadcast stadium creates a singular home for championship competition—and a powerful backdrop for the Hilton brand.

Illustrative Hilton-branded iFlag broadcast stadium concept
HILTON BROADCAST STADIUM · ILLUSTRATIVE CONCEPT
WORLD CUP BROADCAST PLATFORM · PROPOSEDANNUAL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
1230-second World Cup commercial units
Two per broadcast hour × six hours
12Annual CBS Sports commercial units
15–30 seconds × two per hour × six hours
1Immersive brand environment
Field marks, LED, video board & podium
THE COMPARABLE BROADCAST

2026 NFL FLAG Championships

Flag football is already drawing a national television audience.

14.3MUnique fans reached
Across 30 linear game telecasts
1.12MAverage viewers
Girls’ high school championship
882KAverage viewers
Combined championship window
+50%Average viewership growth
Across the event vs. 2025

ESPN, ABC, NFL Network and Disney platforms. 34+ hours of coverage across 11 platforms. Unique reach counts viewers who watched at least one minute. Category comparison: these are NFL FLAG results, not iFlag audience figures or a guaranteed Hilton return.

Read ESPN’s report · July 29, 2026 ↗

Diamond inventory. World Cup broadcaster and schedules subject to final agreements; the six World Cup hours and six annual World Championships hours are separate inventories.

07MORE THAN GAME DAY

From the first booking
to the next family trip.

A Hilton welcome for the whole family01 / CONNECT

Meet the whole
traveling team.

Athletes, parents, coaches and supporters arrive together. Hotel discovery becomes part of the event journey.

Breakfast and time together at Hilton02 / WELCOME

Make the stay
part of the story.

Team check-ins, welcoming spaces, activation experiences and content bring Hilton’s hospitality to life.

A memorable Hilton stay03 / RETURN

Turn a tournament
into a tradition.

Track eligible bookings, Honors enrollments and repeat stays across a multi-city, multi-year program.

08ONE WORLD CUP. EVERY CONNECTION.

A home for
every ambition.

01Grassroots

Local youth & State Championships

First tournaments. Family travel. Community.

02High school

MaxPreps × iFlag

Girls’ access, competition and visibility.

03Collegiate

CFP Showcase & qualifiers

University pride and women’s opportunity.

04International

iFlag World Cup

National teams. A world of traveling supporters.

05The next level

TMRW Sports · Premier Flag

A professional future for the sport. Scouting relationships and third-party rights separately agreed.

Hilton is the proposed official hotel partner across iFlag’s ecosystem. Third-party league, player and Olympic rights are not conveyed by this proposal.

09NATIONAL SCALE. LOCAL CONNECTION.

A calendar full
of reasons to go.

Championship destinations. Repeat travel moments.
A national tournament series with a local hotel opportunity.

01 / TOUR STOP
PROPOSED HOTEL PARTNER

National Championship

Tampa → Austin

January 2027 · May 2028 & 2029

02 / TOUR STOP
PROPOSED HOTEL PARTNER

CFP Showcase

Las Vegas → New Orleans → Tampa

January · 2027 / 2028 / 2029

03 / TOUR STOP
PROPOSED HOTEL PARTNER

NFLPA Sandlot

Wellington & Henderson

March / April · annually

04 / TOUR STOP
PROPOSED HOTEL PARTNER

World Championships

Los Angeles / Ontario

July · annually

05 / TOUR STOP
PROPOSED HOTEL PARTNER

West Coast Championships

San Diego / Del Mar

September · annually

06 / TOUR STOP
PROPOSED HOTEL PARTNER

East Coast Championships

Orlando / Winter Haven

October · annually

07 / TOUR STOP
PROPOSED HOTEL PARTNER

U.S. Open Flag Championships

Austin → Arlington

November · annually

08 / TOUR STOP
PROPOSED HOTEL PARTNER

Flag World Cup

Tampa

January · 2028 & 2029

iFlag local-market concept map showing Dallas, Phoenix, Chicago, Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Orlando feeding the World Series in Los Angeles
LOCAL-MARKET VISION · THE ROAD TO LOS ANGELES
Illustrative circuits, separate from the supplied event projections.
PLAY LOCAL→WIN YOUR STATE→WORLD SERIES · LOS ANGELES

Local youth and high school circuits build toward State Championships and the World Series. Collegiate qualifiers at the West Coast, East Coast and U.S. Open events create a proposed pathway into the CFP Showcase.

USCUCLAMichiganArizona StateArizonaNebraskaEastern MichiganManhattan

Illustrative collegiate program footprint from the iFlag proposal; participation varies by event. Event dates and venues remain planning assumptions.

Explore the broader local market vision +
San DiegoLos AngelesSan FranciscoLas VegasPhoenixSalt Lake CityEugenePortlandChicagoIndianapolisClevelandCincinnatiDetroitMinneapolisMilwaukeeBostonNew York CityPittsburghPhiladelphiaCharlotteMiamiOrlandoNashvilleAtlantaLouisvilleDallasAustinHoustonNew OrleansOklahoma City

Illustrative expansion markets. Only the 32 supplied event rows are included in the economic model.

10LOS ANGELES · SUMMER 2028

Three weeks.
One city. All flag.

Annual World Championships lead into an independent iFlag program of competition, culture, hospitality and community during the LA28 period.

Women’s international flag football action
THE NEXT CHAPTER OF THE GAME.
International flag football competition
THE WORLD COMES TO PLAY.
WEEK 01

The tournament.

World Championships across collegiate, Sandlot, high school, youth, adult, military and World Series competition.

WEEK 02

The city comes alive.

Flag House, media and hospitality, collegiate and high school showcases, and military competition.

WEEK 03

The moment continues.

Beach flag, skills camps, fan gatherings and a medal-game watch-party concept.

Illustrative sequence; exact dates and rights to be finalized. Independent iFlag programming, not an official LA28 sponsorship or an offer of Olympic intellectual property.

11THE HILTON ACTIVATION CANVAS

Global events.
Everyday connections.

A visual platform for hospitality, community and brand storytelling. The Diamond and Gold schedules below define the included rights.

Hilton championship stadium conceptHilton family hospitality
01

World Cup identity

Logo integration & presenting rights

02

Broadcast stadium

Field marks, LED & video board

03

National television

World Cup + annual CBS Sports units

04

The medal moment

Podium presentation & etched medals

05

CFP Showcase

Presenting sponsor position

06

Sandlot West

Presenting sponsor position

07

Fan experience

20 × 50 activation footprint

08

Global hotel inventory

Priority hotel partner

09

Social storytelling

Monthly, countdown & event content

10

Direct connection

Quarterly email + dedicated email/text

11

World Cup website

Branded takeover

12

National radio

Weekly iHeartRadio brand mentions

13

Digital distribution

Supplied Digital Reach channels

14

Community purpose

Women’s sport, access & opportunity

12THE TRAVEL OPPORTUNITY

Every room night
starts with a reason.

Three years. One connected travel platform. See the full 2027–2029 total below, or select an individual year to explore the calendar.

1,802,742Room nights
1,222,810Total attendance
16,924Teams coming
29Events
STAY TO PLAY

Youth, High School, Collegiate and National Team divisions are all stay to play at iFlag events.

Hilton would be the priority inventory partner, with blocks subject to rates and availability.
Event / timingMarket / venueTeamsPlayersFamilyStayAttendanceRoom nights
National ChampionshipJanuary 2027Tampa, FL9330 E Columbus Dr. Tampa, FL 3361980014 players / team11,20033,6003 / player4 nights44,80059,733
CFP ShowcaseJanuary 2027Las Vegas, NV628 W. Craig Rd., North Las Vegas, NV 8903245015 players / team6,75027,0004 / player4 nights33,75067,500
NFLPA Sandlot EastMarch 2027West Palm Beach, FL11700 Pierson Rd, Wellington, FL 3341425015 players / team3,75015,0004 / player3 nights18,75018,750
NFLPA Sandlot WestApril 2027Las Vegas, NV350 S Racetrack Rd, Henderson, NV 8901545014 players / team6,30018,9003 / player4 nights25,20033,600
World ChampionshipsJuly 2027Los Angeles, CA3150 S Home Run Way, Ontario, CA 917611,40015 players / team21,00084,0004 / player5 nights105,000175,000
West Coast ChampionshipsSeptember 2027San Diego, CA14989 Via De La Valle, Del Mar, CA 9201445018 players / team8,10032,4004 / player4 nights40,50054,000
East Coast ChampionshipsOctober 2027Orlando, FL339 American Spirit Rd, Winter Haven, FL 3388035013 players / team4,55018,2004 / player4 nights22,75030,333
U.S. Open Flag ChampionshipsNovember 2027Austin, TX15500 Sun Light Near way, Pflugerville, TX 7866035015 players / team5,25015,7503 / player3 nights21,00021,000
Flag World CupJanuary 2028Tampa, FL9330 E Columbus Dr. Tampa, FL 336191,80015 players / team27,000135,0005 / player5 nights162,000270,000
CFP ShowcaseJanuary 2028New Orleans, LA5800 Airline Dr, Metairie, LA 7000325020 players / team5,00025,0005 / player3 nights30,00030,000
HBCU Super Bowl ClassicFebruary 2028Atlanta, GA1041 Millers Mill Road, Stockbridge, GA 302813230 players / team9603,8404 / player3 nights4,8004,800
NFLPA EastMarch 2028West Palm Beach, FL11700 Pierson Rd, Wellington, FL 3341435015 players / team5,25021,0004 / player3 nights26,25026,250
NFLPA WestApril 2028Las Vegas, NV350 S Racetrack Rd, Henderson, NV 8901545013 players / team5,85017,5503 / player4 nights23,40031,200
National ChampionshipMay 2028Austin, TX15500 Sun Light Near way, Pflugerville, TX 7866050015 players / team7,50030,0004 / player5 nights37,50062,500
World ChampionshipsJuly 2028Los Angeles, CA3150 S Home Run Way, Ontario, CA 917611,60015 players / team24,00096,0004 / player5 nights120,000200,000
LA28 ActivationsJuly 2028Los Angeles, CA2500 Pacific St, Highland, CA 9234625018 players / team4,50018,0004 / player3 nights22,50022,500
West Coast ChampionshipsSeptember 2028San Diego, CA14989 Via De La Valle, Del Mar, CA 9201445018 players / team8,10032,4004 / player4 nights40,50054,000
East Coast ChampionshipsOctober 2028Orlando, FL339 American Spirit Rd, Winter Haven, FL 3388035013 players / team4,55018,2004 / player4 nights22,75030,333
U.S. Open Flag ChampionshipsNovember 2028Arlington, TX1000 W Bardin Rd, Arlington, TX 7601735015 players / team5,25015,7503 / player3 nights21,00021,000
Flag World CupJanuary 2029Tampa, FL9330 E Columbus Dr. Tampa, FL 336191,80015 players / team27,00081,0003 / player5 nights108,000180,000
CFP ShowcaseJanuary 2029Tampa, FL9330 E Columbus Dr. Tampa, FL 3361912820 players / team2,56012,8005 / player3 nights15,36015,360
HBCU Super Bowl ClassicFebruary 2029Las Vegas, NV628 W. Craig Rd., North Las Vegas, NV 890326430 players / team1,9207,6804 / player3 nights9,6009,600
NFLPA EastMarch 2029West Palm Beach, FL11700 Pierson Rd, Wellington, FL 3341435015 players / team5,25021,0004 / player3 nights26,25026,250
NFLPA WestApril 2029Las Vegas, NV350 S Racetrack Rd, Henderson, NV 8901545013 players / team5,85017,5503 / player4 nights23,40031,200
National ChampionshipMay 2029Austin, TX15500 Sun Light Near way, Pflugerville, TX 7866050015 players / team7,50030,0004 / player5 nights37,50062,500
World ChampionshipsJuly 2029Los Angeles, CA3150 S Home Run Way, Ontario, CA 917611,60015 players / team24,00072,0003 / player5 nights96,000160,000
West Coast ChampionshipsSeptember 2029San Diego, CA14989 Via De La Valle, Del Mar, CA 9201445018 players / team8,10032,4004 / player4 nights40,50054,000
East Coast ChampionshipsOctober 2029Orlando, FL339 American Spirit Rd, Winter Haven, FL 3388035013 players / team4,55018,2004 / player4 nights22,75030,333
U.S. Open Flag ChampionshipsNovember 2029Arlington, TX1000 W Bardin Rd, Arlington, TX 7601735015 players / team5,25015,7503 / player3 nights21,00021,000
ILLUSTRATIVE DESTINATION SPENDING

$582.07M

Lodging + non-lodging direct spend · 2027–2029

Direct spending illustration, not an economic impact study. Lodging = supplied room nights × overnight share × ADR. Other spend = attendee visits × stay nights × overnight share × daily non-lodging spend. No multiplier, induced impact or local-visitor spend is included. The same travel share and ADR feed the ROI model below.

Read the event model assumptions & reconciliation

Event totals are supplied by iFlag for its scheduled program; they are not a record of confirmed hotel bookings. Attendance is players plus family; repeat people can appear across events. The sheet generally implies three people per room; CFP 2027 implies two. This proposal preserves supplied room-night values and lets you reduce demand for travelers through the overnight-share control. Stay-to-play status does not establish a 100% Hilton capture rate. The sheet does not break out divisions, so no exact stay-to-play room-night subtotal is asserted.

2027–2029 totals: 29 events, 16,924 team entries, 256,840 player visits, 965,970 family visits, 1,222,810 attendee visits and 1,802,742 room nights. All 32 rows through February 2030 sum to 2,052,702 room nights; the pasted headline of 2,052,703 differs by one due to rounding or entry. Early 2030 is not a full-year forecast and is excluded from the initial term.

Market labels can differ from venue municipalities: Los Angeles → Ontario, San Diego → Del Mar, Orlando → Winter Haven, Austin → Pflugerville, Atlanta → Stockbridge. The supplied LA28 activation address is in Highland and is shown separately from central Los Angeles.

13THE HILTON PROPERTY OPPORTUNITY

Close to the game.
Across the portfolio.

Explore a preliminary inventory around each tournament venue. Verified nearby examples connect the schedule to real Hilton properties.

15-MILE RADIUS · PRELIMINARY INVENTORY

Tampa, Florida

9330 East Columbus Drive, Tampa, Florida

33+verified properties
within 15 straight-line miles
5,508+verified hotel rooms
in documented properties

Verified minimum, not a complete hotel census or available room block. Distances are straight-line, not driving distance. Inventory does not establish date-specific availability.

Homewood Suites by Hilton Tampa-Brandon2.1 mi from venue · 126 rooms
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Embassy Suites by Hilton Tampa Brandon2.1 mi from venue · 147 rooms
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Home2 Suites by Hilton Brandon Tampa2.3 mi from venue · 125 rooms
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Spark by Hilton Tampa Brandon1.8 mi from venue · 80 rooms
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Hampton Inn & Suites Tampa Riverview Brandon3.1 mi from venue · 124 rooms
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Hilton Garden Inn Tampa/Riverview/Brandon4.0 mi from venue · 119 rooms
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Hilton Garden Inn Tampa East/Brandon1.6 mi from venue · 154 rooms
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Hampton Inn by Hilton Tampa Fairgrounds Casino1.5 mi from venue · 84 rooms
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Hampton Inn & Suites Tampa East (Casino Area)4.1 mi from venue · 74 rooms
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Home2 Suites by Hilton Riverview Tampa7.8 mi from venue · 125 rooms
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Hilton Garden Inn Tampa Ybor Historic District5.5 mi from venue · 96 rooms
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Hampton Inn & Suites Tampa/Ybor City/Downtown5.8 mi from venue · 138 rooms
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Hampton Inn Tampa Downtown Channel District6.2 mi from venue · 116 rooms
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Home2 Suites by Hilton Tampa Downtown Channel District6.2 mi from venue · 97 rooms
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Embassy Suites by Hilton Tampa Downtown Convention Center6.7 mi from venue · 360 rooms
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Hilton Tampa Downtown6.8 mi from venue · 520 rooms
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Hotel Flor Tampa Downtown, Tapestry Collection by Hilton6.7 mi from venue · 210 rooms
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Hotel Tampa Riverwalk6.8 mi from venue · 281 rooms
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Hampton Inn & Suites Tampa Busch Gardens Area6.3 mi from venue · 84 rooms
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Hilton Garden Inn Tampa North6.9 mi from venue · 148 rooms
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Hilton Tampa Airport Westshore10.0 mi from venue · 238 rooms
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Embassy Suites by Hilton Tampa Airport Westshore10.7 mi from venue · 269 rooms
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Hampton Inn Tampa-International Airport/Westshore10.8 mi from venue · 132 rooms
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Hotel Alba Tampa, Tapestry Collection by Hilton11.3 mi from venue · 222 rooms
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Homewood Suites by Hilton Tampa Airport - Westshore11.1 mi from venue · 144 rooms
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Hilton Garden Inn Tampa Airport Westshore11.2 mi from venue · 171 rooms
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Home2 Suites by Hilton Tampa Westshore Airport11.3 mi from venue · 106 rooms
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Hampton Inn & Suites Tampa Airport Avion Park Westshore11.3 mi from venue · 178 rooms
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Hampton Inn Tampa/Rocky Point-Airport13.1 mi from venue · 70 rooms
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DoubleTree by Hilton Tampa Rocky Point Waterfront13.4 mi from venue · 291 rooms
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Home2 Suites by Hilton Tampa USF Near Busch Gardens7.2 mi from venue · 106 rooms
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Embassy Suites by Hilton Tampa USF Near Busch Gardens7.5 mi from venue · 247 rooms
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Hampton Inn & Suites Tampa-North7.1 mi from venue · 126 rooms
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Research dated November 8, 2026. Counts cover verified properties found in the reviewed sources, not an exhaustive inventory. Unverified or outside-radius candidates are excluded. Hotel rooms are total property inventory, not rooms committed to iFlag. Overlapping venue catchments must not be added together as unique hotels. Full radius census and event-date blocks require Hilton validation.

14A YEAR-ROUND CONVERSATION

Stay in the story.
Between every stay.

Digital channels outlined in iFlag’s supplied reach document are included in both partnership options, with campaign execution and delivery to be agreed.

82.1MCombined listed monthly
email & text audience capacity
276MListed radio audience
capacity · daily messaging
133,298K–12 institutions
listed in the document
ChannelAudienceSupplied recipient baseFrequency
High school email & textsAthletes, fans & parents60 millionMonthly
Collegiate email & textsUndergraduate students15.4 millionMonthly
Military email & textsActive military personnel1.3 millionMonthly
Fan email & textsFlag football fans5.4 millionMonthly
Radio messagingU.S. listeners, ages 16–55276 millionDaily
Scholastic email & textsK–12 institutions133,298 schoolsMonthly

Source: supplied “iFlag digital reach.pdf.” These are iFlag-reported potential distribution bases, not audited unique reach, delivered impressions or guaranteed sends. Audiences may overlap; 82.1M is the sum of four listed person-based channels. School counts: 23,900 public high schools, 5,100 private high schools, 16,298 public middle schools and 88,000 elementary schools. Radio capacity is not multiplied into annual impressions or monetized in the base ROI scenario.

15THE OFFICIAL HOTEL PARTNERSHIP

Own the stay.
Grow with the game.

Own the lodging habits of the world’s fastest-growing sport. Put Hilton at the heart of every team trip, family weekend and championship stay.

DIAMONDTHE FLAGSHIP POSITION ◇

$2MM/ year

2027 · 2028 · 2029

The full expression of the partnership: global hotel inventory, premium presenting rights, broadcast, stadium, activation and digital storytelling.

  • Presenting Sponsor · Flag World Cup
  • Presenting Sponsor · NFLPA Sandlot West
  • Presenting Sponsor · CFP Showcase
  • Priority hotel inventory · all iFlag events globally
  • World Cup + annual CBS Sports commercial inventory
  • Full stadium, medal, social and direct-marketing program
  • All supplied digital reach deliverables
THE OPTION TO STAY.

Renew or discontinue for 2030–2032 at the same $2MM annual rate. Initial term: $6MM total.

GOLDTHE HOTEL + DIGITAL POSITION

$600K

PARTNERSHIP INVESTMENT

A focused entry point for hotel demand, family travel and year-round digital connection.

  • Priority hotel inventory partner for all iFlag events globally
  • Digital deliverables outlined in the supplied iFlag Digital Reach PDF
A CLEAR STARTING POINT.

The $600K Gold term was not specified in the supplied offer. The ROI comparison assumes a one-year term for like-for-like modeling; final term to be agreed.

Proposed commercial terms, subject to agreement and rights confirmation. Hotel room purchases and negotiated room blocks are separate from the sponsorship fee. Diamond World Cup deliverables apply to scheduled World Cup editions; no World Cup is listed for 2027 in the supplied calendar.

16TURN THE OPPORTUNITY INTO A BUSINESS CASE

A partnership
you can measure.

Explore an illustrative average year across 2027–2029. Change the assumptions to see how room demand, contribution and media value affect each option.

DIAMOND · NATIONAL BROADCAST VALUE

Twelve hours. Two national platforms.

$165,000Media equivalent · complete 6 + 6-hour package
6 HOURS

World Cup broadcast package

ESPN · ESPN2 · Disney+ · ESPN+ · NFL Network · NFL+

6 broadcast hours × 2 Hilton commercials / hour12 commercial units30 seconds per unit
$82,500Media equivalent per World Cup edition
6 HOURS

World Championships broadcast package

CBS · CBS Sports

6 broadcast hours × 2 Hilton commercials / hour12 commercial units15–30 seconds per unit · 30-second base case
$82,500Media equivalent per annual World Championships
$412,5002027–2029 broadcast media equivalent
$137,500Annual average included in Diamond ROI

Each six-hour package is valued once across its listed networks, not six hours per channel. Commercial media equivalent = hours × two units per hour × average audience ÷ 1,000 × CPM. The base case uses 275,000 average viewers, referencing ESPN’s 2026 NFL FLAG Saturday slate. Using that audience for CBS is a planning assumption, not a reported CBS result; $25 CPM is an editable assumption, not a broadcaster quote. CBS value assumes 30-second units; shorter units require a negotiated rate adjustment.

The full 12-hour package totals 24 Hilton commercial units. The initial-term annual average follows the supplied calendar: two World Cup editions (2028 and 2029) plus three annual World Championships (2027–2029). Presenting, field, LED and other integrated broadcast exposure is additional inventory and is not assigned an unsupported dollar uplift here. Network distribution and ratings remain subject to agreements and delivery. View the ESPN audience benchmark ↗

AN ILLUSTRATIVE AVERAGE YEAR2027–2029
105,160Potential Hilton room nights / year
$17.35MGross room revenue at properties / year
285,322Traveler visits / year
1,577Potential new Honors enrollments
158Potential approved card accounts
Average annual valueDiamondGold
Sponsorship investment$2,000,000$600,000*
Property room contribution$5.21M$5.21M
Modeled digital impressions9,852,0009,852,000
Modeled physical brand exposures421,1100
Digital media equivalent$118,224$118,224
Physical media equivalent$4,211$0
Broadcast media equivalent6-hour ESPN/NFL + 6-hour CBS packages · annualized$137,500$0
Total modeled media value$259,935$118,224
Incremental activation costs$0$0
Contribution + media / total cost2.73×8.87×
Illustrative net ROI†173%787%
Room nights to cover sponsorship‡40,40412,121

Demand scenario; not capped by the verified 15-mile inventory. Wider-market hotel blocks may be needed. *Gold annual term assumed for comparison. †Planning indicator combining property contribution and media equivalents; not Hilton corporate profit or a financial forecast. ‡Before media value and incremental activation costs.

How the ROI model works

Hotel demand: annual average supplied room nights (600,914) × overnight traveler share × Hilton capture. Gross room revenue × the selected contribution margin estimates contribution at participating properties, not income accruing directly to Hilton corporate. This scenario does not establish contractual blocks or capacity. Available local hotel rooms must be validated against event nights and compression.

Loyalty: captured room nights ÷ four nights per stay × 60% assumed unique, eligible bookers × conversion. The 60% eligibility adjustment is illustrative and is applied separately for Honors and cards. Actual audiences must exclude existing members, duplicates, minors and ineligible applicants. Card results mean approved new accounts, subject to eligibility, underwriting and an issuer-approved campaign. Neither enrollment stream is assigned dollar value, preventing an unsupported lifetime-value uplift.

Digital: 82.1M listed email/text recipient capacity × 12 months × selected delivered share. Repeated contacts are impressions, not unique people; the delivered share is an assumption, not an established delivery rate. Dollar equivalent = modeled impressions ÷ 1,000 × CPM. Radio, school distribution and incremental social impressions are not monetized without a verified delivery plan.

Physical: Diamond assumes three sponsor exposures per attendee visit at its presenting properties (World Cup, CFP Showcase and Sandlot West), averaged across the three-year term, as an illustrative activation scenario, valued at a $10 CPM. This is not measured traffic or guaranteed event-wide signage. Gold has no contracted physical activation in the supplied terms, so its physical exposure estimate is zero.

Broadcast: one complete Diamond program combines six hours across ESPN, ESPN2, Disney+, ESPN+, NFL Network and NFL+ with six hours across CBS and CBS Sports. Each group is one shared distribution package; channel names do not multiply the hours or audience. Each six-hour block supplies 12 Hilton commercial units at two per hour. Value per block = 12 × its selected average audience ÷ 1,000 × the selected 30-second CPM. CBS assumes the 30-second end of the offered 15–30 second range. These are illustrative media equivalents. Across the actual 2027–2029 calendar, two World Cup blocks and three annual World Championships blocks are valued and divided by three for the annual ROI table. The full 12-hour package and the three-year total are shown separately above. No additional value for stadium visibility or presenting sponsorship is double-counted.

Overall: net ROI = (property contribution + media equivalents − sponsorship − incremental activation costs) ÷ (sponsorship + activation costs). Excludes gross room revenue from the benefit numerator to avoid counting revenue as profit. Hilton corporate fees, taxes, displacement, occupancy constraints, ancillary hotel spending and future repeat stays are not modeled.

Make the next step measurable.

Agree target hotels and rates → launch a tagged booking path → reconcile room pickup → report verified media delivery → measure consented Honors and approved card conversions.

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