Jan 31st, 2009 at 3:00PM: I've said it before, and I'll say it again: rich people feel pain, too. Super Bowl weekend is usually a big one for private jet rental, but a fierce recession is forcing more to take airlines or ... dare I say it ... watch the game at home. Around 750 private jets are expected to touch down in Tampa for Super Bowl XLIII, down 25 percent from last year's 1,000. The last time the Super Bowl was ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Super Bowl attracts fewer private jets
Jan 31st, 2009 at 3:00PM: I've said it before, and I'll say it again: rich people feel pain, too. Super Bowl weekend is usually a big one for private jet rental, but a fierce recession is forcing more to take airlines or ... dare I say it ... watch the game at home. Around 750 private jets are expected to touch down in Tampa for Super Bowl XLIII, down 25 percent from last year's 1,000. The last time the Super Bowl was ...Strippers abound in Tampa, as expected, for big game
Jan 31st, 2009 at 11:00AM: There won't be many lonely nights in Tampa this Super Bowl weekend. Prostitutes, it seems, will be widely available. As one of these sex workers remarked, "Pimps see the Super Bowl as a moneymaking opportunity sent by God." So, if you're making the trek down to Florida for the biggest sporting event of the year, know that you won't be alone. Now, if street-corner encounters are not for you, ...Super Bowl impact on Tampa uncertain
Jan 26th, 2009 at 2:00PM: Playboy has canceled its Super Bowl party. Sports Illustrated has done the same. And, these are just two of the events that have been flushed as team owners and corporate sponsors try to navigate a difficult financial environment. The good news is that an estimated 100,000 visitors are expected to spend $150 million in Tampa this week, so the Super Bowl is good for something ... beside monkeys in ...Still have nowhere to stay for the Superbowl? Try the convent.
Jan 29th, 2008 at 5:20PM: In case you still haven't booked your Phoenix accommodations or were hoping for a last minute steal for the Superbowl, now might be your time to strike. The sisters of Our Lady of Guadalupe Monastery have decided to rent out a few rooms in their convent for football fans, at the palatable rate of only 250 dollars/night (which isn't bad compared to some of the hotels charging upwards of 1000$). ...Watch the World Series Aboard a Frontier Airlines Flight?
Oct 17th, 2007 at 9:30AM: If you can't stand missing the World Series, but you absolutely must travel during one of the games, don't fret just yet. If Frontier Airlines is flying to your destination, you may just be in luck -- and you might want to book your ticket now. The Denver-based airline is negotiating with DirectTV for permission to show the series on its flights if the Rockies are playing. The airline, which shows ...South Beach During Superbowl Weekend
Feb 5th, 2007 at 12:07PM: After leaving the NFL Experience, we headed to Miami's fashionable South Beach. In honor of the Superbowl, the City shut down several miles of Ocean Avenue, so visitors could enjoy the trendy area without worrying that oncoming traffic might slam into them. Thoughtful, eh?
...Motor City Revs Up
Jan 31st, 2006 at 11:17AM: We're less than a week away from Superbowl Sunday, an event that's well, lost a bit of luster over the years. But it's
still a big event worldwide, and it's putting Detroit, a city that doesn't get a lot of tourist love, on the big stage.
So what's Motor City up to for this, the 40th edition of the Super Bowl? Sounds like they're pulling out all the stops.
They city is
holding everything from a ...
