If the idea of attending a live super bowl game might sound appealing, you will want to look into all the possible options for getting a discount through many travel agencies offering super bowl packages. Ticket and travel agencies offering super bowl packages to the recent Super Bowl XLIII held in Miami, had price ranges from as low as 0 to a high of nearly 00. Early preparation and shopping around will give you the best opportunity for finding a value priced super bowl package.

Early planning is the key to getting the best accommodations. Even though most Hotels reserve space for Super Bowl packages, the best rooms are usually taken by the end of the regular season. You may want to design your own super bowl package, or use the services of a travel agency.

In planning your own super bowl package, check the internet for available accommodations, nearby restaurants, and transportation facilities. Make sure to request super bowl discounts at many of these retailers, who usually have special rates for super bowl attendees. Along with the Hotel and car rental companies, many other establishments offer super bowl package deals for visitors to the host city.

If you choose to use a Ticket or travel agency to plan your super bowl package, the best place to start is to find an agency that is certified, bonded and has plenty of years of experience in the business. Make sure you pay special attention to any fine print in regards to the super bowl package they offer, as well as their terms for cancellations and refunds.

Make sure your super bowl package includes transportation to and from the game as well. Most hotels provide free shuttle service, however some do not, and only have taxi and bus service available. Even if that means renting a car for the weekend, which you may also find super bowl packages that include this option.

Avoiding falling victim to the many scams that crop up each year by following these tips:

If you are purchasing your ticket from any agency, make sure it is a valid ticket, check the date, time and the official NFL logo, and make sure you read the ticket release information carefully.

Use a major credit card to pay for your tickets, this will protect you in case you need to make a chargeback (for example, the ticket company may have misled you or the tickets are invalid)

Confirm all reservations at least two weeks in advance of your trip. The flight, the hotel, any car rental company should have your reservation in your name by this time. If not, call your agent immediately and make an inquiry. This will save you a lot of headaches if you plan ahead

Do not give into high-pressure sales people, if the deal sounds too good to be true, call the hotel, airline, and car rental company to confirm the price. Your package price should be less, however if you are being offered an unbelievably low rate, this should send up a red flag

Planning ahead and sorting through the best deals will help you make the most of your chance to watch a live super bowl. Calls to a few agencies that specialize in super bowl packages will likely help you avoid frustration and give you an opportunity to get the best price for your super bowl weekend.

The Super Bowl party has actually become as big as the super bowl party itslef to many fans across the USA. While many of football’s fans are more intersted in the game, there are a great many who just enjoy planning or attending a super bowl party. Preparing for a Super Bowl party will require a little planning and a reasonable budget. Super Bowl parties are held in a multitude of houses including the most popular house, The White House. This past year several congressmen joined president Obama at the White House for their own Super Bowl party.

Not everyone who attends a super bowl party is a football fan, so keep this in mind when planning a party. If you are hosting a super bowl party, it is a good idea to make it enjoyable for all those attending, even the non-football fanatics. Although an effective super bowl party will have plenty of food, you want to also have activities available for those that are not football fans. Some people may bring their girlfriends or spouses or even children to your super bowl party. So having activities to occupy their time, like cards, video or board gmaes will ensure every guest enjoys their stay.

Plan your super bowl party several weeks in advance by asking friends to help you put it together. Each person can be in charge of a specific food ‘group’, and one person can be in charge of setting up extra activities. Appointing one person tin charge of alcohol is also a good idea, and not allowing anyone to go out for more later. This will help keep the chances of someone getting a little too ‘loaded’ during the game. A responsible person to ensure nobody drives while intoxicated is also a safe idea.

Selecting a location for your super bowl party may require a little extra thought. Keep in mind, loud noise and a little rough-housing may occur, especially right before half-time and in the last quarter of the game. Choosing a space that will not disturb your entire home and one that is large enough for all your guests is the best option. You can easily set up and decorate the garage, a den or game room to handle a large super bowl party, several weeks in advance of the game.

With the cooperation of friends and a sufficient amount of pre-planning, it is easy to pull off a memorable super bowl party. Ultimately achieving the goal of having a good time and a fun get-together with friends and family and enjoying the game in a spirited environment.

Every year millions of fans gather for the annual event, known as Super Bowl Sunday, to cheer on their home team and to catch the exhilarating action of their favorite sport. This event is so prolific in our society, it is practically a holiday as many businesses close early to allow employees and customers the opportunity to attend parties and watch the game. A traditional event grounded in our American culture, that began in 1967 with the first super bowl Sunday.

Originally, the first super bowl Sunday was actually called the AFL-NFL championship game. Legend has at least two stories where the term super bowl came from. In the first super bowl Sunday, the media referred to the game as the super bowl after the college games, which had the term bowl games. This event was the game of all games, and the briadcasters were giving it special significance with the unofficial minker of super bowl Sunday. However, the NFL did not actually use the name until a few years later as the Official name of the world championship.

Another legend says that Lamar Hunt gave the name Super Bowl to the annual super bowl Sunday event. It is remarked that Hunt recalls seeing his child playing with a toy that was extremely popular in the mid-1960s, called a super ball. Because of the popularity of the super ball toy, (it sold over 7 million in the first six months), Hunt remarked to his colleagues at an NFL conference, they should name the AFL-NFL World Championship, ‘Super Bowl’. The similarity with the super ball was already a catch phrase in most American homes.

Nevertheless, Super Bowl Sunday is an annual event that draws millionms of fans from all across the globe. The Last several Super Bowl Sunday’s have drawn a national television audience of more than 90 million people, making it one of the most watched events of all time.

Super Bowl Sunday also is the 2nd largest family-gathering and food-stuffing ‘holiday’ next to Thanksgiving. The amount of money spent on super bowl Sunday parties, food, snacks and tailgating exceeds that of any other day of the year.
It is true America loves their super bowl Sunday, it has far surpassed the other great American pastime of Baseball’s World Series, and it is just a matter of time before Super Bowl Sunday becomes an ‘Official’ national holiday.

Every year right around fall a lot of people start to think about purchasing Super Bowl tickets for the upcoming Super Bowl game in the new year. However, a substantial savings on Super Bowl tickets can be had if you plan well in advance.

In 2010, super bowl tickets will have a face value of 0, However, getting your ticket for that price is not so easy, unless you are fortunate enough to either find a generous seller or you are selected through the NFL’s random drawing.

The NFL does not make the super bowl tickets available through ticket agents, Instead, they conduct a drawing of randomly selected entrants to purchase super bowl tickets directly. Each year starting on February 01, and running until June 01, the NFL will accept requests from the general public to purchase tickets. A certified or registered mail entry is limited to one per address. Persons selected in the random drawing will have the opportunity to purchase two super bowl tickets.

Every year for the last decade, the NFL has made available on average 75,000 super bowl tickets. However, the total number of tickets available is dependent on the capacity of the Host stadium. Dolphin Stadium in Florida’s Miami Gardens will be the 2010 Super Bowl host, which has a stadium capacity of a little more than 76,000. However the last four times a super bowl was held at Dolphin Stadium, the capacity was never reached, (Super Bowl 23 – 75,129, Super Bowl 29 – 74,107, Super Bowl 33 – 74,803, and Super Bowl 41 – 74,512).

By far, the best way and the least expensive method to obtain your super bowl tickets will be to enter the NFL random drawing, waiting till late in the football season may cost you three or four times the face value. Super bowl tickets in late January 2009 were priced at close to 00 on many ticket and auction websites.

Of course, if you get your tickets and later decide you do not want to attend the Super Bowl, you can easily offer your super bowl tickets in the secondary market for a sizable profit.

February 4, 2007 would be the rainiest super bowl on record as the unrelenting southern Florida rain poured throughout most of the game. That fact would not be the only thing that made Super Bowl XLI a memorable one, theis also would be the first time in NFL history a black coach would win the game. Tony Dungy who lost his son James to suicide in 2005, became the first black head coach to win an NFL title.

Super Bowl XLI was held nearly 40 years after the first World Championship Football game in 1967. Super Bowl XLI featured the Indianapolis Colts and the Chicago Bears. Both teams had played in one previous super bowl of which they had each won. Facing off two previous champions, both with nearly equal regular season records seemed to make for an exciting and interesting game. However, the rain coupled with several missed opportunities, on each part of the teams, disappointed a lot of fans at super bowl XLI. A report from ESPN defined Super Bowl XLI, between the Indianapolis Colts and the Chicago Bears, as the worst Super Bowl ever.

Many sports commentators and fans felt the MVP designation given to Peyton Manning wes undeserved in light of his poor performance during Super Bowl XLI. Even though his game was off, many felt he well-deserved it after his exceptional 10 year career. In total, Manning completed 65.8 percent of his passes, but his quarterback rating of 81.8 was the worst of any Super Bowl MVP. He had one touchdown pass and one interception.

Fans were also disappointed after the NFL announced a ban on tailgating at Super Bowl XLI. The ban was the 1st time the NFL took a position on tailgating, by prohibiting it. Angry fans were upset that the NFL would ban this annual tradition. At first, a spokesman for Dolphin Stadium announced tailgating would be allowed, then a quick statement released a short time later by the NFL owners stated that there would be a ban on tailgating and that any non-ticketed fans would be prohibited within a two block radius of the stadium.

In another attempt to disappoint fans, the NFL banned churches from holding super bowl parties during super bowl XLI. An Indianapolis church was targeted by the NFL and their legal counsel after they advertised a party on their website, and used the Super Bowl logo. The NFL explained that they could not televise the game at the church. This sparked an immediate backlash of bad publicity as churches all across the USA protested and newspapers began running the story. The NFL subsequently backed off and revised their policy

Jacsonville Municipal Stadium in Florida hosted the super bowl XXIX held on February 6th, 2005. This was the first time the city was chosen to host the game and would be a great opportunity to invigorate the local economy.

The game pitted the favored New England Patriots against the Philadelphia Eagles. Super Bowl XXXIX offered the Patriots an opportunity to win their second super bowl in a row, an event that last occurred in 1998. The regular season went well for the Ptriots with their 17-2 record against the Eagles record of 15 to 4.

Super Bowl XXXIX would also be the first time the New England Patriots played a Super Bowl in an outdoor stadium, and the first super bowl they would play east of the Mississippi. Fresh from their 2004 super bowl win, the Patriots had a great season and were determined to catch their third super bowl in four years.

The Philadelphia Eagles, having only appeared in one other super bowl (1980), Super Bowl XXXIX would give them a chance to win their first super bowl title. However, the Eagle’s first-class defense could not bring down the Patriots Deion Branch’s outstanding record of 11 receptions resulting in a total 133 yards. Philadelphia’s 74 yard drive and 10-yard TD pass, late in the third quarter was just not enough, although the game was tied going into the fourth. The patriots scored early in the 4th pushing a 10 point gap at 24-14.

With 5:40 left on the clock, the Eagles made a 79-yard, 13-play touchdown pass to Greg Lewis to bring the score up to 24-21. The Eagles gained possession of the ball with less than 2 minutes on the clokc and made a valiant attempt to at least tie the game. With barely 46 seconds left, Philadelphia’s McNabb made a rushed pass to Westbrook at the line of scrimmage, Westbrook, instead of dropping the ball to stop the clock, caught it and was promptly tackled. The clock continued as the Eagles scrambled for another play without a huddle, McNabb made an incomplete pass on the 2nd down. The third down resulted in a Patriot interception by Harris and left less than 10 seconds on the clock. This sealed the fate of the Eagles valiant efforts and gave the Patriots the win in Super Bowl XXXIX.

Deion Branch was named the Super Bowl XXXIX Most Valuable Player (MVP) after tying a Super Bowl record 11 receptions and gaining 133 yards.