Tickets or No Tickets you can still be part of Super Bowl History

SCOTTSDALE - So you would like to go to the Super Bowl XLII in Ariz., but you don’t have tickets. All is not lost. If you’ve got the bucks, you can score some. If you don’t, you can still immerse yourself in the Super Bowl atmosphere and especially with this years opportunity for football history to be made. You can feel like part of the crowd — with about 50,000 ticketless visitors descend on past host city every year for just this purpose.

If you’re seeking tickets and have tried contacting the teams. ticket agents like Stub Hub or local ticket brokers often have tickets available until game day, but be prepared to pay about $3,000 to $8,000, depending on seat location. Being careful you can also search eBay or craiglist, or place a “seeking tickets” ad in your local paper. And there’s always the ticket scalpers.

Whether or not you’re going to the game, you’ll need lodging. It’ll be difficult to find reasonably-priced hotel accommodations at this late date, since most of the hotel rooms where purchased a year ago. But many vacation rental homes and condos are available and at prices that make traditional lodging seems outrageous. One of the areas best vacation rental firms is Specialty Lodging Scottsdale, known for their exclusive collection of luxury managed properties and great customer service. www.SpecialtyLodging.com or 866-316-4821

Now let’s check out the NFL-sponsored events going on now thru Super Sunday including events, celebrity filled parties and several NFL sponsored events, www.nfl.com/superbowl. For only $17.50, you can hit the popular NFL Experience adjacent to the stadium. This interactive venue offers everything from participatory games, like getting timed doing the 40-yard dash, to kids’ clinics, free autograph sessions with NFL superstars and a football card show.

Other top-rated NFL events include the Gridiron Greats Championship Weekend, Golf, Poker & Super Jam Party, www.gridirongreats.org. And let’s not forget about the “most fun you can have on grass”, the FBR Open Gold Tournament all week leading up the Super Bowl. For lists of more events happening in the area visit www.SpecialtyLodging.com/SuperBowl.htm

On game day, settle in at a local restaurant, bar, house party or local event hosting a Super Bowl party; they’ll be everywhere. You might just think you were actually at the game or at least that is what you can tell everyone when you get back home.