Unlike alleged Foxboro footballs, ticket and travel costs to pro football’s championship game did not deflate over the weekend. They went up.
Before the conference championship games took place, the average game ticket to Glendale cost $3,374, according to TiqIQ. Now, the average ticket price is $4,174.50. That price is only around 2 percent higher than it was for last year’s game at this time.
On the travel side, Patriots fans who bought their airline tickets last week could have paid as little as $343 roundtrip for travel departing January 31 and returning February 2nd. Today, the range for roundtrip fares between Boston and Phoenix is $704 to $1,227. Similarly, last week, the least expensive roundtrip fare from Seattle to Phoenix was $303. Today, the range is $664 to $1,021. Note – is it not unusual for airfares to increase as travel days get closer, especially last-minute. And on the hotel side of the equation, rates for game weekend rooms are running anywhere between $117 and $1,999 a night.
