Sports-Related Travel Slow In Tough Economy
Sox Fans Have Florida Dreams
POSTED: 5:06 pm EDT October 7,
2008
UPDATED: 5:22 pm EDT October 7,
2008
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BOSTON -- The Red Sox are flying high after Monday night's American League Division Series win, but local sales of sports-related tours are striking out in these hard economic times.
Sports-Related Travel Slow In Tough EconomyNewsCenter 5's Pam Cross reported Tuesday that if high spirits could jet you from Fenway to Florida, then some Sox fans already have seats in Tropicana Field.It takes more than wishes -- how about more than $1,000 for not so great seats?In a tough economy, most fans will watch away games on television."The price tag is always out of control, and people are pulling in their belts," one fan said."I don't even like the fact they can resell tickets at exorbitant prices," another fan said."I would think about going. I've traveled to go see game sun the past, but I've always waited for the World Series," another fan said.Dan Pranka has 38 years experience selling sports packages, this year discretionary spending, such as sports travel, is slow."We've had a number of calls, surprisingly, this morning, and we start talking about price and hotel and we hear, 'Well, I will call you back.' And I have not had anyone call me back yet," Pranka said.
Sports-Related Travel Slow In Tough EconomyNewsCenter 5's Pam Cross reported Tuesday that if high spirits could jet you from Fenway to Florida, then some Sox fans already have seats in Tropicana Field.It takes more than wishes -- how about more than $1,000 for not so great seats?In a tough economy, most fans will watch away games on television."The price tag is always out of control, and people are pulling in their belts," one fan said."I don't even like the fact they can resell tickets at exorbitant prices," another fan said."I would think about going. I've traveled to go see game sun the past, but I've always waited for the World Series," another fan said.Dan Pranka has 38 years experience selling sports packages, this year discretionary spending, such as sports travel, is slow."We've had a number of calls, surprisingly, this morning, and we start talking about price and hotel and we hear, 'Well, I will call you back.' And I have not had anyone call me back yet," Pranka said. Copyright 2008 by TheBostonChannel.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
