LAS VEGAS -- A lot of people are planning trips to Dallas this weekend to enjoy the Super Bowl, and no doubt they will have to shell out some big bucks to do so. Others are booking trips to Las Vegas as the alternate destination and their savings can be dramatic.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitor's Association says the town is expecting 280,000 football fans this weekend.
"It is actually a phenomenal experience to celebrate Super Bowl in Las Vegas," said Jeremy Handell with the LVCVA. "We always like to say 'If you can't be at the game itself, the next best place to be for viewing the game is here in Vegas.'"
Some hoping to tackle vacation deals reach out to travel agents like Doris Wells. She shows how much a Green Bay Packers fan can save by ditching Dallas and choosing Las Vegas. One package from Green Bay to Las Vegas, including airfare and a two night stay during Super Bowl weekend, would cost visitors just a little under $1,100. Packers fans who choose Dallas would shell out over $2,000 for their trip. If you add a really good Super Bowl ticket to that, the total price tag would come out to be about $11,500.
"There is really no comparison. There really is a lot of savings that people could do to experience the Super Bowl here. Of course, you're not going to be sitting in the stadium but you will have big large screen with a lot of people having a good time," said Wells.
If you have friends and family coming to town looking to party along the Strip this weekend, the advice is too book early, because the law of supply and demand works the same way any town you're in.
