They are offering 3 options. 1) Just a ticket 2) Ticket and transportation (going home right after game) 3) Ticket, transportation and a hotel room Thur night.
Why aren't we offer anything like this?
B/C of the scenario I am not sure how many NIU fans will make the trip. We almost have a responsibility to go. In college football fan support and attendance are a crucial must. So step up and get to Detroit...no matter what!
P.S. I am in the process of trading somebody a day off (a big no-no) and if they accept...driving to Detroit and driving home to be at work on Friday morning. Whatever it takes!
I am surprised we arent offering a package that will be leaving Thursday night following the game. That option would be great for students and people who need to be back by Fri AM.
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We are. 1) Just buy a ticket, 2) Reception & Game Ticket Only Package--$75, 3) Travel, Reception, & Game Ticket Package--$132. The hotel is optional, but very reasonably priced.
Akron to Detroit is only 3 hours.
DeKalb to Detroit is over 5.5 hours.
I just wish that they offered the Marriott Renaissance hotel for $114 without the travel package.
Man I missed this when I was just cruising our website.
Still, why is there no ticket plus transportation option? That seems the most feasible for a lot of our fans, especially students.
And they should not have class on Friday for anybody who attends
There is a way to get our students to travel!
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Book Marriot yourself without other package parts if that is where you wish to be or some other hotel near to Ford Field & more reasonable like Comfort Inn. That is what I did for SJ, Ca.
Driving home after bball game is a really bad idea but the alternative requires two work vacation days for travel.
Riding a bus to and from is more than I could handle. I learned that from the BG sojourn two years ago.
I need saving some vacation time and expenses for other Xmas holiday travel plus bowl game.
Bummer but it's TV for me likely next thursday nite unless I can scam another arrangement. Hell -it may be cheaper and surely faster to fly into and outta Detroit for the day with a red eye .
cyberdawg Wrote:other options>
Book Marriot yourself without other package parts if that is where you wish to be or some other hotel near to Ford Field & more reasonable like Comfort Inn. That is what I did for SJ, Ca.
Driving home after bball game is a really bad idea but requires two work vacation days for travel.
Riding a bus to and from is more than I could handle. I learned that from the BG sojourn two years ago.
I need saving some for Xmas holiday travel plus bowl game.
bummer but it's TV for me next thursday nite.
Marriott Renaissance Center is $229. I even called them directly. More than double the package price.
Hotel nearby are just as expensive or seem to be quite a step down. Maybe someone familiar with the area could comment.
Last years SVFC left me drained. If this is anywhere near as exciting I'd never be able to drive the 5 hours after the game.
I'm not a bus person either.
Search either by hotel chain or other sites such as travelocity.
Holiday Inn Express downtown - current discout rate $123.00 ...claims to be within walking distance of FField.
Motels a few miles outside of Detoit also not a bad choice if simply looking for a place to crash after the game & celebrations.
Last year I paid $49 for a Wyndam in SJ nearer the airport than downtown which was IMO nicer than where fan package stayed.
cyberdawg Wrote:Hell -it may be cheaper and surely faster to fly into and outta Detroit for the day with a red eye .
If you had confidence that we would go to Detroit, or if you knew you could use $100 on Southwest later, you could have book an early Thursday/early 7 am-gets in at 7 am a couple of months ago. You can do it for the MCB for $152 now.
Akron is busing it students to/from the game (same day there and back) for free. Not a bad deal.
I think we'd get alot more students to the game if buses left for DeKalb immediately after the game.
Just booked comfort inn $69 with 2 queen beds and breakfast!
HUSKIEFOOTBALLFAN Wrote:Akron to Detroit is only 3 hours.
DeKalb to Detroit is over 5.5 hours.
I posted this in the "E-mail to Jim Phillips" thread
A cursory check of the Federal regulations indicates that drivers are limited to 10 hours driving in one day. A bus company would have to provide 2 drivers for a DeKalb-Detroit (at least 12 hours)round trip. Detroit-Akron is only six hours round trip. That's my guess why this is overnighter (as was the Ann Arbor trip) and Akron is not.