Tag: Super Bowl

New Orleans Hand Off
From left: Steve Hill, LVCVA; Sam Joffray, Las Vegas Host Committee; NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell; Jay Cicero, New Orleans Host Committee; Gayle Benson, New Orleans Saints owner; Louisiana Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser; New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell and Marcus Brown, New Orleans Host Committee. Photo by New Orleans Host Committee

New Orleans Takes Super Bowl Handoff From Las Vegas

Hours after the confetti fell on Super Bowl 58 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, members of the NFL, the Las Vegas Super Bowl Host Committee, the New Orleans Super Bowl Host Committee and others gathered at a press conference early on February 12. The event was a handoff from one committee to the next, […]

Continue Reading
Posted On :
Allegiant Stadium Super Bowl
The Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers will square off on February 11 at Allegiant Stadium, which is operated by ASM Global. Photo by Justin Shaw/SportsTravel
Category:

ASM Global’s Fingerprints Are All Over Super Bowl 58

Doug Thornton has been in the sports and events industry for nearly three decades. Based in New Orleans, he’s been through the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina and was there when the lights went out in the Superdome in the middle of the 2013 Super Bowl. There may be no better person to talk about the […]

Continue Reading
Posted On :
Opening Night Mahomes Purdy
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy and Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes shake hands during Super Bowl 58 Opening Night on February 5 at Allegiant Stadium. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Chiefs, 49ers, Fans Settle in for Las Vegas Super Bowl

Las Vegas is a vacation destination that millions of people travel to annually. For Super Bowl 58, there are two types of travel — the players are here for business and fans have followed to enjoy Vegas hospitality. Both the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers are familiar with Las Vegas. The Chiefs play […]

Continue Reading
Posted On :
Super Bowl Allegiant
Las Vegas has partnered with the NFL for several events in the past few years, including Super Bowl 58 on February 11, 2024. (Photo by Justin Shaw/SportsTravel)

Las Vegas is Ready for its Super Bowl Close-Up

Las Vegas is known as a place where people play the odds. The city raises the bar when it comes to hospitality, restaurants, shops and gambling. The Las Vegas Strip took the global stage in November when Formula 1 used the iconic stretch of asphalt for its first event in Las Vegas since the 1980s. […]

Continue Reading
Posted On :
Allegiant Stadium
The Las Vegas Raiders hosted the Washington Football Team on Sunday, December 5, 2021. Now, Allegiant Stadium will be transformed to host Super Bowl LVIII on February 11, 2024. (AP Photo/David Becker)
Category:

Going Inside The Planning For Las Vegas’ First Super Bowl

There have been 57 Super Bowls in NFL history — and Super Bowl LVIII has a different buzz about it than any of the previous ones because of the host city, Las Vegas. When the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority hired Sam Joffray to be the president and chief executive officer of the Las […]

Continue Reading
Posted On :
SB Press Conference
Photo Courtesy of Las Vegas Super Bowl LVIII Host Committee.

Super Bowl Opening Night Heading to Allegiant Stadium

Super Bowl Opening Night, the fan-first kickoff for Super Bowl week in February, will be held at Allegiant Stadium on February 5, 2024, in Las Vegas, the first time the NFL has used the game venue for the event. That announcement was one of several made by the league and Las Vegas Super Bowl LVIII […]

Continue Reading
Posted On :
Super Bowl Las Vegas
The Las Vegas Super Bowl Host Committee was on hand in Phoenix during the week of Super Bowl LVII to promote its 2024 hosting opportunity. Photo by Matt Traub/SportsTravel
Category:

Las Vegas Starts Countdown to Super Bowl 58, Formula 1

Las Vegas is used to having 300,000 visitors on a weekend. It has hosted some of the biggest events and parties in the world. But as Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority President and Chief Executive Officer Steve Hill said: “Formula 1 coming up in November and the Super Bowl in February will be the […]

Continue Reading
Posted On :
SuperPhoenix
Downtown Phoenix buildings have been spotlighting the arrival of the Super Bowl all week in anticipation of Sunday's kickoff at State Farm Stadium in Glendale. Photo by Matt Traub/SportsTravel
Category:

Phoenix Area Shines in Super Bowl Spotlight

When the Super Bowl is in Arizona, something historic tends to happens. The first game in 1996 was the Dallas Cowboys’ fifth Super Bowl title. The 2008 game saw the New York Giants upset the previously unbeaten New England Patriots in the final seconds. And in 2015, the Patriots used a late interception at the […]

Continue Reading
Posted On :