Ha, don’t think for one second that the price of a Super Bowl ticket is a valid indicator for the state of the economy.
First, knock off the number of tickets given to each team, to the NFL itself, to FOX and their big TV advertisers, to other advertisers and “sponsors”, to NYC/NJ (hosting city) bigshots, and you’re left with just a couple of thousand tickets nominally available for sale.
Next, remember that a hotel room is going to go for roughly twice what their absolutely top-dollar price has ever been. You’re probably in for two nights at a minimum, if only because that would be the hotel’s policy. Add in top-dollar airfare, and you’re looking at a cost of many hundreds of dollars per day per person. That ain’t mainstream by any measure whatsoever.
Good points.
The Seahawks have 62,000 season ticket holders..let's say you have two seats..average cost of $100/ticket ( many cost much more)..that's $1,600 you're paying for 8 games, plus parking, concessions...etc..they held a lottery for their fans..I think 2,000 tickets for the Super Bowl were availalbe..so the other 60,000 fans, who paid through the nose have to watch the BIG game at home..comfy, in their dens, big screen TVs..no lines for bathrooms..whatever they want to eat right next to them...you think some will say..hey, why not do this for all the other 8 games and save thousands..