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The Super Bowl Party Scene: Now With Fewer Parties
Even the Super Bowl—one of America's greatest standard bearers of extravagance and over-the-top commercialism—isn't immune from the recession blues.
No, they're not having any trouble selling those $3 million commercial slots, but it's looking like the week-long party in Tampa Bay is going to be a little less super than usual this year, with more than a few of the glitziest party planners giving it a pass.
The Washington Post reports Playboy and Sports Illustrated have both canceled their annual Super Bowl bashes while several talent agencies have done the same, and a celebrity golf tournament organized by two Tampa Bay Buccaneers players was canceled because of a lack of sponsors.
The NFL still expects 100,000 gridiron fans to make the trek to Tampa for Sunday's big game between Pittsburgh and Arizona. But don't expect any Britney/Justin bubble-era pop music at halftime—this year's show features the appropriately recession-friendly sounds of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.
Are you headed to the Super Bowl? Let us know how you're getting there or how you're celebrating.
· Economy Has NFL Feeling Less Than Super [WaPo]
· Super Bowl travel coverage [Jaunted]
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Upset City! Philly-to-Tampa, Anyone?
We're betting that in the last 12 hours, travel booking sites have seen a sharp upturn in searches for Philadelphia-to-Tampa flights, after the surprisingly resilient Eagles knocked off the Giants and moved within one win of Super Bowl XLIII, set for February 1 in Tampa Bay.
The good news for Philly fans is that there are still some cheap flights out there, with United's $167 round trip fare (with a Thursday or Saturday departure) being the cheapest right now. Of course, Philly's no sure thing to get by fellow upstarts Arizona next week, although Cardinals fans aren't looking to score the same kind of deal, with the cheapest Phoenix-Tampa flights we see in the $210-$300 range, depending on when you can leave.
