that should have said "adcive and tips" not "advice and trips" - we dont need help with any hallucinogenic drugs thanks.sligobhoy67 wrote:Myself and a couple of mates - casual boxing fans - are planning on going to Mayweather-Pacquiao.
I've never been there and as it looks to have more than a 50% chance of being in Vegas on the 13th of March I thought I would come here and get some advice on the dos and donts with going from thoses that have been there and done it.
Any advice on getting tickets, which airports to fly into, hotels etc would be much appriciated.
I have been 5 times and have stayed in the circus circus hotel down the end of the strip away from the big fight venues.It's a bit of a walk but in march the weather won't be too hot so i'd save a bit of cash and stay there or somewhere round there and just walk in ( visiting all the bars on the way ), get a direct flight if possible, i once went from manchester to chicago to los angeles then vegas it was a killer,so pay a bit extra and go straight there,and get your tickets from the venue direct and most of all visit the casinos.sligobhoy67 wrote:Myself and a couple of mates - casual boxing fans - are planning on going to Mayweather-Pacquiao.
I've never been there and as it looks to have more than a 50% chance of being in Vegas on the 13th of March I thought I would come here and get some advice on the dos and donts with going from thoses that have been there and done it.
Any advice on getting tickets, which airports to fly into, hotels etc would be much appriciated.
We were think of booking flights to NYC and then internal flights later because its not 100% set on being in Vegas and try and do St Patricks Day in NYC on the way back.bigjack wrote:I have been 5 times and have stayed in the circus circus hotel down the end of the strip away from the big fight venues.It's a bit of a walk but in march the weather won't be too hot so i'd save a bit of cash and stay there or somewhere round there and just walk in ( visiting all the bars on the way ), get a direct flight if possible, i once went from manchester to chicago to los angeles then vegas it was a killer,so pay a bit extra and go straight there,and get your tickets from the venue direct and most of all visit the casinos.sligobhoy67 wrote:Myself and a couple of mates - casual boxing fans - are planning on going to Mayweather-Pacquiao.
I've never been there and as it looks to have more than a 50% chance of being in Vegas on the 13th of March I thought I would come here and get some advice on the dos and donts with going from thoses that have been there and done it.
Any advice on getting tickets, which airports to fly into, hotels etc would be much appriciated.
sligobhoy67 wrote:We were think of booking flights to NYC and then internal flights later because its not 100% set on being in Vegas and try and do St Patricks Day in NYC on the way back.bigjack wrote:I have been 5 times and have stayed in the circus circus hotel down the end of the strip away from the big fight venues.It's a bit of a walk but in march the weather won't be too hot so i'd save a bit of cash and stay there or somewhere round there and just walk in ( visiting all the bars on the way ), get a direct flight if possible, i once went from manchester to chicago to los angeles then vegas it was a killer,so pay a bit extra and go straight there,and get your tickets from the venue direct and most of all visit the casinos.sligobhoy67 wrote:Myself and a couple of mates - casual boxing fans - are planning on going to Mayweather-Pacquiao.
I've never been there and as it looks to have more than a 50% chance of being in Vegas on the 13th of March I thought I would come here and get some advice on the dos and donts with going from thoses that have been there and done it.
Any advice on getting tickets, which airports to fly into, hotels etc would be much appriciated.
Internal flights are not as cheap as they were, and NYC to vegas will probably be quite expensive.sligobhoy67 wrote:We were think of booking flights to NYC and then internal flights later because its not 100% set on being in Vegas and try and do St Patricks Day in NYC on the way back.bigjack wrote:I have been 5 times and have stayed in the circus circus hotel down the end of the strip away from the big fight venues.It's a bit of a walk but in march the weather won't be too hot so i'd save a bit of cash and stay there or somewhere round there and just walk in ( visiting all the bars on the way ), get a direct flight if possible, i once went from manchester to chicago to los angeles then vegas it was a killer,so pay a bit extra and go straight there,and get your tickets from the venue direct and most of all visit the casinos.sligobhoy67 wrote:Myself and a couple of mates - casual boxing fans - are planning on going to Mayweather-Pacquiao.
I've never been there and as it looks to have more than a 50% chance of being in Vegas on the 13th of March I thought I would come here and get some advice on the dos and donts with going from thoses that have been there and done it.
Any advice on getting tickets, which airports to fly into, hotels etc would be much appriciated.
rhino222 wrote:http://www.hotels.com expect to pay about 40 quid a night for your room (per room and not per person !!)
and for your flight.... http://www.skyscanner.com
Rhino is the best to ask - he managed to wheel and deal a bloody good and bloody cheap trip for us!!!Boxingmad wrote:Isn't it worth just buying the whole package? OK it's more expensive but I would've thought that with everything in the bag then you won't get frustrated if you have hotels etc, then suddenly you don't have tickets available. IMO this is the biggest fight since Lewis v Holyfield as we have the two best p4p guys fighting it out to see who is No 1 so the tickets will be even harder to get than Mayweather-DLH and Mayweather-Hatton, which were huge fights in their own right.
Ironically i think tickets might be harder to get if it goes to a stadium because a lot of Americans will not bother trying to get tickets for a Vegas casino show knowing that it's next to impossible but might see an arena show their big chance.whatashambles wrote:What do you reckon it'll be like if it happens in Dallas? You done any shows from Texas?
if we book into the MGM will we stand a better chance of getting tickets.Shirow wrote:If you can trust find a company that can trust who will guarantee you tickets it will be much less of a headache but i would say that as i run Queensbury Travel and i've already got the packages ready to go. www.QueensburyTravel.com
I took over 100 people over with me for Mayweather v De La Hoya and got tickets for all of them (which wasn't easy let me tell you) and then did the same for Hatton v Mayweather.
Not booking the flights to NY until you know where it will be isn't a bad idea but you probably won't really save anything as the one stop flights will probably cost no more than the NY flight plus an internal flight.
Where to stay will depend on how much you want to spend and if you want the full on Vegas experience. Staying at the MGM is like sitting on a boxing world conveyor belt, you'll see everyone in the lobby, bars, lifts etc. For Mayweather v DLH my room was a few doors away from Tito Trinidad's.
You can stay a few minutes off Strip for a fraction of the price and you'll hardly be spending any time in your room anyway.
Getting there is the easy part concentrate on your strategy for getting a ticket in your hand. Don't rely on getting on Ticketmaster.com the second they go on sale either.
I've been to Vegas 8 times in the last 4 years so pile in with any questions.
Jon
If you're booking independently booking at the MGM won't make any difference. As I said before about De La Hoya-Mayweather I think tickets will be similar prices, i.e. Lower tier $2000, Upper tier $1000-1500 and a few at $750.sligobhoy67 wrote: if we book into the MGM will we stand a better chance of getting tickets.
What will be the range in face value for the tickets?
I was second tier and it was horrible, couldn't tell what punches landed or anything. I'm not sure whether to bother if it's in Dallas, no point going all that way to just watch it on a screen.Shirow wrote: I was in the front row of the lower tier for Wlad v Chagaev in Germany and that was just about an acceptable view but for most of the people further back it would have been hard to see when a punch was landed.
Not necessarily i don't think the MGM run the box office for any boxing events anymore it's usually Ticketmaster. They will have a ticket allocation but these will be used as inducements to bring back return customers who have gambled a good amount on previous visits.sligobhoy67 wrote:if we book into the MGM will we stand a better chance of getting tickets.Shirow wrote:If you can trust find a company that can trust who will guarantee you tickets it will be much less of a headache but i would say that as i run Queensbury Travel and i've already got the packages ready to go. www.QueensburyTravel.com
I took over 100 people over with me for Mayweather v De La Hoya and got tickets for all of them (which wasn't easy let me tell you) and then did the same for Hatton v Mayweather.
Not booking the flights to NY until you know where it will be isn't a bad idea but you probably won't really save anything as the one stop flights will probably cost no more than the NY flight plus an internal flight.
Where to stay will depend on how much you want to spend and if you want the full on Vegas experience. Staying at the MGM is like sitting on a boxing world conveyor belt, you'll see everyone in the lobby, bars, lifts etc. For Mayweather v DLH my room was a few doors away from Tito Trinidad's.
You can stay a few minutes off Strip for a fraction of the price and you'll hardly be spending any time in your room anyway.
Getting there is the easy part concentrate on your strategy for getting a ticket in your hand. Don't rely on getting on Ticketmaster.com the second they go on sale either.
I've been to Vegas 8 times in the last 4 years so pile in with any questions.
Jon
What will be the range in face value for the tickets?
I was in there for Pac-Hatton, There were 3 rows of about 10 seats a row. For De La Hoya-Mayweather they were $350.Shirow wrote: I'd guess the face values to range from $300 - $1500 for ringside. There is one corner of the arena which has seats further back than anywhere else that the sell seats for $150 or some low amount so they can advertise this as the start price but these maybe only 40 of those.
Yeah, just checked them - £200. Not exactly a bargain seen as I've Manchester-NYC for £300.jamesmcdonnell wrote:Internal flights are not as cheap as they were, and NYC to vegas will probably be quite expensive.sligobhoy67 wrote:We were think of booking flights to NYC and then internal flights later because its not 100% set on being in Vegas and try and do St Patricks Day in NYC on the way back.bigjack wrote: I have been 5 times and have stayed in the circus circus hotel down the end of the strip away from the big fight venues.It's a bit of a walk but in march the weather won't be too hot so i'd save a bit of cash and stay there or somewhere round there and just walk in ( visiting all the bars on the way ), get a direct flight if possible, i once went from manchester to chicago to los angeles then vegas it was a killer,so pay a bit extra and go straight there,and get your tickets from the venue direct and most of all visit the casinos.
I can highly recommend the Palms hotel, it's a little of the mains strip, but it's a much younger crowd than a lot of the other hotels.
I wouldn't yet mate. It sounds very much like it's heading to Vegas and you should know for defo by the end of the week so it might be worth hanging on.sligobhoy67 wrote:
Yeah, just checked them - £200. Not exactly a bargain seen as I've Manchester-NYC for £300.
Will probably book my flights to NYC and hotel in Vegas this week.
I'm really just worried about the tickets.