Travel Agents: Traveling to Final Four with the Iowa Hawkeyes likely cost over $1,000

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – The College of Iowa stated it plans to open Carver-Hawkeye Enviornment for a watch occasion when the Iowa Ladies’s Basketball Workforce performs within the Closing 4 on Friday, in response to an announcement from the college. Nonetheless, those that wish to see the sport in particular person will possible spend greater than $1,000 for the expertise.

It’s the workforce’s first Closing 4 look since 1993 and the primary time beneath Head Coach Lisa Bluder. The Hawkeyes will play the winner of Monday night time’s recreation between South Carolina and Maryland.

Based on Google flights, aircraft tickets from Des Moines to Dallas price round $700. These flight costs are even increased if you happen to fly out of the Jap Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids. Lodges, in response to Google accommodations, may price round $100 an evening with out charges. The 2 least expensive tickets, TV9 discovered, on StubHub this afternoon price round $778.

The value for flights and tickets elevated by $100 since TV9 checked within the morning. Angie Harter, who’s a journey agent for Journey Headquarters in Dubuque, stated these costs will possible enhance as the sport will get nearer.

“As costs go up, it’s only a provide and demand,” she stated. “In order area fills up the costs get dearer and it’s only a matter of you snooze you lose.”

Some journey businesses we spoke with stated they’re not providing full journey packages as a result of lack of tickets acquired from the College of Iowa. Nonetheless, Harter stated folks could make these preparations individually.

Steve Roe, who’s a spokesperson for the Athletic Division, stated tickets for a lot of followers are going to be a difficulty. He stated the Iowa Athletics Division says it usually will get round 5,000 to 7,000 tickets for bowl video games in comparison with the NCAA giving the college 500 tickets for the Ladies’s Closing 4. These tickets, Roe stated, can be used for gamers’ households.

“This allocation is utilized to offer tickets for the households/company of the student-athletes (NCAA permits six tickets per participant), athletics division, and a really restricted variety of followers,” he stated. “Sadly, we had been unable to safe extra tickets that will of helped us meet the numerous demand from our followers.”

One journey agent stated she acquired round 50 requires journey to the sport, however that was the minority of journey brokers TV9 spoke with on the cellphone.

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