Has anyone here traveled to any of the bowl games with the Cyclone club before ? We finally started donating this year and I got a email about the bowl tickets and a sign up for information on the charter. What’s the cost compared to doing your own thing? And is it pretty much go down for the bowl game and back the next day? I’m trying to decide how we should be booking things this year. I tried a Travel agent but that was worthless.....
Bowl game travel with the Athletic dept.
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If you want to go for a longer time, piecing together the trip has always worked well for me. Cheaper and I control arrival/departure date/time.
P.S. Even an old dinosaur like me has figured out how to use uber. We never rent cars anymore, To easy, no stress, and so far has been equal in cost or we have saved money. Just a thought.
Is uber in Iowa?
P.S. Even an old dinosaur like me has figured out how to use uber. We never rent cars anymore, To easy, no stress, and so far has been equal in cost or we have saved money. Just a thought.
Is uber in Iowa?
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So is that different than traveling with the alumni association? I see they are soliciting interest too.
This year Athletics is partnering with the Alumni Association and Grid Iron Club on travel arrangements.
We've gone to two bowl games - one through the Alumni Association and one where we just bought the tickets through ISU and did our own travel.
Really depends on what you want to do and how long a trip you want to take. Oh, and how much you want to spend on tickets, getting there, staying and getting back.
We've gone to two bowl games - one through the Alumni Association and one where we just bought the tickets through ISU and did our own travel.
Really depends on what you want to do and how long a trip you want to take. Oh, and how much you want to spend on tickets, getting there, staying and getting back.
So was it a lot more expensive to go with the charter ? And how was your experience with it ?
This year the athletics dept, cyclone club and gridiron are all using the same charter.
Also from my experience you can save a lot by going on your own.
Flew on our own and then stayed with the Alumni Association land only package. Was more expensive, but didn't have to worry about getting and returning to the game, hotel was within walking distance of many sites, and included two get togethers
My Dad did the Alumni trip with for the Insight Bowl in 2009. It was expensive but I think it was worth it. For the Pinstripe, we did the land only package with the Grid Iron Club. It guaranteed us a good hotel and we had transportation to the game. For both Liberty Bowls, we traveled on our own, but stayed in the team hotel both times.
That's my main takeaway, staying in the team hotel is a lot of fun. There's a lot of action and it is fun.
That's my main takeaway, staying in the team hotel is a lot of fun. There's a lot of action and it is fun.
Will be interesting to see the lengths of trips offered. I would prefer one that go down the day before go to game the next day and then day after the game fly home. Don't have vacation pay at my job so I need a package that allows me to take as little time off.
Find 3 buddies, relatives, homeless people with enough money and a sense of adventure, or whomever and rent a car, drive down, tailgate and drive back.
No, we use a pay phone in town to phone a friend to pick us up in their John Deere combine as we eat corn on the cob.Is uber in Iowa?
Sounds like you need a new job.
But really, just drive there yourself. You can find a hotel for a couple nights pretty cheap. Gas will be a couple hundred.
Even if we end up in Orlando, I'm just driving down by myself and meeting some friends there to split the hotel (already booked). It'll be a lot cheaper than using one of the charter services.
Does anyone know if there is a limit on how many tickets you can buy? We have 4 donor level season tickets and was wondering if they limit you to that amount for the bowl game.
On a related note, what's the best way to get tickets? We do not have season tickets and only donate a small amount. Can we even get them through ISU, or do they usually sell out of their allotment?
