第2103期:It Has Never Been More Costly to See the Super Bowl

Tickets for the American football Super Bowl game are among the hardest to get in all of sports. Because of that, some websites that buy and re-sell tickets have set prices for the upcoming game in Las Vegas, Nevada at almost $10,000.美式橄榄球超级碗比赛的门票是所有体育赛事中最难获得的门票之一。 因此，一些购买和转售门票的网站将即将在内华达州拉斯维加斯举行的比赛的价格定为近 10,000 美元。The National Football League championship game between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers is on Sunday, February 11.堪萨斯城酋长队和旧金山 49 人队之间的国家橄榄球联盟冠军赛将于 2 月 11 日星期日举行。The Chiefs won last year’s Super Bowl. They feature star quarterback Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce, the boyfriend of singer Taylor Swift. Many people believe Swift will fly to the game after performing in Japan only one day earlier.酋长队赢得了去年的超级碗冠军。 他们的主角是明星四分卫帕特里克·马霍姆斯和歌手泰勒·斯威夫特的男友特拉维斯·凯尔斯。 许多人相信斯威夫特在日本演出仅一天后就会飞去观看比赛。The 49ers are one of the most popular teams in the western part of the U.S. Las Vegas is a busy, tourist city known for its hotels and casinos. It is the first-ever Super Bowl in Las Vegas. For many years, the league did not want to have games in Las Vegas because the city permits sports gambling. That changed when the Oakland Raiders moved to Las Vegas to play in a new stadium before the 2020 season.49 人队是美国西部最受欢迎的球队之一。拉斯维加斯是一座繁忙的旅游城市，以其酒店和赌场而闻名。 这是拉斯维加斯有史以来第一届超级碗比赛。 多年来，联盟不想在拉斯维加斯举行比赛，因为该市允许体育赌博。 当奥克兰突袭者队在 2020 赛季前搬到拉斯维加斯的新体育场进行比赛时，情况发生了变化。The combination of two well-known teams plus a city that many people like to visit means tickets on a website called TickPick are in high demand. They are re-selling for almost double last year’s cost. The Chiefs defeated the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl last year near Phoenix, Arizona.两支知名球队加上一座很多人喜欢参观的城市，意味着 TickPick 网站上的门票需求量很大。 它们的转售价格几乎是去年的两倍。 去年，酋长队在亚利桑那州菲尼克斯附近的超级碗比赛中击败了费城老鹰队。Before this year, the Super Bowl with the highest re-sale ticket price was in 2021 when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the Chiefs in Tampa, Florida. That year, however, tickets were limited because of restrictions connected to the COVID-19 pandemic.今年之前，转售门票价格最高的超级碗是2021年，当时坦帕湾海盗队在佛罗里达州坦帕击败了酋长队。 然而，那一年，由于与 COVID-19 大流行有关的限制，门票受到限制。TickPick said the highest prices for a non-COVID Super Bowl came in 2020 when the Chiefs and 49ers played in Miami, Florida. The average ticket that year was over $6,000. TickPick, however, noted that prices for this year might go down as the game gets closer.TickPick 表示，非新冠疫情期间超级碗的最高票价出现在 2020 年，当时酋长队和 49 人队在佛罗里达州迈阿密比赛。 那一年的平均票价超过6000美元。 不过，TickPick 指出，随着比赛临近，今年的价格可能会下降。Brett Goldberg is the co-CEO for TickPick. In a message to the Associated Press, he wrote: “Location has always impacted demand for a Super Bowl, but Vegas takes things to a whole other level.” He said Las Vegas is already “the entertainment capital of the world.”Brett Goldberg 是 TickPick 的联合首席执行官。 他在给美联社的一封信中写道：“地点总是影响超级碗的需求，但拉斯维加斯将事情提升到了一个全新的水平。” 他说拉斯维加斯已经是“世界娱乐之都”。Sometimes, Goldberg wrote, two successful teams push down demand, because the average fan is tired of seeing them play again. However, he noted prices are high this year because “fans want to experience their team winning a Super Bowl in Vegas.”戈德堡写道，有时，两支成功的球队会降低需求，因为普通球迷厌倦了再次看到他们的比赛。 然而，他指出今年的价格很高，因为“球迷希望体验他们的球队在维加斯赢得超级碗冠军。”StubHub is another ticket-selling website. Prices on that site were over $9,000. StubHub said tickets are selling faster this year than in recent years.StubHub 是另一个售票网站。 该网站上的价格超过 9,000 美元。 StubHub 表示，今年门票的销售速度比近年来更快。“The demand has far surpassed the last time Kansas City and San Francisco met in Miami,” said a spokesperson from StubHub.StubHub 发言人表示：“需求量远远超过了堪萨斯城和旧金山上次在迈阿密相遇时的需求。”