SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--StubHub, the world’s largest secondary ticket marketplace, has partnered with Virgin America and Hudson New York, to offer the ultimate Cyber Monday package. Fans can purchase a once-in-a-lifetime experience to attend the Big Game. The package, offered as the “Big Game Plane”, includes a charter flight to New Jersey on a Virgin America Airbus A320, appropriately named “Jersey Girl”, 40 tickets to the game and a three-night hotel stay at Hudson in New York for $250,000. The one of a kind package is up for sale on Cyber Monday; Monday, December 2 at StubHub.com.
“We love Virgin America and their approach to providing the best customer experience, which is very similar to the way we put the fan experience above all else at StubHub,” said StubHub’s Chief Marketing Officer Ray Elias. “StubHub is also an extraordinary holiday gift, and this package is a great way to promote our gift offerings. I have to believe that this is one of the coolest Cyber Monday sales available by anyone in 2013!”
The Big Game Plane package includes:
- Virgin America chartered flight from either Los Angeles International (LAX) or San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Newark (EWR). The flight departs on Friday, January 31, 2014 and returns Monday, February 3, 2014.
- 40 tickets to Super Bowl® XLVIII, on February 2, 2014 at Met Life Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
- Hotel accommodations at Hudson in midtown from Friday, January 31st to Monday, February 3rd.
“Virgin America really is the sports fan’s airline of choice with an unmatched combination of live sports channels available for free at every seat via our Red platform and fleetwide WiFi – to build your fantasy football team, and one of the best beer selections in the domestic skies,” said Luanne Calvert, Chief Marketing Officer at Virgin America. “So naturally, we thought it would be fun to take it to the next level and work with a wonderful partners like StubHub and Hudson New York to create the ultimate sports fan getaway package and sell it on StubHub.com on Cyber Monday. We also thought it would be a fun way to celebrate our upcoming one-year anniversary of service to Newark.”
"Virgin America has been an amazing partner of ours since 2010 and we are excited to collaborate with them once again to provide a dynamic once-in-a-lifetime experience for the Big Game,” said Kim Walker, Co-Chief Marketing Officer, Morgans Hotel Group.
With heavy exposure across StubHub’s, Virgin America’s and Hudson New York’s social networks, the Big Game Plane package will be available starting at 6AM PST on Monday, December 2 at StubHub.com/big-game-plane and will close at 11:59pm PST on Monday, December 9th. The package marks the first joint-partnership between StubHub, Virgin America and Hudson New York. Images of a branded “jersey girl” plane can also be found at: www.virginamerica.com/vx/photos. For a full list of terms visit stubhub.com/big-game-plane-terms.
Editors Note: Virgin America is a U.S.–controlled, owned and operated airline. It is an entirely separate company from Virgin Atlantic. Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group is a minority share investor in Virgin America.
About StubHub
StubHub (NASDAQ:EBAY), the world's largest ticket marketplace, enables fans to buy and sell tickets to tens of thousands of sports, concert, theater and other live entertainment events. StubHub reinvented the ticket resale market in 2000 and continues to lead it through innovative tools and services. The company's unique online marketplace, dedicated solely to tickets, provides fans the choice to buy or sell their tickets in a safe, convenient and highly reliable environment. All transactions are processed and delivered by StubHub and backed by the company’s FanProtect Guarantee™. StubHub Labs is a division of StubHub, providing cross platform innovation to deliver the most comprehensive end-to-end user experience. Company partners include the San Francisco Giants and University of Texas, along with over 60 teams in the NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, MLS and NCAA, complemented with companies such as ESPN, AEG, Tickets.com, and Paciolan. StubHub is also the official naming rights partner of StubHub Center, a 125-acre major league sports venue in Southern California, home to MLS’ LA Galaxy and Chivas USA. For all of StubHub’s technology news, please visit their new technology blog here. Fans can follow StubHub at stubhub.com, on Facebook and on Twitter.
About Virgin America
Headquartered in California, Virgin America, which celebrated its sixth year of operations in August, offers guests attractive fares and a host of innovative features aimed at reinventing air travel and has swept the industry awards. Most recently, Virgin America was named "Best Domestic Airline" in Travel + Leisure's 2013 'World's Best' Awards,' an award the carrier has won every year since 2008. In May, Virgin America was voted "Best Airline" by Consumer Reports Magazine. In April, Virgin America topped the 2012 Airline Quality Rating, a joint research project conducted annually by faculty at Wichita State University and Purdue University that analyzes airline data as reported by the DOT. Virgin America was named "Best Domestic Airline" in the CondéNast Traveler 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 'Readers' Choice' Awards. The airline's base of operations is San Francisco International Airport (SFO)'s sleek and sustainable Terminal 2. Virgin America offers Gogo™ WiFi on every flight and hosts the largest in-flight entertainment library in the North American skies via the touch-screen Red™ platform, and provides power outlets near every seat. Since its launch in 2007, Virgin America has created 2,600 new jobs and now flies to San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Newark, Washington D.C. (IAD and DCA), Las Vegas, San Diego, Seattle, Boston, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, Dallas-Fort Worth, Los Cabos, Cancun, Chicago, Puerto Vallarta, Palm Springs (seasonal), Philadelphia, Portland, San Jose, Austin and Anchorage (seasonal). For more information: www.virginamerica.com.
About Morgans Hotel Group
Morgans Hotel Group Co. (NASDAQ:MHGC) is widely credited as the creator of the first “boutique” hotel and a continuing leader of the hotel industry’s boutique sector. Morgans Hotel Group operates Delano in South Beach, Mondrian in Los Angeles, South Beach and New York, Hudson in New York, Morgans and Royalton in New York, Shore Club in South Beach, Clift in San Francisco and Sanderson and St Martins Lane in London. Morgans Hotel Group has ownership interests or owns several of these hotels. Morgans Hotel Group has other property transactions in various stages of development, including Delano properties in Las Vegas, Nevada; Cesme, Turkey; Moscow, Russia; and Cartagena, Colombia; Mondrian properties in London, England; Istanbul, Turkey; Doha, Qatar and Baha Mar in Nassau, The Bahamas; and a Hudson in London, England. Morgans Hotel Group also owns a 90% controlling interest in The Light Group, a leading lifestyle food and beverage company. For more information please visit www.morganshotelgroup.com.
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