计划完美棒球之旅的技巧
by劳里·威尔逊/
On the bucket list for many fans of America’s favorite pastime is a baseball-themed road trip. It’s a bonding experience for the traveling team—whether that team is a couple, a squad of friends, or even a multi-generational family—and building a roster of favorite places to visit on the championship trip takes careful planning and strategizing.
“I have clients who each year go to one new basketball or baseball stadium,” says Michele Schwartz of Making Memories Travel in Austin, Texas. “Others, like my own parents, did ten stadiums in three weeks, piling it all into one trip,” she says. “There is something special about grandparents taking the whole family to see ‘the team I grew up with’.”
根据Schwartz的说法,计划旅行时要考虑的三个最重要的问题:
- 您最想参观哪些团队和/或体育场?
- How long do you have to travel?
- 有没有错过游戏或系列?
”The answers to these questions go right to the heart of the scheduling and travel modes of the trip,” says Schwartz.
There are also potential curveballs to consider, including ticket availability. “The biggest challenge to overcome can be ticket availability,” says Schwartz. Some of the most popular teams and stadiums like visiting Fenway Park when the Boston Red Sox playing can be tough to pull off. “Know in advance how much you’re willing to pay,” she says. “Do this before you plan other logistics like hotel and transportation. There isn’t any use planning to go to a city for a specific game if you don’t end up getting tickets.”
避免的另一个曲线球:运输问题。施瓦茨说:“有时候,下午比赛后乘飞机要比试图在旅馆里度过一晚,再用一天的租车和停车场来便宜。”她说:“知道何时需要租车,而不是在往返体育场的大规模运输的城市中,与旅行顾问一起工作的所有问题都可以处理,以便客户不必担心。”
It’s all in the details, says Linda de Sosa, leisure travel consultant at Bucket List Travel Consulting, a Virtuoso Agency. “I’ve planned mostly father and son baseball stadium road trips. You have to be very detail-oriented because when you are looking at game schedules, make sure to take note of which games are away because those won’t work.
Hotel curveballs: “If it’s a big game, many hotels will slip a non-refundable clause in there,” says de Sosa. “When I look at hotels, I also try to find one that is in walking distance because trying to figure out a transit system on crowded game day is not fun.”
有时,球迷的棒球公路旅行桶清单与比赛或球队无关,而是球场和其他以棒球为主题的景点。“经常,您也可以预订体育场巡回演出,” Des Sosa说。而且,东海岸棒球路的旅行者可以在宾夕法尼亚州的威廉斯波特(Williamsport)摇摆,参观棒球名人堂的故乡小联盟名人堂和/或纽约的库珀斯敦。
而且,由于家族中的每个人都可能不喜欢游戏,甚至喜欢这件事的棒球,所以棒球公路旅行可能会更具吸引力。施瓦茨说:“随着美国的发展,棒球历史上有很多。”因此,历史爱好者也可以在旅途中得分。
Extra inning tips
- Consider special jerseys for the trip. Schwartz says her parents wore matching T-shirts that had the itinerary on the back of the shirt. “It encouraged others to ask questions and make conversation,” she said. “They discovered that as word traveled about their trip, they received some special unexpected perks.”
- Travel advisors can also coordinate a special scoreboard greeting at one of the ballparks, says Schwartz.
- “Insurance is always a must,” says Schwartz. “Full stop.”