Mark Roddenlooks at sports packages on offer
American football
Abbey Travel (01-8047100, www.abbeytravel.ie) has packages for the New Orleans Saints-San Diego Chargers game at Wembley on October 26th. The match is the second regular-season NFL tie to take place in London, following last year's meeting of the New York Giants and the Miami Dolphins.
A one-night package including return flights, four-star accommodation and a corporate-level match ticket, is priced at €449 per person plus tax.
Soccer
Whartons Travel (049-4337000, www.whartonstravel.com) has two deals for the Manchester United-West Ham game. A day trip by coach and ferry for the match at Old Trafford on Wednesday, October 29th, is €169 per person.
A one-night hotel stay is priced at €229 per person sharing.
The first meeting of Barcelona and Real Madrid this season will be on December 14th at Camp Nou. Barcelona will be keen to avoid a repeat of the painful defeats they suffered last year.
Sportstours (01-4572311, www.sportstours.ie) has a package for the game in Barcelona that includes return flights, three nights' hotel accommodation and a match ticket. Prices are from €899 per person plus tax.
Sportsbreaks.ie (061-204444, www.sportsbreaks.ie) has a three-night hotel and match-ticket deal for €530 per person.
Celtic Horizon Tours (01-6292000, www.celtichorizontours.com) is offering two-night hotel and match-ticket only packages for the game. The deals, which include three- or four-star accommodation, start at €569 per person based on two people sharing.
Dawson Travel (021-4274397, www.dawson-travel.com) also has two-night hotel and match-ticket deals, starting at €629 per person.
Mark Rodden
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