Planning Your Trip to the Super Bowl

Here are some essential tips to get your traveling tailgate started.

Choose Your Destination

Once you've formed your group of tailgaters, it's time to pick your first destination. Here are some suggestions on how to do it:

Create a Game Plan. Would you like to start on one coast and make your way over to the opposite one? Go North to South?

Decide How Many Games to Attend Each Year. Walker and his friends decided to aim for at least one traveling game (by air or a long drive) and one or two closer games.

Check the Schedule. Once you know how many games you plan to attend, check the game schedule against everyone elses. Youll come up with a shortlist of games that are contenders for the upcoming season.

Be Democratic. As always, the best way to choose your destination is by majority vote. If theres one place you would love to go in particular, lobby your case before the vote. But once the votes have been cast, remember -- majority rules.

Arranging Logistics

The best way to do this is to divide the tasks up amongst the group. Designate special tasks to each person in the group. Delegating chores takes the stress off everyone by assigning each person a job rather than putting all the responsibility on a single person.  Have one book airfare or organize the route if you’re driving. Another can find the best hotel deal and book the rooms, someone else can buy the tickets needed. Have one person responsible to getting all the food, drinks and stadium wear (blankets, coats, etc.) you’ll need.

Have everyone keep track of their portion of the expenses, and make a pact to settle the bill on the trip back home from the game. That way no one has to worry about shelling out and not being paid back.