East
Super Bowl XLVIII Will Benefit New York More, New Jersey Less
August 24, 2010
Although the Garden State is hosting it in 2014, Super Bowl XLVIII at the New Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., will stimulate New York's economy more than New Jersey's, the New York
Daily News reported this month, citing a study commissioned by the stadium.
According to the study, the 2014 Super Bowl will generate approximately $594 million for the local economy. Just 3 percent to 10 percent of what visitors spend on travel, however — including food, hotels, entertainment and rental cars — will be spent in New Jersey, primarily by the teams and media staying in New Jersey hotels, who are expected to spend $20 million. The $574 million that's left is expected to come from the 400,000 visitors to Super Bowl activities — 150,000 of them from outside the region — almost all of which are expected to stay and play in New York.
The NFL awarded Super Bowl XLVIII to the New York Jets and Giants on May 25, breaking 47 years of tradition to hold the first-ever cold-weather Super Bowl in the new 82,000-seat New Meadowlands Stadium, which opened in April.
This page is protected by Copyright laws. Do Not Copy