Sometimes, you stumble into a great deal. And if you’re into Manchester United, and have a desire to get to Old Trafford — this might be a great deal.
Because of United’s partnership with Marriott, there’s currently a number of packages available to watch the Red Devils from the Club seats at an upcoming match.
Having a matchday experience in the Club seats is a great thing. It’s early entry into the stadium, the chance to stay late while the crowds disburse and maybe the chance to snag some snacks. Given the road closures after the match around the grounds — staying late has its advantages, especially if you are traveling from out of town, and need to catch a taxi or Uber after the match.
The official program is Marriott Bonvoy Moments. Like other membership things available through your hotel rewards or your credit card —, they have sports packages to a number of different teams, including my New York Rangers, the hated LA Kings, the New York Knicks, the TD Garden duo of the Bruins and Celtics, and more …
A few opportunities remain for 2020
Right now, the moments available include suite tickets to the Manchester Derby on March 8 and lounge tickets and experiences for the match against Sheffield United on March 21.
If you earn bunches of Marriott points and want to find a place to use them on an extra special experience, this might be your place. Be mindful that you are in a bidding situation. So, initial prices will rise, likely, and you’ll have to flashback to your early 2000’s eBay prowess in order to seal the deal at the deadline.
As a point of comparison, the final packages for the recent match against Watford went for 80,000 points and 67,500 points respectively.
In other soccer packages, the Moments program featured some packages to see Bayern Munich at home. Those packages went for pretty decent prices — but no additional packages are available as of this writing.
The Marriott Bonvoy Moments program features a number of special experiences provided by their partners. Check them all out here.