BRIDGEPORT —
Halfway through West Virginia University’s first football season in the Big 12 Conference, Drew Pomeroy, president of the Bridgeport Convention and Visitors Bureau, is already looking into how the area can capitalize on the opportunity.
Choosing the Oklahoma State and Texas games next season, Pomeroy suggested to the Benedum Airport Authority that the North Central West Virginia Airport and the Bridgeport CVB partner in attempts to keep fans from opposing teams in the region.
When Baylor University fans came into town, one fan explained that he had a great game-day experience but because the hotels weren’t reasonably priced in his mind, he stayed in Pittsburgh.
“His experience led him into West Virginia for four hours,” Pomeroy said. “To me, that’s not tourism.”
Benedum Airport Authority member Ron Watson questioned about the hotel accommodations for that weekend. Overall traveling costs would be $1,000 per person or $2,000 per couple for one weekend, according to Pomeroy. Local hotels guaranteed inventory for at least 80 rooms each night.
Aside from airfare, they would look into planning an extensive itinerary, filled with daytime activities on Friday and activities before and after Saturday’s game. Activities such as golf, winery visits and trips to state parks would be planned in the Marion and Harrison county areas, with a hospitality reception scheduled for Friday evening. Transportation systems would be utilized in both counties as well.
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Goal: Keep Big 12 fans in this region
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