VRBO BECOMES NEW TITLE PARTNER FOR NEWLY-NAMED VRBO FIESTA BOWL

As a member of the Faculty Soccer Playoff New Yr’s Six, the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl will function a CFP Semifinal this season, kicking off on Saturday, December 31 with two of the nation’s 4 highest-ranking groups battling for a spot within the CFP Nationwide Championship.

Each organizations have a wealthy historical past for his or her innovation and for bringing folks collectively to make reminiscences that final a lifetime. Generally known as a “Bowl of Firsts,” the Fiesta Bowl was the primary to safe a title sponsor again in 1986 and Vrbo created the primary on-line platform for vacationers to e-book non-public entire houses, seashore homes, cabins and condos for his or her household holidays.

“There’s nothing like spending a tremendous weekend away with household or outdated faculty buddies in a Vrbo and getting the entire place to yourselves,” stated Jon Gieselman, President of Expedia Manufacturers. “Partnering with the Fiesta Bowl is an ideal match for Vrbo as a result of Arizona is considered one of our hottest trip locations. We stay up for seeing followers from everywhere in the U.S. get pleasure from being collectively in a number of the most interesting trip houses within the nation.”

Along with the unique naming rights, Vrbo (pronounced ‘ver-boh’) turns into the official journey sponsor of the Faculty Soccer Playoff. With the Fiesta Bowl, Vrbo will get pleasure from a fully-integrated partnership that comes with fan activations, digital and social media, content material, in-stadium publicity and inclusion at different year-round Fiesta Bowl group occasions. Moreover, Vrbo adverts might be televised all through the school soccer season on ESPN.

“We’re thrilled to accomplice with Vrbo as we feature out our imaginative and prescient to be the preeminent faculty soccer bowl and ship world-class hospitality,” stated Fiesta Bowl Board Chair Randal Norton. “The Fiesta Bowl and Vrbo each create enjoyable and memorable experiences for followers and company alike and collectively we’ll showcase Arizona as a premier year-round vacation spot. The Vrbo Fiesta Bowl partnership will give attention to the significance of connection and the enjoyment of celebrating significant moments with household and buddies.”

Each ticket bought for the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl helps assist Fiesta Bowl Charities, which has given roughly $25 million to the Arizona group within the final 11 years by way of charitable giving and almost $20 million over the past six years.

“The Fiesta Bowl group has been a nationwide staple in faculty soccer since 1971. With the addition of a powerhouse model like Vrbo, we stay up for an unforgettable New Yr’s celebration with the CFP Semifinal on the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl,” stated Jose Moreno, Fiesta Bowl Chief Advertising Officer. “Vrbo’s core values align fantastically with the Fiesta Bowl mission, and the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl will deliver fan-friendly pageantry and an exhilarating faculty soccer recreation which gives tens of millions of {dollars} in financial influence and charitable giving.”

TICKETS ON SALE NOW
Followers could buy recreation tickets, premium experiences, pregame events and reserved parking for the 2022 Faculty Soccer Playoff Semifinal by visiting www.VrboFiestaBowl.com or calling 480.350.0911. Season ticket members obtain unique advantages, together with precedence seat areas, most well-liked parking entry, particular stadium entry, first entry to buy extra tickets earlier than most of the people and extra.

EXCITING SWEEPSTAKES FOR FAN TRIP TO CFP SEMIFINAL AT THE VRBO FIESTA BOWL
In celebration of the brand new partnership, Vrbo and Fiesta Bowl will maintain a sweepstakes for fortunate followers to obtain tickets to attend the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl and keep at one of many many luxurious Vrbo trip leases in Arizona. Additional particulars will come because the sweepstakes begins in the beginning of the 2022 faculty soccer season.

Quick Info concerning the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl:

• 2022 would be the 52^nd annual recreation in Bowl historical past
• This season would be the third CFP Semifinal on the Fiesta Bowl, after Clemson defeated Ohio State in 2019 and 2016
• Vrbo Fiesta Bowl is the primary to have a title accomplice which first began in 1986
• The 2003 and 2007 Fiesta Bowl video games are usually thought of among the many high 5 video games in faculty soccer historical past
• The Vrbo Fiesta Bowl has hosted seven nationwide championship video games
• Ohio State has probably the most appearances in Vrbo Fiesta Bowl historical past, with 9 video games performed
• Penn State owns an ideal 7-0 document in Vrbo Fiesta Bowl historical past, probably the most wins by any faculty
• Arizona State performed within the first three Fiesta Bowl video games, and for of the primary 5 video games. Total, the Solar Devils have a 5-1 document within the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl
• 13 Heisman Trophy winners have performed within the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl
• A few of faculty soccer’s most talked-about moments got here within the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl:
• 2019 Fiesta Bowl when Clemson got here again to beat Ohio State in what was ranked the very best recreation of 2019 by ESPN
• 2007 Fiesta Bowl the place Boise State upset Oklahoma in dramatic vogue
• 2005 Fiesta Bowl when Utah grew to become the primary non-power convention workforce to beat an influence convention with its win over Pittsburgh
• 2003 Fiesta Bowl nationwide championship between Ohio State and Miami that went to extra time in a hotly-contested recreation
• 1996 Fiesta Bowl wherein Tommie Frazier created a spotlight with a 75-yard landing run that many nonetheless speak about at this time
• 1989 Fiesta Bowl as Notre Dame accomplished an ideal season and secured its most up-to-date nationwide championship
• 1987 Fiesta Bowl was dubbed the “Recreation of the Century” and “Battle for #1” between Penn State and Miami within the first created nationwide championship

ABOUT VRBO
In 1995, Vrbo launched a brand new manner for folks to journey collectively, pairing owners with households and buddies in search of locations to remain. We had been grounded in a single goal: To provide folks the house they should drop the distractions of on a regular basis life and easily be collectively. Since then, we have grown into a worldwide group of householders and vacationers, with distinctive properties around the globe. Vrbo makes it straightforward and enjoyable to e-book cabins, condos, seashore homes and each sort of house in between. Vrbo is a part of Expedia Group and provides owners and property managers publicity to over 750 million visits to Expedia Group websites every month. To study extra, go to www.vrbo.com.

ABOUT THE FIESTA BOWL ORGANIZATION
Since 1971, the Fiesta Bowl is a world-class group group that executes progressive experiences, drives financial progress and champions charitable causes, inspiring pleasure in all Arizonans throughout and out of doors of school soccer bowl season. As a nonprofit group, it’s pushed by its imaginative and prescient for the significance of group outreach and repair. Via the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl, Assured Charge Bowl and its year-round occasions, such because the Fiesta Bowl Parade, company partnerships and quite a few group occasions all year long, the group gives charitable giving to boost Arizona nonprofit organizations that serve communities by way of youth, sports activities and schooling.

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