Planning to travel for Blood Bowl? Here are a few resources you should check to optimize your trip.
Checklist and things to consider
Traveling is rough, so instead of getting yourself close to venue the day before and leaving right after the tournament, travel smart. Have a travel day, and day to relax after. Have a day to see the sights, visit local gamers and just relax after a day to travel. Same goes for the return trip. Stay a while and spend time with locals and I bet you will have a good time. You will build a friendship among the community, you can avoid going to tourist traps and actually you will honestly have a more deeper connection to the location from the local foods and customs enriching your overall experience!
Travel route planning
https://www.flightconnections.com/
Map out the location where you are going and what are your options. Can you stay one day in a different place before or after the event? With this site, you can find flights and connection flights you may have not considered. If you have some leeway on your traveling plan. A short train ride or connecting flight and you can find yourself spending a day in a location you have always wanted to visit.
https://www.rome2rio.com/
Really nice site that can gives you several options for the travel
Flights
https://www.skyscanner.net
Plan your flights, travel smart, travel light. After mapping out your route, check out the cost and get the plan sorted out.
Note that from time to time the booking can be cheaper directly from the airline operating. So you might want to double check their site too before booking the flight.
Lodgings
Where to stay? No worries there are a few options how to find a lodging.
https://www.airbnb.com
Has a nice variety of apartments, houses and cabins to rent. There is a huge variety so the experience may varie also.
Wait, it is not just me?
If you have a looong weekends, lets say from thursday to thuesday to spend for your trip and you have couple buddies (1+) with you. If you travel plan would consist of taking a train from place A to place B to get close to venue. You should consider renting a car. It is more than likely that the car rent for the whole duration of the trip will be cheaper than your train rides. You can visit the sights and Venue (maybe) easier, and on top of that you can move around more freely. Depending on the area you are traveling to, the car rental can be really cheap, even with buying gas, and more the merrier traveling closer to your flights back home.
There are quite a few car rental companies that give discounts, so you should check them before traveling. To book a car ready for you when you arrive to destination.
How to convince, coarse, blackmail or bribe players to come with you?
Be open with our plans. In Finland, we have had good success being open with all the expenses.
- What time, from where to where and how much?
- Where to stay, is breakfast included and how much?
- How much for overall tournament costs and what are included for the tournament?
- What other things to consider?
- How much is the overall cost?