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There's the rub.

A concert, cup final, etc, is a one-off, one day event.

You then need to multiply that by four to get what it costs to attend Cheltenham plus accommodation, which even a £79 Travelodge room becomes £400 for five nights room-only. I would imagine large percentages of Cheltenham-goers at least want to be there for all four days but I would imagine even someone earning £100kpa would baulk at the total cost.

On top of that, you also need to allow for a betting bank to cover the four days. Between travel, accommodation, sustenance - even restricting it to off-course - entry and betting money, you're probably looking at a bare minimum of about £2000 per person. And, let's face it, you aren't guaranteed a good experience. If You're going to a concert, the chances are you're going to see an act you will be fairly confident will serve up what you want. A cup final might well not but it's really just the price of the ticket and travel that are the issues there.

I would love to be able to experience the festival at least once in my life, if only just to day I've done it but I'm not convinced I could justify such a massive outlay on such an indulgence.

<blockquote data-quote="Desert Orchid" data-source="post: 2673048" data-attributes="member: 65242">There&#039;s the rub.A concert, cup final, etc, is a one-off, one day event.You then need to multiply that by four to get what it costs to attend Cheltenham plus accommodation, which even a £79 Travelodge room becomes £400 for five nights room-only. I would imagine large percentages of Cheltenham-goers at least want to be there for all four days but I would imagine even someone earning £100kpa would baulk at the total cost.On top of that, you also need to allow for a betting bank to cover the four days. Between travel, accommodation, sustenance - even restricting it to off-course - entry and betting money, you&#039;re probably looking at a bare minimum of about £2000 per person. And, let&#039;s face it, you aren&#039;t guaranteed a good experience. If You&#039;re going to a concert, the chances are you&#039;re going to see an act you will be fairly confident will serve up what you want. A cup final might well not but it&#039;s really just the price of the ticket and travel that are the issues there.I would love to be able to experience the festival at least once in my life, if only just to day I&#039;ve done it but I&#039;m not convinced I could justify such a massive outlay on such an indulgence.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Desert Orchid, post: 2673048, member: 65242"] There's the rub. A concert, cup final, etc, is a one-off, one day event. You then need to multiply that by four to get what it costs to attend Cheltenham plus accommodation, which even a £79 Travelodge room becomes £400 for five nights room-only. I would imagine large percentages of Cheltenham-goers at least [I][B]want [/B][/I]to be there for all four days but I would imagine even someone earning £100kpa would baulk at the total cost. On top of that, you also need to allow for a betting bank to cover the four days. Between travel, accommodation, sustenance - even restricting it to off-course - entry and betting money, you're probably looking at a bare minimum of about £2000 per person. And, let's face it, you aren't [I][B]guaranteed [/B][/I]a good experience. If You're going to a concert, the chances are you're going to see an act you will be fairly confident will serve up what you want. A cup final might well not but it's really just the price of the ticket and travel that are the issues there. I would love to be able to experience the festival at least once in my life, if only just to day I've done it but I'm not convinced I could justify such a massive outlay on such an indulgence. [/QUOTE]

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