Hundreds of thousands of visitors are flocking to Houston this week for the many festivities surrounding Super Bowl LI.
The football game is just a small part as Mayor Sylvester Turner and the Houston Super Bowl Host Committee prepared parties and events to entertain those even without a ticket. Being a host city means more than just hosting the biggest football game of the year: it means a vast influx of resources and people into the local economy.
“I do believe that the return for the city will far outweigh the public expenditure and the public amount,” Turner said in a press conference Wednesday.