Luxury box or luxury suite is the North American term for a special seating section in arenas, stadiums and other sports venues. In the United Kingdom the terms used are corporate box, executive box and private box. They are typically in the mid-section of the stadium, affording the best views of the sporting event. Some have glass panels that can be retracted, in order for the spectators to feel closer to the action of the sporting event. The inside of a luxury box typically includes a bar, several televisions sets, a row of seats and a private bathroom. The boxes are usually catered, with shrimp and sushi being common foods. The lease to a box also comes with a personal parking space, and a private entrance. ARENA may refer to either: Nationalist Republican Alliance, a political party in El Salvador. ... Telstra Stadium in Sydney, Australia is capable of being converted from a rectangular rugby football field to an oval for cricket and Australian rules football games A modern stadium (plural stadiums or stadia in English) is a place, or venue, for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts or other events, consisting of...

Most luxury boxes are leased by contract on a yearly basis, though some are bought in a manner similar to that for a condominium. These methods usually grant access to the box by the leaseholder or owner for every event held at the venue. A few stadiums rent them on a per-event basis. Prices vary from US$5,000 up to the millions of dollars. A lease or tenancy is a contract that tranfers the right to possess specific property. ... A condominium is a form of housing tenure. ... Renting is an agreement where a payment is made for the temporary use of a good owned by another person or company. ...

Luxury boxes are a significant source of revenue for most professional sports teams and stadium owners. Therefore, teams often want to build new stadiums so that they can have more luxury boxes. Many new additions to college football stadiums have come with luxury boxes, producing additional income for the schools. A college football game between Colorado State University and the Air Force Academy. ...

Some have commented that the rise of the luxury box, along with club seating, has degraded the game-day experience for the average fan, because placement of the boxes has moved the upper decks higher and further away from the playing surface. Two venues, Ford Field and Philips Arena, have addressed these concerns by placing all luxury boxes on one side of the field; this allows the other sides of the venue to have closer sightlines than modern stadiums. Ford Field entrance view from Adams Street. ... The Philips Arena is a indoor arena in Atlanta, Georgia. ...

The stadium with the most luxury boxes is Texas Stadium with 360. The first stadium to contain a luxury box was the Astrodome in Houston, Texas, built in 1965. Texas Stadium is the home field of the National Football Leagues Dallas Cowboys. ... The Reliant Astrodome, formerly the Astrodome, is a domed sports stadium, the first of its kind. ... Nickname: Space City Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: Counties Harris County Fort Bend County Montgomery County Mayor Bill White Area    - City 1,558 km²  (601. ...

See also

• Club seating