A perspective on life, sports and travel.
By: Patrick Cullen Today we chat with Arturo Gomez, founder of Big Game Air, a premier provider of luxury game day travel experiences for the ultimate sports fan. Earlier this year, Arturo left the Chicago-based hospitality company- Rockit Ranch Productions– that he co-founded and oversaw for two decades. Arturo’s next journey is proof that it’s never…
By: Avery Stone For sports lovers, there’s perhaps no greater thrill than being front-and-center at the biggest games of the year—yet perhaps nothing more arduous than coordinating how to get there (and back) quickly and comfortably. However, new Chicago-based luxury travel outfitter Big Game Air is aiming to make the latter as seamless as possible.…
By: Stacy Leasca Sports megafans will do just about anything to support their team. They’ll paint their faces, devote their Sundays for months on end, and even travel extreme distances to root for their team in enemy territory. And while painting your face will always be a difficult task, traveling to support your team doesn’t…
By: Katherine Davis A new local startup that provides private jets for same-day sporting event travel could be a viable option for die-hard (and especially bourgeoisie) Bears fans who just can’t miss a game against the Green Bay Packers in Wisconsin. Big Game Air, founded by Chicago entrepreneurs Arturo Gomez and Todd Rubin, launches today in Chicago, with initial flights taking…
By: Anna Marie Kukec When Arturo Gomez’s wife was seven months pregnant, he wanted to attend an out-of-town football game. But that meant the Big Ten die-hard fan would be driving and staying at hotels for days. His wife gave her blessings for him to attend the game on one condition — that he returned…
By ARI BENDERSKY A new company is promising to get you to your out-of-town sporting event and home the same day. Big Game Air founders Arturo Gomez, former president and partner at Rockit Ranch Productions, and Todd Rubin, who owns Leader Bar Chicago, aim to make it easier for passionate sports fans to experience a…
Big Game Air Offers Sports Fans Same-Day, Round-Trip Travel on Private Jets to Major Sporting Events Across the Country. Big Game Air, a first-of-its-kind luxury game day travel company set to redefine how consumers enjoy sports experiences, is thrilled to announce its launch in the premium travel sector. Merging private aviation with the convenience of…
They say that necessity is the mother of invention. I can certainly say that was the case for the creation of Big Game Air. The concept for Big Game Air came about shortly before my wife and I had our first child. I wanted to attend a Michigan football game at Iowa, but my wife…
By: Shemy Schembechler I recall sitting at Jim Harbaugh’s inaugural press conference as the new Head Football coach at The University of Michigan. He spoke about the tradition of Michigan Football as having a “rock solid foundation that has been in place for over a century.” That quote resonates more than the rest and it…
The Big Ten Conference held its annual Football Media Days on Mon., July 24 and Tue., July 25 at the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago, Ill. The annual event brings the conference’s 14 head coaches and three prominent players from each team all under one roof and signals the beginning of the 2017 football…