Super Bowl hospitality packages now on sale

The NFL’s official hospitality partner began selling ticket packages to the general public Wednesday for Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta.

Each package from On Location Experiences bundles a game ticket with benefits such as access to a party at the Georgia World Congress Center before the game, to in-stadium clubs during the game and even to the field for the trophy presentation after the game.

The prices, as previously reported, may induce sticker shock, ranging from $5,000 to $17,500, depending on seat location and level of perks attached.

Seat locations throughout Mercedes-Benz Stadium are available for the Feb. 3 game at varying prices.

A $5,000 package includes upper-level end-zone seats and a pregame party, while a $12,500 package includes lower-level seats around the 30-yard line, a pregame party and in-stadium club access.

The top-end $17,500 pack- age includes lower-bowl club seats on the 50-yard line, access to the stadium’s fanciest club during the game, on-site concierge service and the opportunity after the game to “dive into a sea of confetti” on the field during the trophy presentation.

In all cases, the packages cost considerably more than the face value of the associated game tickets alone. (The NFL hasn’t announced the face-value prices, but they reportedly ranged from $950 to $5,000 for last season’s Super Bowl in Minne- apolis.) Problem is, very few people in the general public get access to Super Bowl tickets at face value, leaving hospitality packages or the secondary market as the likeliest options for many who want to attend the game.

The NFL controls Super Bowl tickets and reportedly has allocated the inventory this way in the past: 17.5 percent to each of the participating teams, 5 percent to the host team, 1.2 percent to each of the other 29 teams and 25.2 percent to the league office.