FAQ’s

ACCOMMODATION & PACKAGES

  • All athletes competing at the Global Games must purchase an accommodation package or commuter package.

    The benefits of purchasing the accommodation package is for the location, transport, convenience and savings. We are expected to sell out of accommodation and will be in short supply over these dates.

  • No family and friends do NOT have to purchase the tour package. However, if they would like to attend the opening & closing ceremonies they would need to purchase the commuter package.

  • Airport transfers are not included in the package.

  • Meals are not included in the tour package. There are many fabulous dining options for every budget in and around the Hotel and Competition Venue.

  • One Day General Admission Price for 2027 is still to be confirmed.

  • No, these are only available to those on tour or commuter packages. Please note you will be required to show your ticket and there will be security manning all entrances.

  • Bed configurations for quad and triple rooms are sharing two double beds, roll-away beds are available for an extra cost (subject to availability).

  • No. The travel package prices have been calculated according to how many people are in each room.

  • You cannot have 5 people in the standard rooms, but we can enquire about room upgrades for you.

  • Yes we can enquire about room upgrades or family suites but these will attract an additional cost.

  • Discounted spectator fees, exclusive ceremony tickets for the Parade of Nations, Opening, Cultural Exchanges & Closing Ceremony, booking fee, taxes, service charges & gratuities.

  • Accommodation for 4 nights for 4 people in a quad share room, discounted spectator fees, discounted exclusive ceremony tickets for the Parade of Nations, Opening, Cultural Exchanges & Closing Ceremony, competition transport, booking fee, taxes, service charges & gratuities.

  • Competition fee, exclusive ceremony tickets for the Parade of Nations, Opening, Cultural Exchanges & Closing Ceremony, booking fee, taxes, service charges & gratuities.

  • Book them the same way as a spectator, through the package booking form.

BIDS

  • Book exactly as you normally would - there’s no separate process. The bid amount is applied as a credit to your final invoice, for every athlete in your booking. You’ll see it before final payment is due.

  • No. We match bids to bookings at our end. Book as normal and the credit is applied.

  • Yes. Full bid value requires the official Global Games accommodation package. Athletes staying elsewhere don’t receive the full value.

  • It’s applied per athlete as a credit against your overall invoice, so you can allocate it wherever you like — competition entry, accommodation, or a mix. If it isn’t used as invoice credit, it can be paid as cash after you’ve attended.

  • Full value assumes 20 athletes staying on the official accommodation package. Below 20 the bid is pro-rated at the per-athlete rate. Above 20 we divide the total bid value by your actual athlete count instead.

  • Yes. The team must compete under the same team name that won the bid, but the roster may differ and the division may change.

  • Yes. However, that athlete will not be funded as the paid bid only covers those athletes who competed with the team when the bid was won.

  • Yes, you may add more athletes. However, extra athletes will not be covered under the paid bid.

  • To receive the actual value of the paid bid, all athletes must stay at the Official Global Games Hotel.

  • To a New Zealand event or Majors, yes — but the terms change. Those aren’t package events, so the bid becomes a discount on the entry fee: 50% off for a Partial Paid bid, 100% off for a Paid bid. It stays with the athletes who earned it, and applies only to the original team and division.

  • The bid is void and holds no cash or credit value.

  • CheerSport, Level 5 and 6 (including Level 5/6 Non-Tumble), Scholastic Cheer and Dance, Novice Dance, and Cheer and Dance Ability — regardless of placement.

  • Email that request to events@cheerbrandz.com and we’ll arrange it — don’t book it through the form.

COMPETITION & COACHES INFO

  • Crossovers are allowed but limited to three performances only and these must be within different divisions. Participants must pay an additional $60 registration fee for each additional team performance, unless they are on the accommodation package and in this case crossover fees are waived. Please note that crossover performers may miss scheduled warmups: we will make every effort to provide time for uniform changes and/or rest between crossover routines, but we cannot guarantee more than 10 mins for this.

  • No. You can change your choreography and music.

  • Dance teams will compete each routine once. Cheer teams will compete their routines twice.