Hotel options For Qatar

[Rjk]

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[Majorblue]

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I looked into this trip several months ago and however you look at it the costs are enormous.

I even tried the “ Trainspotters” ( a group of England supporters who travel almost exclusively by train and stay in obscure towns to keep costs down) but they are not bothering as they decided the costs were prohibitive to almost all.

For most on here it will be their first World Cup, so interest will be high, but unless you can get on a commercial freebie then it may be a bit of a struggle.

I am resigned to watching on TV in a comfortable armchair.

[Sloop_Jon_Bee]

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Maybe try Dubai? It’s not far is it? Qatar is just a hub really so getting in and out should be no problem

Yes but flight costs for the days the games are on are either very high or no availability. Airbnb and accomodation in Emirates is not badly priced, but travel to and from Doha is. Same for Bahrain to doha, Being the last team to qualify has been unfortunate as all the cheapest accommodation has been bought up. I did hear rumours of cruise ships staying alongside in Doha and being used as hotels, but can't find anything official. Wonkeysheep will look into flights in and out out for the games. I think they may be the best option for many. I recommend people register interest. 7 hour flight not too bad really and within many people's budget.
Spedger

[Feedback]

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Don't forget you need the Hayya card to get into Qatar and the match stadiums. And to get a Hayya card, you need match tickets. You have to but match tickets before you can sort out your accommodation.

[chrisp_1927]

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I wonder if it's just a case of lots of hotels not being finished yet, that will then come onto the market. This tournament isn't a money making making exercise for Qatar, they don't need the money, and when you factor in bribes and all the new infrastructure they have built then I'd imagine they are willing to take a huge monetary hit on staging the tournament. This is a very costly soft power/diplomacy exercise for the country. I find it hard to believe that they will undo all that by not having reasonably priced places for people to stay.

[Dave Blue]

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Yes but flight costs for the days the games are on are either very high or no availability. Airbnb and accomodation in Emirates is not badly priced, but travel to and from Doha is. Same for Bahrain to doha, Being the last team to qualify has been unfortunate as all the cheapest accommodation has been bought up. I did hear rumours of cruise ships staying alongside in Doha and being used as hotels, but can't find anything official. Wonkeysheep will look into flights in and out out for the games. I think they may be the best option for many. I recommend people register interest. 7 hour flight not too bad really and within many people's budget.
Spedger

Agreed. That’s what I’m pinning hopes on.

[Rjk]

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Yes but flight costs for the days the games are on are either very high or no availability. Airbnb and accomodation in Emirates is not badly priced, but travel to and from Doha is. Same for Bahrain to doha, Being the last team to qualify has been unfortunate as all the cheapest accommodation has been bought up. I did hear rumours of cruise ships staying alongside in Doha and being used as hotels, but can't find anything official. Wonkeysheep will look into flights in and out out for the games. I think they may be the best option for many. I recommend people register interest. 7 hour flight not too bad really and within many people's budget.
Spedger

apparently more flights from Dubai are going to open up and the prices should come down

[BLUETIT]

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Don't forget you need the Hayya card to get into Qatar and the match stadiums. And to get a Hayya card, you need match tickets. You have to but match tickets before you can sort out your accommodation.

Paul Corky, from the fans federation, was just on Sky Sports, saying exactly this.

Don’t attempt to book travel or accommodation without getting your match ticket first

[goats]

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Hard to think of a worse place to have a World Cup to be honest….

[Alan Lung]

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Look up Claire Hopkin on Twitter. She is doing accommodation in Dubai and flights to Qatar from there. I think anyway.

[Swiss Peter]

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Hard to think of a worse place to have a World Cup to be honest….

I came back to earth with a bit of a bump as I came away from the match last night when I remembered that we'd just qualified for a tournament that I have no intention of going to. Such a pity that's it's not somewhere remotely interesting to go to as a football fan (.....or for any other reason based on my stint working there 2011/12).

Mind you - I also seem to be the only person around who isn't mad about Yma o Hyd, so maybe I'm just a bit of a misery generally

[OurManFlint II]

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It was raised about 7 months ago that the Journalist couldn't even find any accommodation, and those countries coming through at the end will have little to no chance. Cruise ships or i suppose all the migrant slaves that we be released so fans can sleep in their shipping containers. When friends of mine were working there (and sleeping in said containers) they said it was ****ing deplorable conditions.

I'd be flying home to Wales for some games

[nomad blue]

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I think they're knocking up fan camps/tent villages to stay at, which aren't as expensive as the hotels(cheaper though not necessarily cheap).

[splott parker]

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Would be a great plan for thousands of us to make somewhere in Tenerife, Gran Canaria or Lanzarote our tournament base and have a massive beach based knees up. Actually take over a resort and turn it into our own World Cup base, wives, families, the lot.

[Bruce Parry]

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Looking at an allocation of 2,300 per game. Absolute joke.