DOHA, June 22 — The Qatar World Cup’s chief organiser announced “record-breaking” demand today with 1.2 million tickets sold, but admitted it was hard to stop businesses taking advantage by raising prices.
“I think about 1.2 million tickets have already been purchased,” Al-Thawadi told the Qatar Economic Forum in Doha.Organising committee officials said there were about 40 million ticket requests in the two phases of online sales. Two million tickets will be sold in total, with another million reserved for world body Fifa and sponsors.
“There will be glamping,” Infantino told the forum, referring to upmarket camping. The traditional, Bedouin-style tents will be equipped with water and electricity, but no air-conditioning. But Al-Thawadi admitted it was “tricky” reining in accommodation prices, which are soaring in line with demand.“Obviously market forces always mean that as long as there’s a lot of demand, prices skyrocket.
“Everybody’s welcome. But in appreciating where you’re coming from, we have a very rich culture. We ask for people to respect our culture,” he said. Questions over rights and freedoms in Qatar have mounted as the World Cup nears, drawing an increasingly terse response from officials.
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