Qatar, which expects 1.2 million supporters during the 2022 World Cup next winter, plans to install “1,000 traditional tentsBedouin houses in the desert to house visitors, organizers said on Tuesday. “This is one of the options that will be offered in the next two weeks“Said Omar Al-Jaber, responsible for accommodation within the Supreme Organizing Committee, during a press briefing.
«This is real camping“, he explained. “We need to give people the experience of the desert and a Bedouin-style tent.These camps will have electricity through generators, running water and sewage disposal, but they will not be air-conditioned. A luxurious camp of 200 tents will also be open.
160 round trips by air with neighboring countries
The tents will be set up on Sealine beach, in the south of the country, at the gates of the desert, as well as “in other areas to be announced“, according to Omar Al-Jaber. While the number of accommodations and their prices in the small Gulf emirate have fans worried, the official said that “more than 100,000 roomswere available.
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New options will be offered on the official platform open to match ticket holders in the coming weeks, including “villagesof pre-made, he said. Apartments, villas and cabins in two cruise ships moored in the port of Doha are also among the accommodation options.
More than 160 round trips by air over the day will also be organized from neighboring Gulf countries (Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Oman), to enable them to welcome supporters.