FIFA World Cup 2022 | Dubai-based World Cup flights to Qatar surge

According to a survey released on Tuesday, demand for flights to Qatar has skyrocketed in anticipation of the FIFA World Cup 2022, which will be staged there in November and December. Forward Keys, a company that analyzes the travel industry, reported a tenfold increase in flight bookings to Qatar from the United Arab Emirates and […] The post FIFA World Cup 2022 | Dubai-based World Cup flights to Qatar surge appeared first on Ten Sports TV.

Oct 12, 2022 - 20:34

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According to a survey released on Tuesday, demand for flights to Qatar has skyrocketed in anticipation of the FIFA World Cup 2022, which will be staged there in November and December. Forward Keys, a company that analyzes the travel industry, reported a tenfold increase in flight bookings to Qatar from the United Arab Emirates and nine other nations after the epidemic. Read out the complete details about FIFA World Cup 2022 down below!

FIFA World Cup 2022 | Dubai-based World Cup flights to Qatar surge

As of 2018, they were 103 times more than in 2016, the previous year before the UAE joined other Arab countries in a boycott of Qatar that grounded direct flights. By early 2021, the boycott was over. This is even though visitors entering Qatar are required to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test. ForwardKeys predicts that air travel across the Gulf will be boosted, with early World Cup ticket sales jumping 61% and bookings to the region increasing by 16% before 2019.

Visitors staying at least two nights in Qatar and another two nights in another Gulf country will increase sixteen-fold from pre-pandemic levels due to fan interest in the tournament. The majority, 26%, are from the United States, followed by Canadians (10%) and Britons (9%) in this category. As of the conclusion of the first quarter, Qatar Tourism recorded 31,123 hotel rooms in the country.

According to Qatar’s World Cup organizers, the international soccer federation FIFA has reserved 80 percent of the hotel rooms for players, guests, and officials. Over the next few weeks, the market may anticipate FIFA releasing rooms it won’t use.

Over the past week, travel data provider OAG reported that Dubai is home to 115,000 hotel rooms and 25,000 residences for rent. When Qatar Airways and flydubai join forces, there will be more than five times as many flights per day between Dubai and Qatar as there were before, according to data compiled by OAG.