Qatar unveils a 6,000-cabin fan village in an isolated lot near its airports ahead of the World Cup, providing a budget housing option to the visitors
Qatar unveils a 6,000-cabin fan village in an isolated lot near its airports, providing a housing option for low-income visitors of the upcoming World Cup, which is just days away from starting.
Competing nations' flags flapped in the strong desert wind, a large screen also present at the site for fans to watch matches. Workers milled about the site, checking on its final touches. Each will go for around $200 a night — $270 with board — as the tournament goes on. Some 60 percent of the cabins are already booked for the tournament, said Omar al Jaber, the head of accommodation at Qatar's Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy for the tournament.There will be other rooms offered at $80 a night farther out than this site near Doha International Airport and Hamad International Airport, both of which will be seeing flights at all hours during the tournament.
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