Accommodation prices in Qatar in 2022 soar as market opens up to Airbnb and third-party providers

By Samindra Kunti

September 13 – After local tournament organizers opened up accommodation to third parties, Airbnb prices in Qatar skyrocketed, averaging nearly $73,000 per month for a four-week stay for world Cup.

In November and December, Qatar will become the smallest country to host the World Cup and hundreds of thousands of football fans will attend the showpiece tournament and, while Qatari organizers have always maintained that they have provided enough beds for visitors, the latest offers on Airbnb, after the Supreme Committee for Inheritance and Delivery opened accommodation offers to third parties, have an average price for a one-month stay in Doha of $72,396 according to Doha News.

A simple search of Airbnb reveals that a minority of rooms can be found at $4,000 for a month during the tournament, but in Doha, the central host city of the final, the prices far exceed anything. affordable. In the Pearl, not far from where FIFA President Gianni Infantino lives, the highest asking price for a one-month stay with check-in the day before the opening match and check-out the day after the final was 328 018 €.< /p>

On booking.com, a five-day stay at the start of the final between November 20-25 will cost fans €15,856 at the Hyatt Regency and €8,965 at 'My City Residence', a simple three-bedroom accommodation star among the cheapest options.

Prices among the 21 properties available are €67,000, with one owner asking up to €250,000. On the booking site of Qatar Accommodation Agency, the official accommodation provider for the event, the cheapest room for the same period is at Al Samriya Villages in Al Shahaniya, a municipality 30 km from Doha which is also home to large labor camps.< /p>

The Qatar Accommodation Agency aims to make 100,000 to 130,000 rooms available for the tournament. Organizers pushed back on criticism of the lack of options available saying they continue to add properties to the inventory.

Ticket holders could purchase accommodation at so-called fan villages, but most of these options are currently sold out. They're described as "laid-back campsites and cabin-style accommodations," but converted portacabins cost $207 a night and only offer a kettle, fridge, and two bottles of water per day. Two cruise ships will also be docked at the port during the tournament.

Price hikes are nothing new at a World Cup or major football events, but previous hosts Russia and Brazil had significant markets to meet fan demand for properties less expensive. The price per booking, typically three to four nights, on Airbnb averaged $55.27 per person per night in Russia.

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