Canada too! Hotels are whining in Canada, after having jacked prices up to like $1000/night for the event.
It’s surprising, having the event done in 16 different incredibly geo-distant locations, with jacked up hotel prices, doesn’t seem to be a draw in a market where soccer is a lukewarm sport (it’s a bit bigger in Mexico, I think, but Canada and the US not so much). Shit, with the recent immigration surge from India, you’d prolly get more buzz goin by hosting cricket.
16 locations? I was gonna ask how both canada and mexico could be hotel options. Thats nuts. I mean I remember it being done in a single city in the past. Is it that much bigger than before?
It isn’t big in North America – but yea, 16 different cities, from coast to coast, and from Canada down to central Mexico.
The total number of matches has increased – Qatar had like 64 matches, this time its around 100. Each venue seems to be hosting like 5-9 games. So it’s basically gone from 64 matches in a concentrated area, to… this clown show.
you know what I guess I was just ignorant of how it was coast to coast before. My city had one of the venues and I thought the whole world cup took place in the area. (just looked it up). so I guess having the matches all over the place is not that unusual.
Canada too! Hotels are whining in Canada, after having jacked prices up to like $1000/night for the event.
It’s surprising, having the event done in 16 different incredibly geo-distant locations, with jacked up hotel prices, doesn’t seem to be a draw in a market where soccer is a lukewarm sport (it’s a bit bigger in Mexico, I think, but Canada and the US not so much). Shit, with the recent immigration surge from India, you’d prolly get more buzz goin by hosting cricket.
$75 event parking…why aren’t people coming? Are they stupid?
16 locations? I was gonna ask how both canada and mexico could be hotel options. Thats nuts. I mean I remember it being done in a single city in the past. Is it that much bigger than before?
It isn’t big in North America – but yea, 16 different cities, from coast to coast, and from Canada down to central Mexico.
The total number of matches has increased – Qatar had like 64 matches, this time its around 100. Each venue seems to be hosting like 5-9 games. So it’s basically gone from 64 matches in a concentrated area, to… this clown show.
you know what I guess I was just ignorant of how it was coast to coast before. My city had one of the venues and I thought the whole world cup took place in the area. (just looked it up). so I guess having the matches all over the place is not that unusual.
I don’t watch soccer but I thought it was going from 32 to 64, not 64 to 100! That’s absurd!