FIFA World Cup: FIFA World Cup LIVE – The 2022 winter World Cup starts in six weeks and the tiny gulf nation is expecting an overwhelming number of foreign fans to visit Qatar. Already numerous hotels have been opened just for the football festival, however, the housing crisis is still not fully averted. The landlords in Qatar are pouncing on the opportunity and vacating rental houses on short notice to accommodate the World Cup attendees. Follow FIFA World Cup LIVE updates on Insidesport.IN
FIFA World Cup: Long term Qatar residents FACES housing crisis over FIFA World Cup FRENZY – Check out
Qatar had recently launched three cruise ship hotels with over 1000 rooms to accommodate fans over the world. The country has been steadily increasing its accommodation capacities for years after winning the bid to host World Cup. However, recently the Hayya Pass service of Qatar has announced almost 1.5 million people have applied for a pass so far. The continuously growing number of foreign fans is a lucrative market for the landlords of Qatar.
FIFA World Cup: Long term Qatar residents FACES housing crisis over FIFA World Cup FRENZY – Check out
The nightmare continues: “Qatar is facing an accommodation crisis with its official World Cup portal still showing little or no affordable hotels amid rumours that some residents are even being asked to vacate their properties.” – https://t.co/JP4HXUbV5E
— Iván Fernández (@afroxander) June 29, 2022
Foreign workers living in Qatar have shared that they were evicted from their rental houses with a short week’s notice. The rent of the apartments has multiplied and the residents are given a choice of either matching the rent or leaving the house before November.
Apartments in Doha have been listed for 2500 dollars per night, which almost matches the monthly rates of the housing under normal circumstances. The foreign diplomats in Doha are asking for a hike in their salaries to match the skyrocketing demands of the landlords and hotels.
FIFA is expected to release the reserved rooms for the fans which can ease the strain on the country for accommodation and also ease the high prices of housing.
FIFA World Cup: Long term Qatar residents FACES housing crisis over FIFA World Cup FRENZY – Check out
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