How much will cost South Africa during World Cup?
If you are thinking about going to South Africa, you better start planning ahead. Accomodation and Transport will be probably be chaotic.
South African soccer and tourism officials on Thursday warned hotels, airlines and restaurants not to scare off future tourists by hiking prices during next year’s World Cup.
It’s expected to see 500,000 new tourists to descend upon South Africa in mid-2010 and spend an estimated $850 million during the monthlong tournament. But tourim officials are worried that visitors will not return anymore after price rises in hotels and guest lodges.
World Cup Price Rise
Media reports have said that some hotels are planning to charge as much as $250 for a basic room that normally would be $100 to $150.
Other reports point to homes along Cape Town’s exclusive Atlantic seaboard renting for $1,000 to $35,000 a day — with one house reportedly renting for a whopping $1 million for the duration of the tournament.
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