Fans pay “for a tent on the beach over there or you pay $240 for a five-star hotel here a night,” American Eddy Ilano, 62, said at Dubai’s Al Maktoum airport, referring to theHe is staying in a hotel with friends on Dubai’s palm-shaped island and, together, they have planned 26 flights across their entire two-week holiday, including the journey from California, to see five games in Qatar and to visit Egypt’s pyramids of Giza.
Many fans face at least one more exhausting trip to Doha. Those on the shuttle flights have to leave Doha within 24 hours or risk a fine. With some matches starting at 10 p.m. local time, fans again will have to leave in the middle of the night for some games. Adnan Kazim, the chief commercial officer at Emirates Airline, Dubai’s flagship carrier, said 11% more travelers are flying with the airline into Dubai in November this year compared with last year, with “significantly higher bookings from football-loving nations such as Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Spain and Mexico.”
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, the ruler of Dubai and the U.A.E. vice president, in a tweet called Qatar’s hosting of the World Cup, “a historic milestone for all Arabs.”
What do you mean bars I thought you couldn't drink in the UAE
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you mean hooka bars?