There are eight months left for the Qatar 2022 World Cup and the Ecuadorians they are making quotes and there are even those who have already booked to travel and enjoy the soccer event, which begins on November 21 and ends on December 18, according to FIFA.
Karla Donoso, 28, will join that celebration. She along with her husband and a group of friends will travel to the Asian country. “I am very excited, I already want the months to pass quickly. I’ve always wanted to be in a World Cup and watch my country play,” he says.
In these last few weeks, travel agencies have received quite a few inquiries about tour packages. Some include air ticket. And now, with Ecuador qualifying for the World Cup, they are expecting that demand to increase.
Costs range from $5,000 to $24,000 for several nights, including food, lodging, tickets to the stadium, among others.
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There are also users who have already canceled a percentage of the reservation as a group of friends in the company did. Firenturin Guayaquil.
Jesús Oswaldo Checa, Head of Marketing at Firenturmake sure they have 30 reservations of its different tour packages. Most are from Quito, Guayaquil and Cuenca.
The company, with 16 years in the market, is preparing for the demand for the classification of Ecuador.
They offer three types of packages: the cheaper is without flight and without tickets to the matches of the Ecuadorian National Team and is in $15,649. This value corresponds to a single person in a single room of a five-star hotel. But if there are more than two people and they want this option, the value is $13,399 each.
The second alternative is the tour without flight. Likewise, for a single room the cost is $18,500 and if there are more visitors it is $15,999. It is also a five star hotel.
And the last option is full tour: three tickets to the matches played by the Tri, airport – hotel – airport transfers, accommodation in a luxury hotel, buffet breakfast, tours in Dubai, entrance to a mosque, visit to the desert, among others. It costs $21,829 if one person travels, if more than $20,229 each. These costs are in transfer or cash. If it is by credit card there is a surcharge. The packages are from November 20 to December 3.
On travel trip They offer three categories: economy, premium and businessaffirms the operational manager, Ámbar Mendoza. All with air ticket departing from Madrid, Sao Paulo or Miami.
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“The flight departing from Guayaquil or Quito must be purchased separately,” Mendoza clarifies.
The economic one is from $ 15,375 and they can access two group stage matches. Includes transfers from the airport to the hotel and vice versa, access to the stadium in category 1, three-course meals, drinks, a commemorative gift, parking, travel insurance, among others.
The premium is valued at $16,220 and it has the same as the economic one, with the difference that the food is style street food (food on the go). And the business it costs $21,801. Here the exclusivity is higher with priority access to the stadium, a four-course menu presented by chefs at live cooking stations and culinary showcases. Beverages like champagne, welcome cocktails, a select commemorative gift and more.
Those interested can travel between November 20, 24, 29 and December 3. Packages are for nine nights and access to two games.
Mendoza indicates that they do have reservations and even recently the economic category was sold out. “The cheapest rate is no longer available. Everything has been exhausted. The reception has been good”point.
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He adds that with Ecuador’s qualification for the World Cup he expects a high demand for the other options.
Meanwhile, there are agencies that offer everything except the plane ticket. For example, Delgado Travel has options starting at $5,300. Some citizens have also made contributions to that agency, he says. Dolores Oviedo, general manager of Delgado Travel. “People are interested, but there isn’t much buying yet,” he says.
In total they have five offers. The first is $5,363 from December 15 to 19. The second comprises from November 20 to 29 for a value of $5,514. the next one costs $5,914 and is planned between November 11 to 29. The fourth is from November 20 to December 3 and costs $8,077 and the last one for $8,360. Everyone They include dinner, transportation, tour, lodging and tickets to the stadium.
In the millenium travel agencywith thirteen years in the market, are handled with three options, which are divided by the category of the hotel and type of rooms. They are for eight nights and include transfers from the airport to the hotel and vice versa; breakfasts, tickets to category 1 to watch the games of the team of your choice; a World Cup commemorative gift; travel insurance coverage, among others.
For example, the package that includes lodging at the Radisson Blu Hotel Doha or similar three stars cost $12,470 for a single room, that is, one person. If there are more than two, the value is $10,600 each because it corresponds to a double room.
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In the four star hotels as the City Center Rotana Doha is in $15,335 if you travel alone, or $11,795 accompanied.
And if you opt for a higher category, that is, five-star hotels like the JW Marriott Marquis City Center, the package is $18,405 for the single room and $13,330 for the double room.
Leonardo Mera, general manager of Millennium Travel, mentions that there are two dates to access the packages. The first is from November 20 to 27 and the second between November 27 and December 4.
Mera indicates that, at the moment, they do not have reservations, but they do have quite a few queries. They are waiting for Ecuador to qualify for the World Cup.
Regarding round-trip air tickets, a query on despegar.com for November shows the cheapest round-trip flight (Guayaquil-Qatar-Guayaquil) at $3,546 with two stopovers and a 9-day stay. On kayak.com the same flight scheme is listed at $3,428.
What documents do I need to bring if I opt for one of these packages?
Travel agencies mention that those who travel to Qatar, with or without tour packages, need to carry the following documentation:
- Vaccination certificate with the complete scheme.
- Passport valid for at least six months until the moment of return to the country.
- Visa if required in the transit zone.
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A few days ago, FIFA reported that it had opened the period of submission of applications to be part of a team of volunteers for the World Cup in Qatar 2022.
This procedure is done through the website volunteer.fifa.com. There are 20,000 volunteers.
“They will work in 45 functional areas in official and unofficial venues, such as stadiums, training grounds, the airport, fan zones, hotels and public transport stations,” according to FIFA.
Do you consider yourself to be of low, middle or high socioeconomic class? What parameters define these categories in Ecuador?
The appliers they must be 18 years old on October 1, 2022 and speak English. Arabic will also be valued, although it is not an essential requirement. They don’t ask for experience.
These candidate applications are for anywhere in the world. (I)
Source: Eluniverso
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