This year’s FIFA World Cup has generated “unprecedented” levels of excitement “Nearly 9,000 football enthusiasts from Kolkata have already travelled to Qatar to see the championship game, and many more are expected to come in the coming days, according to officials.
Days before the semifinals and final next week, they added, people are still asking about the availability of tickets, lodging, and travel packages to Qatar.
“So far, over 10,000–12,000 football enthusiasts, including about 9,000 from Kolkata, have travelled to Qatar from eastern India. People are still very motivated to go to the semifinals and championship game, and we anticipate that at least another 1,500 Kolkatans will travel to the Arab nation “Travel Agents’ Federation of India (TAFI) Eastern Region Head Anil Punjabi said PTI.
Argentina’s advancement to the semi-finals is sufficient for many Kolkata’s football enthusiasts to pack their bags for Qatar, even though the excitement for the world cup’s business end has somewhat subsided since the elimination of giants like Brazil and Portugal.
Since this will be Messi’s final World Cup, he is the focus this time. I decided months ago that I would travel to Qatar if Argentina advanced to the semifinals. Who knows, I could witness Messi hoisting the prized Cup in person, which would be an incredible experience “A Lake Gardens resident named Subham Mitra stated.
In the early hours of Monday, Mitra stated he would leave for Doha, the capital of Qatar. Currently, a round-trip ticket to Doha costs between Rs 55,000 and 60,000.
On Wednesday, Croatia will play Argentina in the first semifinal.
“Direct flights to Qatar and the desire to travel more following the COVID-19 outbreak, especially during significant global events, have contributed to Kolkata’s exceptional football frenzy for this edition of the world cup “Singhi added.
The senior TAFI representative added that Qatar would