India Races to Ready Budget Hotels Ahead of Cricket World Cup
Photo Credit: India is fanatical about World Cup cricket play. Flickr / Tourism Victoria
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Opening its arms and homes, and greeting “Namaste” to the world is a nation whose unofficial religion is cricket.
While there is no information yet on the availability of ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 tickets, fans have in large numbers already booked their accommodation in host cities. Hotel room rates in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad have already skyrocketed more than 10-fold during the match days, especially for October 15 ahead of the highly-anticipated India-Pakistan match.
Room rentals have been costing close to $1,220, while many are already sold out for that day such as ITC Narmada, Courtyard by Marriott, Hyatt and Taj Skyline Ahmedabad.
In fact, a quick search on Google, three months ahead of the big-match day, shows that the least expensive flight, from Delhi to Ahmedabad on October 14 is priced between Rs 8000 ($98) and Rs 10000 ($122). This is already double than the normal rate, which is around Rs 3400
