world cup
Floating Luxury Hotels Coming to Qatar for FIFA World Cup 2022
ADMARES | January 21, 2020
Turku, Finland (January 21, 2020) --In preparations to host the 2022 World Cup, Qetaifan Projects, a Katara Hospitality owned company signed a memorandum of understanding with ADMARES; the world leader in alternative real estate with pioneering construction methods. Qetaifan Projects continues its series of local and international partnerships that would add to Qetaifan Island North and serve the tourism, hospitality, and entertainment sectors in Qatar. The Memorandum of Understanding includes the construction and operation of 16 floating hotels on the shores of Qetaifan Island North to provide accommodation for the masses within the fan vill...
U.S. Travel Responds to Report that Trump Assisted U.S. Bid to Co-Host World Cup
The U.S. Travel Association | June 12, 2018
WASHINGTON (June 12, 2018)—U.S. Travel Association Executive Vice President Jonathan Grella issued a statement on a New York Times report on President Trump's assurances that his visa policies would not affect participants and spectators at prospective FIFA World Cup events in the U.S. in 2026: "Major events are a magnet for tourism and job creation, which is why competition to host them is so hotly contested. We applaud the president for embracing visa policies that support tourism and business objectives, which hold clear value for U.S. job creation and our trade balance—not to mention our standing on the world st...
