Friday, January 8, 2010

Where is the best website/travel agent to visit to get the best advice on going to the 2010 FIFA World Cup?

I am really looking forward to going to South Africa, even if i dont get to see many games. I am 18, and will be going with a group of other 18/19 year olds. I was just wondering if there is a travel agent i can use, or a website that offers deals and advice on where to stay and flight prices etc. Like i said im not entirely bothered on not seeing games, as just being there and watching it with thousands of other England fans on the 1000inch TV screens outside the stadium will be fine. If i could see ANY game, i would love to tho.





Also, if you know, could you please answer these questions:





a) How much about is it going to cost to stay in South Africa for a week or two, and to fly over





b) how much tickets are to games





c) best place to stay





d) best way to get to games





Cheers. Oh by the way, ive checked Fifa.com and i cant find much advice on accomodation and all that, though if you do, link me please :)





Thanks!





COME ON ENGLAND!!!Where is the best website/travel agent to visit to get the best advice on going to the 2010 FIFA World Cup?
I am by no means an expert on this but I'll offer you what I can.





a) flight return somewhere in the region of 拢400-拢600


To stay in a hotel for one week in a double room say 拢350-拢500 (I would definitely recommend booking early because there will be a lot of demand for rooms so the prices will go sky high near the start of the tournament!)





b) This is a really hard one, tickets are by no means easy to get hold of. If you buy from a ticket tout on the morning of a game you could for a group game pay anything up to 拢600 and towards the later stages if England hopefully make it you would be looking upwards from a grand really. But this is not recommended by the authorities, you have to be very wary of fakes). I would suggest buying your tickets early for all of England's group games, you can take a risk and buy tickets for further matches but this is hard because you don't know if and where they will be involved.





If you have the money I would suggest buying semi-final and final ticket early and this gives you a lot of options. If England make it, great you get to see them hopefully win it. If not you can sell your tickets on to fans from countries who have made it and make a tidy profit (however this will be frowned upon!).





c) Do your research! I have heard a number of ships are docking as places for people to stay. The number of stationary hotels are very limited, so again I would say book early if you want to make sure. (Perhaps consider buying a tent and camping in some venues). Don't forget you won't be staying in the same place all the time because you will be moving around to different venues)





d) Once you get there and have somewhere to stay getting to the games will be a piece of cake. There will be a number of organised buses taking fans around i Imagine. If worst comes to worst you can always walk if you're close or just pay for a taxi considering how much you would of already spent!








Hope this helps

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