Dragonfly Africa contracts 10,000 rooms for 2010 Soccer World Cup
When England recently qualified for the 2010 Soccer World Cup in South Africa, there were immediate media reports that there was an overall shortage of accommodation for the event.
This is not exactly the case according to Dragonfly Africa CEO, Mike Waller. “Accommodation in Johannesburg is very tight although we still have inventory both in hotels and apartments. We also have accommodation available in the 4 and 5 star categories in Cape Town, Durban, Sun City, On the Blue Train and at several of the top private game lodges.
The situation however, changes on a daily basis as accommodation that has not found a buyer – or where a deposit condition has not been fulfilled – is released back on to the market. We expect the availability situation to change again after the all important December, 4th draw which will determine which team plays where.
The pressure is on Johannesburg accommodation, but we are advising some of our clients to go with the base camp / hub concept. For example, basing themselves in a beautiful city such as Cape Town and flying same day in and out of the matches not being played in that city”. The recent announcement from Mango, that they will fly 24 hours, over the tournament period, is therefore excellent news.
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