Essential Africa - FIFA World Cup 2010

World Cup availability of rooms 

The speculation that South Africa could not meet the demand for the large-scale accommodation required for 2010 was officially put to rest in November 2009 by both FIFA and the Organising Committee in South Africa. Tourists were reassured that not only would there be enough rooms in each of the host cities, namely Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg, Nelspruit, Polokwane, Port Elizabeth, Pretoria and Rustenburg, but that all places to stay would be up to standard.

In fact, South Africa has many top-class hotels that are often billed as among the best in the world. Hundreds of unemployed South Africans have also been given hospitality training to fill the jobs occasioned by an influx of soccer tourists.

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World Cup types of accommodation 

A diversity of accommodation is on offer. These include establishments that cater for families, international chain hotels, conference centres and casino resorts. At least 25 new hotels have been built.

Accommodation is also available in private homes, game reserves - of which the Kruger National Park is the most famous - and in neighboring countries such as Botswana and Swaziland.

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South Africa to use floating hotels during the World Cup

Local planning committees have indicated that ocean liners will be roped in as floating hotels in the port cities of Durban, Cape Town and Port Elizabeth. Two of the world’s biggest cruise ships, the MS Noordam and the MS Westerdam will dock in South Africa's harbours during the tournament. They will provide an extra 950 cabins each.

Luxury tented camps will also be pitched as required to solve any remaining accommodation woes.

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