FIFA has authorised several agencies as ticket retailers in Southeast Asia. Buyers can avoid fake tickets by purchasing at these agencies. Photo laodong.vnViet Nam News HCM CITY — Many Vietnamese football fans are spending up to VNĐ100 million (US$4,400) for tours to Russia to watch the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2018. As of the end of April, tours for the event were nearly all booked at tourism agencies. The tours sold more quickly than those during the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, mostly because flight schedules to Russia are more convenient, Đặng Thanh Tùng, director of Neworld Travel, was quoted as saying by Lao Động newspaper. Nguyễn Thanh Trang, an executive at Việt Nam Travel, said the tours had attracted a large number of travellers partly because the Russian Embassy in Việt Nam had eased visa formalities. A tour costs VNĐ70 million (US$3,100) on average for an eight-day trip, excluding football tickets. A sales agent … [Read more...] about Football fans book tours to Russia for World Cup 2018
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World Cup 2018: Vietnam-Russia tours sell like hot cakes
World Cup 2018: Vietnam-Russia tours sell like hot cakes HCMC – Many Vietnamese football fans have not hesitated to spend nearly VND100 million, or some US$4,400, booking tours to Russia in order to watch the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2018, Lao Dong newspaper reports. According to local travel agencies, all tours heading to Russia were fully booked as of end-April and sold way faster than that of 2014 when the World Cup kicked off in Brazil, as Russia boasts lots of tourist attractions and flight schedules to this country are more convenient. Many travel firms have refused to take any more new bookings, said Dang Thanh Tung, director of Neworld Travel. Tours to the host nation of World Cup 2018 have been available for sales since last year and were closed two months ago so that the tour operators could carry out visa procedures and relevant services on time. As shared by football fans, the upcoming football tours also give them good opportunities to visit lots of destinations … [Read more...] about World Cup 2018: Vietnam-Russia tours sell like hot cakes
World Cup 2018: Vietnam-Russia tours sells like hot cakes
World Cup 2018: Vietnam-Russia tours sells like hot cakes HCMC – Many Vietnamese football fans have not hesitated to spend nearly VND100 million, or some US$4,400, booking tours to Russia in order to watch the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2018, Lao Dong newspaper reports. According to local travel agencies, all tours heading to Russia were fully booked as of end-April and sold way faster than that of 2014 when the World Cup kicked off in Brazil, as Russia boasts lots of tourist attractions and flight schedules to this country are more convenient. Many travel firms have refused to take any more new bookings, said Dang Thanh Tung, director of Neworld Travel. Tours to the host nation of World Cup 2018 have been available for sales since last year and were closed two months ago so that the tour operators could carry out visa procedures and relevant services on time. As shared by football fans, the upcoming football tours also give them good opportunities to visit lots of destinations … [Read more...] about World Cup 2018: Vietnam-Russia tours sells like hot cakes
World Cup 2018: ‘Will find a way,’ shops in Vietnam say
Legions of fans are not the only ones upset that Vietnam is the only country yet to obtain 2018 World Cup broadcasting rights. Many businesses like restaurants, coffee shops and bars have been hoping for a bonanza from the “eat with soccer, sleep with soccer” season. VnExpress spoke to a few local businesses about their concerns, hopes and plans. The World Cup kicks off on June 14, just a week from today, with the first match to feature hosts Russia and Saudi Arabia. The final will be held on July 15. Viet Son, a restaurant owner in Hanoi, said he has prepared lots of sales promotions and hopes some station or the other will buy the broadcasting rights. But “we have not (yet) asked staff to work overtime or hired temporary staff…” because he was waiting to know if they will be able to show the matches, Son said. Son said that the World Cup season was a chance for businesses to thrive and it would be very sad for restaurants to miss out on this golden … [Read more...] about World Cup 2018: ‘Will find a way,’ shops in Vietnam say
Complete guide to World Cup 2018 squads
Left to right, clockwise: England's Harry Kane, Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo, Brazil's Neymar, South Korea's Son Heung-min, Argentina's Lionel Messi, Egypt's Mohamed Salah. (Photos: AFP,Reuters) All 32 countries have announced their squads, with 736 players headed to the biggest showpiece in sport. Who are your favourites for the World Cup? Let us know in the comments below. GROUP A File photo of Egypt's star Mohamed Salah, who will be one of those expecting to light up World Cup 2018. (Photo: Reuters / Amr Abdallah Dalsh) RUSSIA Goalkeepers: Igor Akinfeev (CSKA Moscow), Vladimir Gabulov (Brugge/BEL), Andrey Lunev (Zenit St Petersburg) Defenders: Vladimir Granat (Rubin Kazan), Fyodor Kudryashov (Rubin Kazan), Ilya Kutepov (Spartak Moscow), Andrey Semyonov (Akhmat Grozny), Igor Smolnikov (Zenit St Petersburg), Mario Fernandes (CSKA Moscow), Sergei Ignashevich (CSKA Moscow) Midfielders: Yury Gazinsky (Krasnodar), Alan Dzagoev (CSKA Moscow), Alexander Golovin (CSKA Moscow), … [Read more...] about Complete guide to World Cup 2018 squads