In anticipation of the high voltage India vs Pakistan ICC World Cup 2023 match to be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Motera on October 15, hotel room prices have skyrocketed in Ahmedabad.
This came after the ICC and the BCCI announced the schedule for the tournament which begins in India on October 5 with the opening match also to be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad between last year’s finalists New Zealand and defending champions England.
India, on the other hand, will open their account on October 8 against Australia in Chennai before moving to Ahmedabad for the big-ticket clash against Pakistan in front of more than 1,25,000 chanting fans.
India, in fact, will play all of the 9 league stage games at nine different venues traveling over 8700 kilometers in total during the tournament which will increase to more than 9900 kms if they make it into the semi-finals and play at either Mumbai or Kolkata.
Room Tariffs Jump To Rs 1 Lakh In Luxury Hotels In Anticipation Of India Vs Pakistan World Cup 2023 Match
After the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday released the schedule for the ODI World Cup and revealed that India and Pakistan would play on October 15 in Ahmedabad, hotel costs here have increased dramatically—nearly tenfold in some cases.
Room rentals have gone up nearly 10 times, with some hotels charging close to Rs 1 lakh, while many are already sold out for that day. On normal days, room rent in luxury hotels hovers between Rs 5,000 and Rs 8,000 in the city. It has jumped to Rs 40,000, and Rs 1 lakh in some places, for October 15.
As per the hotel booking portal ‘booking.com’, the rent for one deluxe room for July 2 is Rs 5,699 at Welcome Hotel by ITC Hotels in the city. But, the same hotel will charge Rs 71,999 if one wants to stay for a day on October 15.
“If the hoteliers think that the demand is very high for a particular period, they will try to make some revenue because they are assured that rooms will be full despite higher rates. Once the demand drops, the room rentals will also come down,” said HRA-Gujarat spokesperson Abhijeet Deshmukh.
Renaissance Ahmedabad Hotel on SG Highway, which now charges nearly Rs 8,000 for a day, is showing the per-day room rent at Rs 90,679 on the match day in October.
Pride Plaza Hotel on SG Highway has upped its rental to Rs 36,180 for that day. The Cama Hotel on Sabarmati Riverfront, an otherwise budget-friendly hotel that would charge little over Rs 3,000 for the upcoming Sunday, has hiked its rental to Rs 27,233.
Owing to the unprecedented demand, rooms are not available for October 15 at ITC Narmada, Courtyard by Marriott, Hyatt, and Taj Skyline Ahmedabad, all five-star hotels in the city.