Leva expects to see occupancy rates in the range of 90-95 per cent during the FIFA World Cup period, and is already having enquiries from as far afield as Argentina and Mexico. But, Europe will be the big money-spinner for the hotel operator. Video Credit:

UAE hotels will not get into a recruitment overdrive in the coming weeks to take on increased demand for the final weeks of the year during the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. This is because hotel operators here reckon that the lean workforces they had during the Expo months will be enough to take care of demand from mid-November onwards.

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