Preparation for the big battle is just around the corner.
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Raising the intensity of preparation
Recently, the news of China's men's soccer team staying in a luxury hotel has sparked a furor at home and abroad and has come into the spotlight.
A media outlet investigated through a booking platform and found that the cheapest room in the Chinese team's resident hotel in Sharjah was as high as 8,000 RMB per night. The news spread quickly on the Internet, and Vietnam's mainstream media also quoted the domestic media report, claiming that "the Chinese men's soccer team will 'burn' millions of yuan in order to confront the Vietnamese team."
On several booking platforms, the hotel's room prices are indeed very high, which undoubtedly increases the credibility of the incident. If the reporter did not personally stay in the hotel, I am afraid that it is difficult to identify the authenticity. Only from the more than ten square meters of room layout, the reporter is really difficult to match it with the high price of the room.
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Resident hotel rooms
With questions, the reporter obtained the center
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The contract between the Association and the hotel. According to the agreement, the Chinese
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The association pays AED 700 (approximately Rs. 1,228) per person per day, which covers the cost of the room, three meals, laundry and the use of public spaces such as meeting rooms. The hotel will not host any other guests during the team's stay. The price is well below the reimbursement rate for accommodation abroad at public expense and a far cry from the sky-high price of 8,000 yuan per room.
The hotel manager revealed that it is a common practice in the industry for hotels to raise their room rates significantly to prevent bookings when they are unable to receive new guests. If the check-in time is revised to after the Chinese team leaves, the hotel's single room rate will return to the normal level of about 500 yuan.
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A source from the Association said, "We chose this hotel because of the moderate price, the newer environment and the small number of rooms, which is just enough to bag the whole hotel." The hotel was also chosen to be chartered to ensure safety against epidemics.
In fact, the impact of the epidemic has reduced the royalties and sponsorship fees of the Chinese Super League, the Chinese
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The income of the association has also dropped, and the various anti-epidemic measures have caused the cost of the team's overseas matches to rise sharply. How to make good preparations for the tournament with a limited budget has become a major challenge for the China
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Significant challenges faced by the HCLS team.
Thinking deeper, the sky-high room rate of $8,000 doesn't seem to stand up to scrutiny.
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The hotel stayed at was a global business hotel chain known for its value for money, and in a city like Sharjah, very few hotels charge more than $1,000 for a single room.
Why do so many people believe in sky-high room rates? That's probably what's in
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Something to really think about. In this story, some people do it for the sake of traffic, some blindly follow the trend, and some are happy to speculate. It's not hard to imagine that the Chinese men's soccer team, which is in the eye of the storm of public opinion, will face many more controversies like the sky-high room rates. Some coaches and players may feel aggrieved that they are facing the risk of not being able to go home during the epidemic, training outside the country in hotels and stadiums, and having to endure some unfounded criticism. However, the reality is that when you lose, sometimes even breathing can be a fault.
Excellent logistic support is the guarantee for victory, but it can also be the "culprit" in the case of loss. For the Chinese team, the only way to solve the problem is to win.
