South Africa hotel and bed and breakfast operators have been forced to slash prices in a bid to avoid having their rooms empty during the World Cup. The tournament was supposed to be a bonanza forlocal tourism, but the number of fans who will travel to South Africa is far less than originally projected.
Muriel Vos spent $600,000 renovatingher 62-room hotel in Rustenburg, where the USA will face England in the marquee match on June 12, but she has yet to receive a single booking.
The nearby Boschal guest house had itsbooking with MATCH — the official FIFA travel company — halved on April 4, leaving just over two months for it to fill its rooms.