La Plata is preparing to become, between May 20 and June 11, the main venue for the Under 20 World Cup, which will not only bring together some of the promising world soccer players in the country but will also call the city to a large number of national and foreign tourists within the framework of one of the most important sporting events of the year. Within this framework, the president of EMATUR, daniel loyolaand the gastronomic entrepreneur Albert Catullus visited the studios citizens and they anticipated what are the surprises they have prepared for both the neighbors and those who visit the region.
“That La Plata is the venue for a World Cup means an unusual promotion to put the city in the world,” Loyola celebrated and revealed that, according to the forecasts of the Commune and the tourism sector in general, It is expected that the gastronomic and hotel firms, as well as commerce in general, will receive income of about 150 million pesos per weekend that the competition lasts, at a rate of about 15 thousand pesos per day per person..
Both the local official and the owner of the well-known German Brewery highlighted the benefits that the development of the Cup in the city will bring and stressed that it will not only have a full impact on activities directly linked to tourism, but also on commerce in general. Along these lines, Loyola explained that the increase in activities will generate new jobs, which will be added to the more than 22,000 formal and informal workers who work in these areas.
“Because of the World Cup, the world is going to see us and as businessmen we have to do our best to make the most of it, we have to open the doors so that tourism continues to come,” Catullo said, adding that “It is important that as people from La Plata we think that this is a unique opportunity and we must take advantage of it, not only gastronomy but commerce in general, we have to be good hosts”.
Within this framework and with the intention of generating attractive proposals for new visitors, the head of EMATUR announced that there will be an itinerant Fan Fest in the city, with games, giant screens and food trucks; bars and restaurants will offer dishes inspired by the teams that will compete for the long-awaited World Cup and technology will also be used to publicize the many attractions that La Plata has, placing QR codes in taxis, shops and other points of interest, through which key information will be offered so that tourists can plan their visit to the city and the rest of the region.
Finally, Loyola was even hopeful about the possibility that the current coach of the senior team, Lionel Scaloni, will visit La Plata in the event that the Albiceleste team led by Javier Mascherano reaches the grand final, which will take place at the Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona. Although he clarified that this point is in the hands of the Argentine Football Association, the official referred to the rumors that account for this possibility and closed: “As a soccer fan I would love for the older ones to have a relationship with the boys.”
