According to reports, 57% of the spectators who attended last year’s edition of the quadrennial Games in Glasgow were from Scotland, and another 40% were from other nations in the United Kingdom.
Expecting similar trends in 2022, the bid committee said yesterday it intended to cater for local residents.
“We’re projecting around 200 000 visitors for the Games, and we’re expecting most of them to be locals,” Alexander said.
“We’ve seen a lot of interest building from SA citizens, and as such, we want to make it as cost effective as possible to accommodate them.”
According to the provisional plan for the bid, ticket sales would start at R50 for a match or session of a specific code, and family packages would be sold at R175. Average ticket prices would be R116.
Meanwhile, despite being enticed to make some changes to their original plans, Alexander said they were still on track to host the showpiece within the R5.9 billion budget.
