Two weeks ago, I joined a family trip to Qatar to attend the World Cup as a lucky +1. Aware of the many criticisms of the tournament—bribery, mistreatment and death of migrant workers, and human rights violations, to name a few—we braced ourselves for a chaotic or at least unusual World Cup experience. We were proved wrong on the first point, as the whole experience was surprisingly orderly, and the influx of international visitors was well-managed. But the second was largely true: Qatar put on its best show, showcasing Doha’s crop of buildings and infrastructure as proof of the country’s viability as a global tourist destination.
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