How much does a hotel room cost during the World Cup? We tracked the prices at hundreds of hotels in host cities!
Rates on game days are ~50% higher than they are at other times. And those prices are falling.
Some variation from city to city but the trend is similar everywhere.
Thomas Tuchel picks his World Cup squad tomorrow, but what if you, dear reader, could choose England's starting XI for their game with Croatia on June?
Well, now you can: introducing The Athletic's interactive team selector, where you can pick from hundreds of England-affiliated players to create a team you think can do the business this summer.
FREE TO ACCESS 🔗 https://t.co/sym2a3eJ6D
The Athletic data + visuals team has hired:
• Emily Giambalvo (Wapo)
• Kavya Beheraj (Axios)
• KK Rebecca Lai (NYT)
• Jonah Smith (NYT)
• Artur Galocha (Wapo)
• Jasmine Cui (NBC)
• Ethan Singer, part time (NYT/MIT)
Lots happening! Stay tuned
https://t.co/OM6ctSKYu6
Athletic news! Did you know @EmilyGiam, data reporter extraordinaire, has joined our team? She did. She has. It's only been 3 days and she's already publishing. What did you accomplish today???
The Athletic's "Beast" NFL draft guide is now live — written by @dpbrugler + developed into a massive interactive mini-app by our visuals team (with many other friends editing, art directing and developing).
Terrific art by @MojoDraws
Check it out!
https://t.co/PJgQn06gxT
One of our first forays into interactive quizzes and live tabulation is a live Super Bowl prop bets game — check it out!
We'll update your answers and (we hope) render a leaderboard throughout the game
https://t.co/VSbGbB98Y4