France 2023: €270m expected from hospitality services, of which 25% remain on sale as of 22/05/2023

"Hospitality offers for the Rugby World Cup 2023 should bring together 25,000 companies and their revenue should generate €270m, i.e. a third of the total," said the GIP France 2023 just over 100 days before the competition kicks-off (organised from 08/09 to 28/10/2023) on 22/05/2023.

A total of 280,000 hospitality services are on offer in the 10 host cities (for nine stadiums) of the tournament, with five packages available. The entry price for one person and two matches is €400 excluding tax (excluding the Stade de France in Saint-Denis and the Stade Vélodrome in Marseille).
• 25% of hospitality packages remain on sale as of 22/05/2023 (compared to 30% two months earlier, as of 20/03/2023);
• All of the 2.2 million tickets for the general public to attend the matches of the competition have been sold, as indicated by the GIP on 20/03/2023.

"The ticketing industry represents €347m in turnover. It is the key to creating value for the organisation of the World Cup," explained Julien Collette, CEO of the GIP France 2023, before the French Senate's Culture, Education and Communication…