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US Hotels Slash Summer Room Rates as World Cup Demand Falls Short
Host city rates are down a third and FIFA is canceling tens of thousands of rooms as ticket prices and travel concerns rise, reports said.
- U.S. hotels are cutting World Cup 2026 room rates in several host cities including Dallas, Miami, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Atlanta, with prices falling by about a third from their peak earlier this year.
- Hotel room prices across the United States are being "slashed" due to higher ticket prices, inflation fears, and a growing "anti-U.S. sentiment," according to a new report citing industry studies.
- FIFA has cancelled thousands of hotel room reservations in Philadelphia, Dallas, Mexico City, and Vancouver, while Lior Sekler, chief commercial officer at HRI Hospitality, stated that "obviously, people's desire to come to the United States right now is down."
- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced last year that "your ticket is not a visa," while fans from some countries face potential $15,000 bonds or travel bans to enter the United States.
- While executives anticipated a $30.5 billion economic boost, Vijay Dandapani, president of the Hotel Association of New York City, said he could "categorically say we haven't seen much of a meaningful boost yet.
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