Posted on 05/20/2026 1:14:06 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
The World Cup was supposed to provide a tourism boom for the US, but now the fear is it may never materialise.
A report, external produced by the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) has found that bookings are well below expectations in almost every host city.
The AHLA said this does not align with Fifa's statement that more than five million tickets have been sold,, external and it creates a risk that "the anticipated economic lift may fall short".
The AHLA is the largest hotel association in the US, representing more than 32,000 properties and over 80% of all franchised hotels.
Its report partially puts the blame at the door of Fifa, accusing world football's governing body of block-booking far too many rooms for its own use and creating false demand.
This, the AHLA said, led to artificially high pricing which, after Fifa cancelled a large number of rooms, has been replaced by a vacuum of availability.
Fifa said it does not recognise this accusation.
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Don’t need a hotel room to watch TV.
The last I heard, the Seattle Sounders had higher attendance than the Mariners. The locals might buy a ticket but not rent a hotel room.
From what I hear, nobody can afford a ticket.
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Prices are way too high and our cities are Rat-run s___-holes.
“ “AHLA has found that bookings are well below expectations”
Maybe because prices are way above expectations? People are not stupid enough to be taken advantage of.
One exsmple….the four mile train ride to GIANTS (MetLife) STADIUM from Secaucus Jct has been priced at $125. Over a hundred bucks more that a football game.
Everybody got WAYYYYY too greedy on this one.
Too expensive.
I can only imagine what the parking at JerryWorld will be.
It’s $200 for a Cowboys game.
It shall be interesting to see what happens.
I don’t care about soccer.
Damn expensive! I didn’t know Bruce Springsteen and Taylor Swift played soccer.
Everyone has their druthers, but I’d rather watch Caitlin Clark play basketball or Nelly Korda play golf.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is exclusively a men’s tournament. It will feature national teams competing in men’s football (soccer) and will take place in North America, with matches held in the United States, Mexico, and Canada
They don't like it, they don't have to come, as simple as that.
We were invited to a family event in Kansas City during one of the World Cup games there and found the hotel prices were more than triple what we usually pay.
We declined the invitation.
What’s a World Cup. Never heard of FIFA, I know FAFO but not FIFA.
You make me smile. The “rat run” is so true. Thanks
Sounds like FIFA is about to FAFO.
Nobody has any effing money! We’re being squeezed from all sides globally.
Let’s see: feed my family or take a trip to watch a game (that’s prolly already been decided anyhow...the black/brown team gonna win, decided three days before THE ACTUAL GAME cuz “diversity “).
Tough times
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