Room rates for game days in several host cities<\/a> \u2014 including Dallas, Miami, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Atlanta \u2014 have fallen by about a third from their peak earlier this year, according to the Financial Times<\/a>, citing data from Lighthouse Intelligence.<\/p>\n Vijay Dandapani, president of the Hotel Association of New York City, told the FT that he could \u201ccategorically say we haven\u2019t seen much of a meaningful boost yet\u2009.\u2009.\u2009.\u2009It\u2019s possible we will get some more demand, but at this point it certainly will not be the cornucopia that FIFA<\/a> was promising.\u201d<\/p>\n In 2024, Gianni Infantino, the president of FIFA, told North American host cities<\/a> that they could expect to see “hundreds of thousands of guests” visiting for the games.<\/p>\n FIFA has also cancelled the reservations for thousands of hotel rooms originally reserved for this year’s World Cup events in Philadelphia, Dallas, Mexico City, and Vancouver.<\/p>\n Approximately 2,000 hotel rooms have already been cancelled by FIFA <\/a>at hotels in the city, according to the Greater Philadelphia Hotel Association.<\/p>\n The group had previously blocked off approximately 10,000 rooms for the tournament.<\/p>\n The Philadelphia cancellations followed an announcement in early March that FIFA cancelled 40 percent of its hotel rooms in Mexico City, according to El Financiero.<\/p>\n In early April, FIFA cancelled some hotel block reservations in Dallas and Arlington, Texas. Arlington is hosting nine matches, the most of any host city in 2026, according to KERA<\/a>.<\/p>\n Bob Heere, a professor of sports management at the University of North Texas, told KERA that domestic fans will still likely sell out the Texas matches, but added that anti-American sentiment caused by President Donald Trump’s war in Iran and global trade war may keep some international visitors at home.<\/p>\n “The policies of the American government in recent years have sent a clear signal to the rest of the world,” Heere told the outlet. “And many of them are concerned about coming to the United States.”<\/p>\n Lior Sekler, chief commercial officer at hotel operator HRI Hospitality, spoke to the FT and shared a similar sentiment, noting that “obviously, people\u2019s desire to come to the United States right now is down.”<\/p>\n Another factor likely discouraging international travelers is ticket prices. U.S. fans are likely willing to pay FIFA’s ticket prices, as they don’t have to factor international travel and hotel stays into their budgeting.<\/p>\n![\"Prices](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/C0lSV7UtM1wRA3nqdr6Y667WTekunpHgve9DOWr5XkjqRCJ3GCLo1xG-5keu1rMFfDEEZDhjYixxm2WrIjuk-gjep-aP7kdtbzPz.jpeg\")
Prices at hotels across the U.S. for the World Cup 2026 period have fallen to about a third of their peak prices, suggesting there’s less demand for rooms for the upcoming tournament<\/p>\n![\"Return](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2161402842.jpg\")
Return tickets from Penn Station to MetLife Stadium could cost travelers more than $100 during the World Cup games (Getty)<\/p>\n