Hopes of World Cup tourist boom feeling shaky in Seattle

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Last year, FIFA President Gianni Infantino likened this year’s World Cup to “104 Super Bowls.”

With the soccer tournament a month away, that’s feeling like a stretch.

In Seattle, which will host six matches, bullish expectations for the local tourism economy have dampened. Many other cities are in the same boat.

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Millions of tickets sold for the U.S. matches haven’t translated to hotel bookings, as domestic travelers outpace those from other countries, according to an analysis from the American Hotel and Lodging Association.

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/05/13/hopes-of-world-cup-tourist-boom-feeling-shaky-in-seattle/

One theory offered, besides the Trump stink, is that many the tickets have been bought up by bots and scalpers and no one wants to pay the higher prices.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

1. "Last year, FIFA President Gianni Infantino likened this year's World Cup to "104 Super Bowls.""

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

2. Yep..there was another city on the news...hoteliers had beefed up their hotels

Expecting big bookings that haven't materialized.

Chamber of commerce type person was still hyping it up " bookings will come at last moment"

[tanyev]

3. They did a story about this for the Dallas area on my local news a couple days ago.

The local politics guy was talking to I think a Dallas city council member. He was blaming everything on the high price of tickets, which I’m sure is part of it, but I was yelling “AND?…….AND?…..AND?…..” at the TV.

Not one word about worldwide negative feelings about Trump, cost of visas, fear of dealing with U.S. border patrol and not even a mention of skyrocketing travel costs since Donny’s little “excursion” in Iran.

The “news” is useless.