World Cup 2026: Why some US hotels aren't cashing in on the tourism surge

World Cup 2026: Why some US hotels aren't cashing in on the tourism surge Submitted by Ali Jaswal on Mon, 06/22/2026 - 08:10 Immigration policies, booking uncertainty and Fifa's room releases have complicated expectations for hoteliers A view of the Empire State Building as people arrive ahead of a watch party at a Fifa Fan Zone in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, on 13 June 2026 (Leonardo Munoz/AFP) Off Five hundred million ticket requests. Nearly ninety percent of available inventory sold. By any measure, the appetite for the World Cup is unlike anything the sport has ever seen.