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80% of Host City Hotels Are Tracking Below World Cup Forecasts. Summer Just Got Complicated.

80% of Host City Hotels Are Tracking Below World Cup Forecasts. Summer Just Got Complicated.

Hotel owners in 11 FIFA World Cup host cities were told to expect a once-in-a-generation demand surge. The AHLA's new survey says 80% of them are watching bookings come in below forecast, and the international visitors everyone was counting on aren't coming.

The World Cup Is Less Than 100 Days Out. The War In The Middle East Just Changed Your Plan.

The World Cup Is Less Than 100 Days Out. The War In The Middle East Just Changed Your Plan.

Hotels in FIFA host cities have been pricing rooms like it's 1999. Now a shooting war, $90 oil, and a global travel sentiment shift are about to stress-test every assumption baked into those rate strategies.