“Hotels across the United States, Canada and Mexico have hiked prices for rooms by hundreds of dollars per night during the FIFA World Cup in 2026, with an analysis by The Athletic revealing an average increase of more than 300 per cent around opening matches in the 16 host cities. Among the top-line findings is a hotel in Mexico City that costs $157 per night in late May, yet on June 10 and 11, around the World Cup opener between Mexico and South Africa, it is listed at $3,882 on the Marriott Bonvoy app, a 2,373 per cent increase. Following last week’s World Cup draw, The Athletic conducted a study of hotel prices across the host cities and regions where the games will be played. Seventy-five per cent of the World Cup will be played in the United States, with the remaining 25 per cent shared across Canada and Mexico. We analyzed six hotels in or near each city on Monday, Dec. 8. …”
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