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Steven Bisaha
Senior Reporter covering economic mobility and wealth/poverty for NPR's Gulf States Newsroom
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Jun 12, 2026
Inflation is bad, work from home sad, FIFA World Cup tix NOT deal to be had
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Mary ChildsGUEST
If all of these tickets are still unsold, is that bad news for the restaurants and hotels who are hoping for, like, a flood of business from all these fans coming to visit their cities?
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8:04Steven BisahaGUEST
Yeah, like the occupancy rates for hotels in host cities have been really disappointing so far, especially in the US.
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8:10Steven BisahaGUEST
Remember, the US is co-hosting this World Cup with Mexico and Canada across 16 cities.
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8:16Steven BisahaGUEST
And US hotels, they are dealing with a higher vacancy rate than the other countries, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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8:27Steven BisahaGUEST
I mean, their tickets are selling pretty well, so it's not all the tickets are, are just kinda, like, sitting on the shelf.
