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World Cup travel boost hasn't materialized for U.S. businesses — yet
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- The 2026 World Cup is expected to bring a wave of global soccer fans to North America.
- "Demand is real and positive, but it's not evenly distributed across host cities," said Jay Wardle, president of travel data intelligence company Sojern.
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The 2026 World Cup is expected to bring a wave of global soccer fans to North America. But the travel boom is shaping up to look less like one uniform surge and more like a city-by-city, match-by-match test of pricing power.
"Demand is real and positive, but it's not evenly distributed across host cities," said Jay Wardle, president of travel data intelligence company Sojern.
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