Seattle Hoteliers Stare Down Potential ‘Non-Event’ World Cup as 80 Percent Track Below Plan

Visa barriers, FIFA room block releases, and last-minute cost hikes are pulling Seattle into the most underperforming tier of the 11 U.S. host cities just five weeks before kickoff, putting Visit Seattle's $920 million economic forecast at risk. The 2026 FIFA World Cup, sold for nearly two years as a generational tourism windfall, is now […]