A major player in Vancouver’s tourism sector is warning the city may not be ready to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with simply not enough space for visitors to sleep.

Stanley Dee, founder of commercial real estate company Deecorp and owner of three major hotel development sites in Vancouver, tells 1130 NewsRadio the city’s accommodation shortage already reaches “crisis level during peak times.”

“Major events like Taylor Swift, the Invictus Games, the Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) convention,” Dee said.

With 350,000 people expected to visit Vancouver during next year’s World Cup, he says the city is heading toward what he describes as a “gong show” if action isn’t taken quickly.

City estimates released earlier this year show Vancouver has roughly 13,000 hotel rooms. That number, Dee says, h

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