You Won’t Believe How Much Hotels Are Hiking Prices Ahead of the World Cup

You Won’t Believe How Much Hotels Are Hiking Prices Ahead of the World Cup

Ahmad Austin Jr. Dec 11th, 2025, 11:26 am

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Hotels across North America have begun hiking prices to astronomical levels as they prepare for the FIFA World Cup in 2026.

Next year’s World Cup will take place in host cities in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. With the tournament’s first matches set to begin in less than six months, hotels are trying to take full advantage of one of the world’s largest sporting events.

A Wednesday report from The Athletic detailed just how outrageous the price increases have been:

Across the 96 hotels we examined, the average per-night rate around an opening game was $1,013, compared to $293 for the same hotels 21 days earlier. The prices at the hotels incre