Events and Attractions

The FIFA World Cup is “hitting some major pricing goals” for Fox and Telemundo as the most premium sponsorship packages, which typically go to FIFA official advertisers, were “anywhere from $15 million up to $50 million for Fox,” according to sources cited by Bill Bradley of ADWEEK. A source noted t...

Average hotel prices in all 16 cities hosting this summer’s FIFA World Cup remain significantly higher than rates from the same period last summer, according to a report from FCM Consulting.

The AP’s Carlos Rodriguez noted less than a month before the start of the 2026 World Cup, the Mexican Football Federation announced on Thursday a “new advertising campaign that seeks to prevent its fans from using a chant considered homophobic during the tournament.” The chant, long an “unwelcome fe...

Filling hotels is not Arlington Mayor Jim Ross’ top concern, when the city hosts the FIFA World Cup, but rather Ross emphasized he is “more concerned about having a safe World Cup,” according to Mac Engel of the FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM. Ross said, “I am more concerned about making sure that people ...

Quebec plans to address the issue of price gouging resale tickets through a bill “set to pass in the near future,” but instead of tackling the price of tickets directly, the bill “aims to increase transparency surrounding the resale market,” according to Katelyn Thomas of the Montreal GAZETTE. Ontar...

Fox will take “the studio on the road” for the FIFA World Cup this summer, similar to its Big Noon Kickoff college football show, to “bring the spectacle” to the tournament, according to Jonathan Tannenwald of the PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER. Fox VP/Production Zac Kenworthy said at a media event Thursday,...

NASCAR officials confirmed that the Coca-Cola 600 will “go on as planned Sunday” after the shocking death of driver Kyle Busch. Drivers are “expected to begin making their way” to Charlotte Motorsports Speedway in Concord on Friday with practice and qualifying on Saturday. Busch’s family said that h...

There’s strong precedent for new NFL stadiums getting to host a Super Bowl — the last nine did — and the lure of major events is a common talking point when teams line up for financial help from taxpayers. Many people continue to labor under a belief that new stadiums always get a new Super Bowl. Bu...

The AP’s Fabiola Sanchez noted with the FIFA World Cup less than a month away, thousands of passengers arriving at Mexico City’s Benito Juárez International Airport are “greeted by a chaotic construction site of buzzing drills, scattered pipes and unfinished flooring.” Airport authorities noted that...

N.J. has “doubled down on efforts to make the Garden State a hotbed for short-term stays” during this summer’s FIFA World Cup, while N.Y. leaders have “refused to ease restrictions on short-term rentals in anticipation of the event,” according to Addie Morfoot of the N.Y. TIMES. Regulation of short-...