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Tourism
FIFA's 2026 World Cup schedule announcement on February 4 will shape the future of tourism in 16 North American cities.
Dawit Habtemariam | 2 months ago
Today's edition of Skift's daily podcast looks closer at the competition to host the World Cup in the U.S., visa wait times to the U.S., and the largest outbound tourism market in the world.
Rashaad Jorden | 8 months ago
Not only is the final game worth millions in tourist spending, destinations will win bragging rights and put themselves on the map with new tourist markets.
Dawit Habtemariam | 8 months ago
Hotels
Today's edition of Skift's daily podcast looks closer at Hilton's earnings, World Cup tourism, and sustainable travel.
Airlines
Royal Air Maroc's last-minute flight cancellations is a bitter disappointment for hordes of Moroccan soccer fanatics desperate to be in Qatar for their country's World Cup semifinal against France.
Ahmed Eljechtimi and Andrew Mills, Reuters | 1 year ago
Skift Meetings
Cincinnati lost its bid to host FIFA World Cup matches in 2026, but that is not stopping it from investing in its convention district.
1 year ago
Media and PR
Lufthansa’s primary message, “Diversity Wins,” communicated in such a light-hearted and celebratory tone, quietly asserts the brand’s value of acceptance, and its disagreement with some of Qatar's discriminatory stances.
Samantha Shankman, Skift | 1 year ago
News Blog
Qatar will allow visitors without football World Cup tickets to enter the country from December 2 after the group stage matches end. However, even as a match ticket will no longer be mandatory for inbound arrivals to Qatar, visitors will still need to furnish a Hayya Card before traveling, organizers said. The Hayya Card is…
Peden Doma Bhutia | 1 year ago
Traffic disruption may be the first of many concerns for Qatar as it gets set to host the most geographically-compact World Cup from next month.
Andrew Mills, Reuters | 1 year ago
FIFA president Gianni Infantino predicts a soccer frenzy will spread through the U.S., with the sport eventually surpassing baseball, football, basketball and hockey.
Amy Tennery, Reuters | 2 years ago