This is 100% the experience in NYC.
Hotel bookings are *lower* here than this time last year. Bookings into JFK are down from last year.
FIFA had projected 1.2M visitors to NY/NJ. We will be lucky to hit 1/3 of that. Huge disappointment.
Hotel Association CEO Vijay Dandapani Says NYC Hotels “Fully Ready” for FIFA World Cup Visitors
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NYC Hotel Assn. Releases “Five Facts” About Worker Compensation, State of Hotels Ahead of Planned Union Rally https://t.co/Vw3HNechfa via @Yonkers Times
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Bloomberg: NYC hotels were banking on a World Cup windfall — but it's not materializing. With the first match at MetLife Stadium just 7 weeks away, only 18% of rooms are booked for the tournament window, compared to 26% at this point last year. Steep NJ Transit fares, visa delays, and a strong dollar are keeping international visitors away. Will bookings surge as kickoff approaches? #WorldCup2026 #NYC
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“If the city is to maximize the economic benefits of the upcoming World Cup, hotels must attract more visitors to fill rooms,” said Vijay Dandapani, HANYC president and CEO.
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Why don't you guys just lower the taxes on hotels?
Go ahead and tell your followers these stats.
Compare rates that hotels in NYC pay for property taxes, sales taxes, etc to the median rate in every state in the country.
Then.. compare the total comp expense data for these hotel workers to the median total comp packages similar workers make in the country.
The greed of this union (and you politicians trying to protect them) is nearly unimaginable. If I'm wrong.. just post the data and prove it.
Your tweet here is REMARKABLY absent of data to prove why these workers aren't being treated fairly. Just show the data Shaun.. make me look like a fool.
Today DCWP's first-ever Creator Roundtable!
Commissioner Levine met with creators from all corners of the internet to share more about our financial empowerment programs, NYC Free Tax Prep and our Financial Empowerment Centers.