Trump fuels World Cup flop as fans stay home

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

The World Cup fan invasion is nowhere to be seen, a new report has claimed.

The travel industry figures have been left flummoxed by the number of fans heading to the U.S., amid sky-rocketing ticket prices and challenges for visitors trying to get through the border.

Vijay Dandapani, CEO of the Hotel Association of New York City, said that it is “overall a disappointment. There’s no other word that I can say,” he told Reuters.

He revealed to the agency that the association has cut its expected World ⁠Cup revenue by 60 percent. He added that despite initial predictions of 1.2 million fans arriving in the city, it now thinks that number is more likely to be half a million, as windfalls long anticipated by the sector are unlikely to materialize.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/trump-fuels-world-cup-flop-as-fans-stay-home/ar-AA25oWuk

Can you blame them for staying away?

[eppur_se_muova]

1. Whatever team wins will always know there's an asterisk beside their record ... "* won under Trmp rules".

Everything Trmp touches is forever tainted.

US should not host another FIFA match for at least a century.

[dave99]

16. FIFA knew they had a winner with shitstain as a prez back in 2017

Took 'im for all the cash

[ok_cpu]

2. We left Boston this morning

and there was a very strong Scottish contingent for tonight's match. As far south as Mystic, CT too.

[RockRaven]

3. Corrupt-ass FIFA and all of the business and political assholes who chose to get in bed with them

have only themselves to blame.

[agingdem]

6. FIFA kissed Trump's diapered ass and "awarded" him the bogus FIFA Peace Prize

hoping he would shut up and not mess with the World Cup..like that was ever going to happen!!!

[popsdenver]

7. Friends that are

serious soccer fans, all tell me that FIFA is the most corrupt organization in the world, second only to Trump.
Which explains a lot...............

No international players or fans should come to the U.S. matches. And the U.S. Soccer fans should boycott the games causing a humongous financial failure to make a point about Trump and FIFA's Trump Bosom Buddies.........

[3Hotdogs]

17. FIFA will be ok. All the tickets have been sold. It's the hospitality industry and the people in northern N.J. that are

fucked.

[ananda]

4. I'm surprised they're getting that many.

...

[NCDem47]

5. Trump and Company have spent 10 years vilifying foreigners

What part of that makes the U.S. so welcoming now? No thank you. You don’t get my travel money.

[Ford_Prefect]

8. Everything he touchs dies.

[wnylib]

14. The Midas Death Touch. Coat it with gold or

with golden BS words and it will die.

[Botany]

9. The art of the deal magic is still there aka whatever Trump touches dies.

The NYC hotel association was expecting 1.2 million but now they are hoping to get maybe
500,000. As pointing out up thread Trump has been complaining about foreigners* for years
now why would any of those foreigners want to come to America?

*. Except for the Costa Ricans who built his New Jersey golf course or the Polish laborers who
did the demolition on the Bonwit Teller building in NYC for his Trump tower.

[peppertree]

10. About the only group he can pretty much count on anymore, are RW Argentines

They (the right-wing ones) love spending money outside Argentina - a country they themselves despise - and just love the Orange Ogre.

"He knows how to put those darkies and lefties in their place," they'll proudly tell you. "And he roots for Argentina over his own national team!"

(something they're probably right about)

[Fil1957]

11. Why would anyone want to come to this country now? Even if you have a visa and all the proper paperwork, if the

authorities dislike the look on your face, you could end up imprisoned for weeks, regardless of color or nationality.

I'm surprised at the number of people that are still coming, under these circumstances.

[MLWR]

12. Can you blame them for staying away?

I don't blame them one bit. Trump & co. have given tourists a horrible time at airports and borders and ticket prices are not meant for the average wage-earner. All in all, it's a hassel not worth anyone's precious vacation time and dollars (or other currency).

[Ponietz]

13. Forever vilified for stopping the game to run ads

Last night it was 72 degrees in Guadalajara with 63 percent humidity — perfect soccer weather, but the Fox announcers were gaslighting about the extreme heat to justify the sacrilege.

This aggression will not stand, man!

[ChicagoTeamster]

15. I hope they start bringing this up for midterms and then announce how much was lost right before election day

[rickford66]

18. And, Trump pissed off 7 billion people per MSNOW this morning.

[ALBliberal]

19. We love soccer here in my house

All three kids “lettered” in soccer middle kid NM state champion of women’s HS team she was captain of that team
We damn sure will cheer on our USA team.

As a mom? lots of blood sweat and tears hours driving and tournaments endured!! We will cheer on all of our USA soccer players.

[spanone]

20. Who in the hell would want to come here during trmp?

🤷🏼‍♂️

[IronLionZion]

21. He's made America a shithole that no one wants to visit

[FrndStrng]

22. USA Bans --- Canada accepts

Just four short days ago:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143676163]

Then three days ago:
[https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221295142]

[haele]

23. Sports Bars in San Diego were doing serious business today.

Especially ones where local ethnic or diaspora communities had commandeered as "their" country's sports bars.
There were lines around the block to get in at some bars.
No, while some teams trained down here, we aren't getting any of the games.