7-year-long Vancouver hotel tax to start in February to help pay for 2026 FIFA World Cup
A new tax on hotel rooms could end up scoring hundreds of millions in cash for Vancouver as it prepares to welcome soccer fans from around the globe as a host city for the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup.But soccer and non-soccer fans will have to start paying more well before and well after the first kick of the ball. It is not clear whether the tax will be enough to cover the costs of planning, staging and hosting a yet-to-determined number of games as per the standards of FIFA.
Vancouver is one of 16 FIFA host cities across North America and faces $230 million in additional expenses — the exact amount that the new tax promises to raise following consultations with the hotel sector. The statement indicated the province will receive additional information from Vancouver today and that the province will have a more complete picture of costs later this spring.
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim called being part of the FIFA Men’s World Cup an “extraordinary” opportunity.
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