Metropole · Business of Sport
—The reality check. A week into the tournament, Mexico’s hosting payoff is running below the bold pre-game forecasts.
—Hotel gap. Hotels reported about 60% occupancy in Monterrey and barely 50% in Guadalajara, well short of the 80% the sector had pencilled in.
—Forecast slashed. Moody’s Local Mexico cut its visitor estimate to 768,000, against the government’s headline call of 5.5 million.
—Flights softer. Airline data showed June-July bookings down 2.2% in Mexico City and 3.4% in Guadalajara from a year earlier.
