Report on Fox News, alcohol use to increase in World Cup cities by 10%

What about drug use?

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What about drug use?

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Where are Brazil and Colombia playing?

Attendance is going to be massively underwhelming given what FIFA has done with prices.

Lots of empty group stage matches, and not all that many people travelling from overseas.

Are the English qualfied???? If so you may want to revise that #

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You been sitting at airports or abroad taking surveys? Tournament starts in 27 days

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Hotels in the host cities aren't being booked.

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But for hoteliers checking their booking systems, the buzz is more of a murmur.

The industry body says most hotels in World Cup host cities are seeing bookings lower than this time last year, and those who spoke to the BBC said they were underwhelmed so far.

"We were sold this expectation the World Cup would be a big phenomenon, people have been talking about it for years," said Deidre Mathis, who owns the Wanderstay Boutique Hotel in Houston, Texas.

It is currently at 45% capacity for the period of the tournament, Mathis told the BBC, compared with 70% for the same time last year.

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The American Hotel & Lodging Association released a report on Monday, highlighting the challenges faced by hotels across the U.S. in the lead up to the international soccer tournament. The report said that, across host cities, hotels have not seen strong bookings and that domestic travelers are outpacing international visitors.

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WWLTV

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Kansas City had the highest number of hotel owners, roughly 85% to 90%, report below expectations, just trailing behind a typical June or July without any major events. In Boston, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Seattle, nearly 80% of respondents said booking pace was less than expected, with some calling the tournament a "non-event" due to FIFA room releases and weak international fan visits.

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Lightweights.