FIFA World Cup: What could 2026 mean for Toronto?

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Tourism

In all, tourism cannot be seen as a negative. Millions of people flock from their respective home countries to watch the World Cup, no matter where the location of the tournament is.

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A big argument against World Cup tourism is that it hurts just plain tourism. Prices to travel to Toronto or any Canadian province for that matter will be very expensive, just because of what’s happening there. People who don’t want to see the World Cup might not go.

Even though the argument makes sense, a lot of planning now can go a long way into making any sort of travel plan to Canada in that year. Nobody should start saving for a trip just months before it actually happens. If prices go up then, saving now should have tourists’ backs when 2026 hits.

With how much there is to do in Toronto, people there will hopefully be more than willing to explore the rest of the city. Toronto will be the biggest area for tourism as mentioned before, which can bring a lot of exposure to what Canada has to offer.

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