Mexico City hotel occupancy nears 80% as World Cup 2026 approaches

Mexico City is preparing for a massive influx of visitors as hotel occupancy nears 80% just one week before the 2026 World Cup kicks off.

Local Tourism Secretary Alejandra Frausto announced that the capital expects to welcome approximately 3.7 million visitors and tourists in the coming weeks for the global sporting event. "At the moment, we have close to 80% hotel occupancy; we are expecting visitors, between visitors and tourists, 3.7 million to our city," Frausto stated at a press conference.

Frausto emphasized the city's readiness and the vibrant atmosphere already present. "We have shown the entire world what Mexico City is made of," she said, describing the city's environment as generous, open, and fraternal. She asserted that people of any nationality are embraced as siblings by the capital's inhabitants.

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At the moment, we have close to 80% hotel occupancy; we are expecting visitors, between visitors and tourists, 3.7 million to our city, that are on the rise, both reservations and attention to live the World Cup in the city, because we have shown the entire world, what Mexico City is made of.

On Thursday, June 18, the day of the match between Mexico and South Korea, tourist information booths in the capital attended to 249,803 visitors. This figure highlights the immediate impact of the World Cup on tourism and local engagement.

The city's high hotel occupancy and the projected visitor numbers underscore Mexico City's capacity to host large-scale international events and its appeal to global audiences.

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the environment that is lived in Mexico City, which he described as generous, open and fraternal, "does not live anywhere else in the world", because he assured that people of any nationality, the inhabitants of the capital make them their brothers.