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The world’s busiest airport — 106.3M passengers — and America’s No. 2 hotel pipeline (18,239 rooms): MARTA is rebuilding Five Points, the BeltLine is closing its loop, and eight World Cup matches arrive in 2026, semifinal included.
A record 43.2-million-passenger airport under the Boston Red roof, America's first subway, a cruise port ten minutes from the runway — and the summer the Revolution turned 250.
The world's busiest airfield, America's third-busiest rail terminal, a cruise pier in the skyline and a record $21.5 billion visitor economy — the crossroads, busier than ever.
America’s largest hotel pipeline — 24,497 rooms — building ahead of a $3.8B convention-center bet: DFW’s 86 million passengers, a new Silver Line to the terminals, and the biggest World Cup slice of any host, nine matches and a semifinal.
The most isolated big city on Earth, run on yield: record per-visitor spending on flat arrivals, a rail line that finally reached the airport, a convention center dark until 2028 — and an 11% climate fee on every room and cruise fare.
Energy capital and Space City: two airports moving 62 million a year, the nation's biggest port by tonnage, and a World Cup summer that rewrote the event playbook.
Regent Santa Monica, the Edition's westward push and Beverly Hills' renovation cycle meet the 2026 World Cup and 2028 Olympics demand wave.
The urban engine of a record-breaking country: a slot-capped giant airport and its profitable relief valve, a metro rebuilt by CRRC, the hemisphere’s busiest bus dome — and a World Cup opener at the only stadium ever to host three.
The boom that learned to breathe: record gateway traffic, a branded-residence wave and the top end pricing like a resort market.
Canada’s festival capital on a two-act year: 11.8M visitors (+7.3%) spending a steady $5.8bn, the only major hotel market to dip — and the biggest event slate since 1976 waiting in 2026.
Manhattan's hotel market runs on record ADRs and a conversion pipeline: Aman on Fifth, the Waldorf's rebirth, and a luxury tier that prices like a resort.
The great re-rating of American urban tourism: US-leading hotel rate growth on frozen supply, 23.7M visitors within 2% of the 2019 record — and a 2026 double of Super Bowl LX and six World Cup matches to close the rebuild.
The US Pacific Northwest’s boomtown on a World Cup year: a third straight record at Sea-Tac (52.7M pax), America’s busiest light-rail day, a record 1.9M-passenger cruise season — and six World Cup matches worth a projected $929M.
Canada’s convention capital on a record year: 28.2M visitors spending $9.1bn, a 74%-occupancy hotel market, and a gateway holding 6% below its peak on the border alone.
Canada’s Pacific hinge on a record year: an all-time airport high of 26.9M passengers led by Asia-Pacific growth, a 170M-tonne port, 1.2M cruise guests — and the country’s tightest hotel market at ~25,900 rooms.
The capital on the eve of America’s 250th birthday: a third straight tourism record ($11.9B) set through shutdowns and federal cuts — then April 2026 delivered the best US hotel month on record (RevPAR +57.7%).
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