World Cup Soccer Lifts Brazil Hotels

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This past summer's FIFA World Cup did a huge favor for Brazil.

The 2014 World Cup, held from June 12th through July 13th, led host country Brazil to experience strong hotel performance gains during the months of June and July, according to STR Global.

STR Global tracked data for nine of the 12 cities that hosted matches throughout the tournament: Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Curitiba, Fortaleza, Manaus, Porto Alegre, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador and São Paulo.

"The FIFA World Cup is a very popular tournament that draws visitors from around the world", said Elizabeth Winkle, managing director of STR Global. "Not only did the tournament draw global visitors but it attracted visitors from across the country. As we anticipated, the World Cup had a positive impact on Brazil hotel performance during June and July".
 
Among the host cities, Rio de Janeiro reported the strongest performance in occupancy and average daily rate. All host cities, except Fortaleza, reported higher occupancy during June than in July, despite São Paulo that had nearly the same occupancy performance for both months. In June, during the Group Phase of the tournament there were more matches/teams playing, which offers an explanation for the higher demand levels.

Rio de Janeiro, which hosted the media centre as well as seven matches, including the finals, was able to maintain high occupancy and ADR levels throughout the entire tournament.