{"id":11503,"date":"2026-01-12T22:19:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T22:18:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com.au\/newsroom\/?p=11503"},"modified":"2026-01-12T23:07:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T23:07:33","slug":"expedias-fan-travel-outlook-reveals-vancouver-leads-aussie-soccer-travel-boom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com.au\/newsroom\/expedias-fan-travel-outlook-reveals-vancouver-leads-aussie-soccer-travel-boom\/","title":{"rendered":"Expedia&#8217;s Fan Travel Outlook reveals Vancouver leads Aussie soccer travel boom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><em>Travel searches surged 160%* by Aussies to host cities<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>after the draw was announced<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><em>Australia ranks&nbsp;sixth**&nbsp;globally in \u2018hardcore fans\u2019 most likely to travel, above soccer powerhouses like Brazil<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><em>Vancouver&nbsp;tops&nbsp;Aussie wish list&nbsp;as most searched&nbsp;host city<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>January&nbsp;13,&nbsp;2025, SYDNEY&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;<\/strong>Today, Expedia<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>&nbsp;released its second Fan Travel Outlook,&nbsp;the definitive travel guide for fans attending&nbsp;this year\u2019s&nbsp;major soccer tournament&nbsp;in&nbsp;North America, from June 11 \u2013 July 19, 2026.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Based on&nbsp;Expedia&nbsp;traveller&nbsp;data,&nbsp;Aussie&nbsp;interest in&nbsp;travelling&nbsp;to&nbsp;host cities in&nbsp;the US&nbsp;and Canada&nbsp;mid-year&nbsp;is up&nbsp;160%*&nbsp;after the draw was announced.&nbsp;Early data&nbsp;shows Vancouver is the most popular&nbsp;destination among&nbsp;Aussie&nbsp;travellers,&nbsp;where the national team\u2019s first match will be held.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe moment team draws were made, fans flocked to the Expedia app to make travel plans, with soccer-fanatic nations like England leading the front line,\u201d said&nbsp;Sarah King, Expedia Travel Expert.&nbsp;\u201cFor Aussie fans, Vancouver is a great gateway&nbsp;into the tournament, and it\u2019s just a quick direct flight or scenic road trip to Seattle for the next match.\u201d&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br><strong>Hardcore Fans Heading to North America&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With&nbsp;48 nations taking part in this mid-year&#8217;s major soccer event,&nbsp;Expedia data&nbsp;identified&nbsp;the most dedicated global fans:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Early signs&nbsp;indicate&nbsp;that&nbsp;<strong>Australian&nbsp;<\/strong>fans will travel to North America in droves, ranking sixth** out of all 48 teams in the \u2018hardcore fans\u2019 ranking of those fans most likely to travel to the tournament.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Colombian&nbsp;<\/strong>fans take top spot in the most dedicated fan ranking, with travel searches up 305%<sup>4<\/sup>&nbsp;&#8211; more than any other nation. Los&nbsp;Cafeteros&nbsp;will head to Mexico City,&nbsp;Guadalajara&nbsp;and Miami, with their match-up with Portugal in Miami proving the biggest driver of searches.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Hardcore Fan Ranking<\/strong><sup>4<\/sup>&nbsp;<br><em>Biggest search increases&nbsp;by nation&nbsp;for travel to NORAM<\/em>&nbsp;<\/td><td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Inbound Fan Tracker<\/strong><sup>2<\/sup>&nbsp;<br><em>Most popular nationality heading to each host city&nbsp;aside from North American fans<\/em>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Colombia +305%&nbsp;<br>England &amp; Scotland +290%&nbsp;<br>Argentina +280%&nbsp;<br>Japan +130%&nbsp;<br>Mexico +115%&nbsp;<br>Australia +80%&nbsp;<br>Canada +75%&nbsp;<br>USA +70%&nbsp;Belgium&nbsp;+65%&nbsp;<br>Brazil +55%&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>Atlanta:&nbsp;<\/strong>English&nbsp;<br><strong>Boston<\/strong>:&nbsp;English &amp; Scottish&nbsp;<br><strong>Dallas:&nbsp;<\/strong>Japanese&nbsp;<br><strong>Guadalajara:&nbsp;<\/strong>Colombian&nbsp;<br><strong>Houston:&nbsp;<\/strong>Japanese&nbsp;<br><strong>Kansas City:&nbsp;<\/strong>Ecuadorian&nbsp;<br><strong>Los Angeles:&nbsp;<\/strong>Japanese&nbsp;<br><strong>Mexico City:&nbsp;<\/strong>Colombian&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>Miami:&nbsp;<\/strong>Scottish&nbsp;<br><strong>Monterrey:&nbsp;<\/strong>Japanese&nbsp;<br><strong>New York:&nbsp;<\/strong>English&nbsp;<br><strong>Philadelphia:&nbsp;<\/strong>English&nbsp;<br><strong>San Francisco:<\/strong>&nbsp;Australian&nbsp;<br><strong>Seattle:&nbsp;<\/strong>Australian&nbsp;<br><strong>Toronto:<\/strong>&nbsp;Panama&nbsp;<br><strong>Vancouver:<\/strong>&nbsp;Australian&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Top&nbsp;Trending&nbsp;Soccer Cities<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With&nbsp;group stage&nbsp;match ups&nbsp;now confirmed,&nbsp;Expedia reveals the latest insights on the surging travel demand,&nbsp;as&nbsp;fans plan&nbsp;their North American trips:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Searches by Aussies post draw for all three host cities (Vancouver,&nbsp;Seattle&nbsp;and San Francisco) combined are up a staggering 455%***.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Globally,&nbsp;Boston&nbsp;tops both the most popular&nbsp;and trending&nbsp;rankings,&nbsp;with&nbsp;more searches than any other&nbsp;host&nbsp;city.&nbsp;Searches&nbsp;are&nbsp;up 1000%<sup>1<\/sup>,&nbsp;driven by soccer-mad English and Scottish fans&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;making&nbsp;up 65%<sup>2<\/sup>&nbsp;of all Boston searches.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td colspan=\"2\"><strong>EXPEDIA\u2019S TOP GLOBAL SOCCER CITIES<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Most Popular Host Cities<\/strong><sup>1<\/sup><strong>&nbsp;Globally<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>1. Boston&nbsp;<br>2. New York&nbsp;<br>3. Miami&nbsp;<br>4. Dallas<br>5. Toronto<br>6. Vancouver<br>7. Philadelphia<br>8. Kansas City<br>9. Seattle<br>10. Houston<br>11. Los Angeles<br>12. Atlanta<br>13. Monterrey<br>14. Guadalajara<br>15. Mexico City<br>16. San Francisco&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>Host Cities Trending Upwards<\/strong><sup>1&nbsp;<\/sup><strong>Globally<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>1. Boston +1000%&nbsp;<br>2. Dallas +900%&nbsp;<br>3. Kansas City +640%&nbsp;<br>4. Philadelphia +530%&nbsp;<br>5. Guadalajara +470%&nbsp;<br>6. Houston +375%&nbsp;<br>7. Monterrey +270%&nbsp;<br>8. Miami +260%&nbsp;<br>9. Atlanta +240%&nbsp;<br>10. Toronto +220%&nbsp;<br>11. Mexico City +150%&nbsp;<br>12. New York +120%&nbsp;<br>13. Seattle +85%&nbsp;<br>14. Vancouver +75%&nbsp;<br>15. Los Angeles +65%&nbsp;<br>16. San Francisco +10%&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Expedia\u2019s Top Travel Tips for Fans&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Consider multi-city&nbsp;flight&nbsp;tickets:<\/strong>&nbsp;If following a team to multiple cities,&nbsp;sometimes&nbsp;flying into one city and&nbsp;returning&nbsp;out of another can prove&nbsp;cheaper than&nbsp;buying&nbsp;separate one-ways.&nbsp;\u202fCheck out the multi-city&nbsp;flights booking function on Expedia.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Bundle<\/strong><sup>5<\/sup><sup>&nbsp;<\/sup><strong>and save more&nbsp;on packages:<\/strong>&nbsp;Flights, hotels, car&nbsp;hire&nbsp;and activities \u2013 all in one place. Book them together on Expedia&nbsp;to save&nbsp;hundreds on average. Bonus: your&nbsp;full itinerary is stored in one place.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Stay in an alternative city or suburb:<\/strong>&nbsp;Along with&nbsp;hotels, also&nbsp;consider&nbsp;holiday&nbsp;rentals&nbsp;for extra space.&nbsp;There may be better availability in suburbs&nbsp;or rural areas&nbsp;outside&nbsp;of&nbsp;cities.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com.au\/Carlisle-Hotels-Private-Studio-W-Loft-Center-Historic-Carlisle.h76331885.Hotel-Information?dateless=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Studio from $220&nbsp;per night<\/a><sup>6<\/sup>&nbsp;in&nbsp;Carlisle&nbsp;MA, 45 minutes from Boston&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com.au\/Dallas-Hotels-The-Monticello-Guest-House-Charming-M-Streets-Dallas.h39965278.Hotel-Information\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1-bedroom&nbsp;apartment&nbsp;at The Monticello Guest House<\/a>&nbsp;from&nbsp;$225&nbsp;per night<sup>6<\/sup>&nbsp;in Knox&nbsp;Street District,&nbsp;15&nbsp;minutes from Downtown&nbsp;Dallas&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com.au\/Langley-Hotels-Fort-Wine-Manor-Estate-Home-For-10-Guests.h117977230.Hotel-Information?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">3-bedroom private estate home<\/a>&nbsp;from&nbsp;$640&nbsp;per night<sup>6<\/sup>&nbsp;in Langley Township, BC, 1 hour 30 minutes from the stadium&nbsp;in Vancouver&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Turn on Price Alerts:<\/strong>&nbsp;Use Price Tracking<sup>7<\/sup>&nbsp;in the Expedia app to track fares and&nbsp;get notified&nbsp;when prices drop.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Book your travel for next summer\u2019s soccer spectacle on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Expedia<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">###&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADDITIONAL FINDINGS<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hardcore fans<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Searches to the US by&nbsp;<strong>British&nbsp;<\/strong>fans have ballooned to +290%<sup>4<\/sup>. The surge is driven by not only the English but also the Scottish \u2013 taking part in their first world soccer tournament in 30 years.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Scotland\u2019s<\/strong>&nbsp;passionate fans will head to Boston and Miami, with searches for their opening game in Boston ten times the volume of&nbsp;<strong>England<\/strong>&nbsp;fans\u2019 searches for their matchup in the same city.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Brazil<\/strong>&nbsp;(+55%<sup>4<\/sup>) ranks 10<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;in the list, beaten by rivals and current champions Argentina (+280%<sup>4<\/sup>) and even the Japanese (+130%<sup>4<\/sup>).&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Top trending soccer cities<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Miami&nbsp;ranks third in the most popular host city list (+260%<sup>1<\/sup>), with Brazil vs Scotland drawing the biggest&nbsp;initial&nbsp;interest. Searches by the Scots account for&nbsp;almost half<sup>2<\/sup>&nbsp;of searches made for Miami post-draw.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>San Francisco trails both the rankings, with only a 10%<sup>1<\/sup>&nbsp;increase in interest, despite hosting five group stage matches.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>New York ranks as the second most popular city, proving an accessible hub for travelling international fans. Globally, accommodation searches are up 120%<sup>1<\/sup>, with flight searches up 165%<sup>3<\/sup>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dallas&nbsp;is trending up 900%<sup>1<\/sup>, globally. The Texan city will host soccer powerhouses England and Argentina, yet searches are being driven by Japanese fans, who will have two games in Dallas &#8211; they account for almost a third of travel searches.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>1<\/sup>\u00a0Based on\u00a0accommodation\u00a0searches made on Expedia global from 5 \u2013 8 December 2025 compared to 30 November 2025 \u2013 1 December 2025. For group stage stay dates 11 \u2013 27 June 2026 in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Miami, Houston, Atlanta, Dallas,\u00a0Seattle,\u00a0Kansas City, San Francisco, Toronto, Vancouver, Monterrey, Mexico City\u00a0&amp;\u00a0Guadalajara.\u00a0<br><sup>2<\/sup>\u00a0Based on\u00a0accommodation\u00a0searches made on Expedia global from 5 \u2013 8 December 2025.\u00a0\u00a0<br><sup>3<\/sup>\u00a0Based on flight searches made on Expedia global from 5 \u2013 8 December 2025 compared to 30 November 2025 \u2013 1 December 2025. For group stage travel between 11 \u2013 27 June 2026 to New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Miami, Houston, Atlanta, Dallas, Seattle, Kansas City, San Francisco, Toronto, Vancouver, Monterrey, Mexico City &amp; Guadalajara.\u00a0\u00a0<br><sup>4<\/sup>\u00a0Based on\u00a0accommodation\u00a0searches made on Expedia global from 10 September &#8211; 8 December 2025 compared to 10 September &#8211; 8 December\u00a02024, for stays\u00a0between 11 \u2013 27 June 2026\u00a0compared to stays 11 \u2013 27 June 2025.\u00a0<br><sup>5<\/sup>\u00a0Savings vary and are not available on all packages. Savings are compared to the price of the same components booked\u00a0separately.\u00a0<br><sup>6\u00a0<\/sup>Holiday\u00a0rental\u00a0prices\u00a0are correct as of 9 December\u00a02025\u00a0but are subject to change.\u00a0\u00a0<br><sup>7<\/sup>\u00a0Price Tracking\u202fis\u00a0available as an Expedia member benefit.\u00a0Price history\u202fis based on the lowest priced flight per day based on searches on Expedia, for your specific search enquiry.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>*Based on&nbsp;accommodation&nbsp;searches made on Expedia.com.au from 5 \u2013 8 December 2025 compared to 28 November \u2013 1 December 2025, for stay dates 11 \u2013 27 June 2026 in any of the 16 host cities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>** Based on&nbsp;accommodation&nbsp;searches on Expedia.com.au from 10 Sept &#8211; 8 Dec 2025 v 10 Sept &#8211; 8 Dec 2024, for stays during group stages (11 &#8211; 27 June 2026) compared to stays for 11 \u2013 27 June 2025&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>***Based on&nbsp;accommodation&nbsp;searches made on Expedia.com.au from 5 \u2013 10 December 2025 compared to 26 November \u2013 1 December 2025, for stay dates 11 \u2013 27 June 2026 in Vancouver,&nbsp;Seattle&nbsp;and San Francisco.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January&nbsp;13,&nbsp;2025, SYDNEY&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;Today, Expedia\u00ae&nbsp;released its second Fan Travel Outlook,&nbsp;the definitive travel guide for fans attending&nbsp;this year\u2019s&nbsp;major soccer tournament&nbsp;in&nbsp;North America, from June&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":11502,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[138],"tags":[],"companies":[73],"locations":[72],"class_list":["post-11503","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","companies-expedia","locations-sydney","entry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com.au\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11503","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com.au\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com.au\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com.au\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com.au\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11503"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com.au\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11503\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11509,"href":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com.au\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11503\/revisions\/11509"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com.au\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11502"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com.au\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11503"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com.au\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11503"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com.au\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11503"},{"taxonomy":"companies","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com.au\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/companies?post=11503"},{"taxonomy":"locations","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com.au\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/locations?post=11503"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}