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World Cup match days kicked up spending in Toronto and Vancouver: Visa data
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CityNews Toronto
TORONTO — New Visa data suggests the FIFA World Cup brought a rise in spending among consumers in Canadian host cities.
The credit card company said Tuesday that match day spending rose as much as 24.6 per cent in Toronto and 12.7 per cent in Vancouver, when compared with the same days a year ago.
When Canada played Qatar in a group-stage match in Vancouver on June 18, there was a 4.9 per cent increase in spending in the city, said Visa, which is a World Cup sponsor.
Vancouver and Toronto hosted a collective 13 games during the World Cup, which wrapped up last month.
Through the tournament, Toronto hotel associations lamented a drop in occupancy rates.