Rafael Nam
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The World Cup was seen as a big deal in the hotel industry.
The tournament is being staged this summer across the US, Canada, and Mexico, with 11 American cities hosting games.
But an industry survey from the American Hotel and Lodging Association shows that nearly 80% of hotels in host cities are saying bookings are running below projections.
For some cities, it gets even worse.
Kansas City says that 85 to 90 percent of hotels report bookings are softer than anticipated.
In fact, they are actually running even below a typical June or July.
By contrast, hotels in both Miami and Atlanta report a much stronger number of bookings.
Ty Mulligani in Alabama was excited at first.
He was hoping to take his family to see the U.S.
Then he saw the high ticket prices and how much hotels and flights would cost.
Some fans overseas also say they are against some of the Trump administration policies and will not come as a result.
FIFA and the White House say the World Cup will be a big success.
But the hotel industry saying bookings so far in the U.S.
are not as high as they had expected.
And that's raising concerns with only weeks to go before the tournament.
Ty Mulligani in Alabama was excited at first.
He was hoping to take his family to see the U.S.