There’s been no World Cup windfall for Airbnb – and hosts are surprised

USUS MoneyThere’s been no World Cup windfall for Airbnb – and hosts are surprisedDespite spending thousands of dollars on renovations, some homeowners are finding their properties vacant as they hold out for premium rates that many fans are now unwilling to payJasmine Fernández in Austin Friday 01 May 2026 19:29 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2969145","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/us/money/world-cup-2026-airbnb-transit-costs-b2969145.html","title":"There’s been no World Cup windfall for Airbnb – and hosts are surprised"}}CloseHeading to the World Cup this year in New Jersey will be costlyThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"US Money","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}...