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Visit Spokane pitches FIFA fan‑zone and urges support to retain local tourism assessment at $5
Summary
Visit Spokane reported contracting and convention trends, outlined a FIFA 2026 fan‑zone and base‑camp effort that could include watch parties in June and July, and asked commissioners to support state legislation to keep the local Tourism Promotion Assessment at $5 per room.
Brandon (Visit Spokane) on Sept. 23 reviewed second‑quarter convention numbers, pipeline contracting and a planned FIFA 2026 program that could bring additional visitors and activation to Spokane.
Brandon said Q2 room‑night goals were 20,000 and the organization achieved about 16,000 contracted room nights. He attributed part of the slower contracting to national funding and planning uncertainties and to a longer contracting cycle among some major groups.
On FIFA, Visit Spokane said Spokane is one of several official fan‑zone…
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