Key Quantitative Figures

  • US outbound flight bookings: Up 13% year-on-year
  • US to Canada flight bookings: Up 44% year-on-year
  • US to Mexico flight bookings: Down 12% year-on-year
  • Intra-European flight bookings: Up 37% year-on-year
  • Domestic European flight bookings: Up 35% year-on-year
  • International inbound flight bookings to Europe: Up 11% year-on-year
  • Latin America domestic flight bookings: Up 38% year-on-year
  • Latin America intra-regional flight bookings: Up 16% year-on-year
  • European demand for Latin America: Up 15% year-on-year
  • US demand for Latin America: Up 1% year-on-year

FIFA World Cup 2026 Impact Data

Host City Flight Demand Year-on-Year:

  • Houston: Up 10.4%
  • Dallas: Up 8.7%
  • New York: Up 8.8%
  • Toronto: Up 3.2%
  • Vancouver: Up 2.7% (with Average Daily Rate up 17.1%)
  • Seattle: Down 20.6%
  • Mexico City: Down 24.9%
  • Guadalajara: Down 25.0%
  • Monterrey: Down 16.8%

International Source Markets for Host Cities:

  • United Kingdom: 19.4% of flight bookings
  • Brazil: 5.0%
  • Germany: 4.9%
  • Japan: 4.6%
  • Colombia: 4.4%
  • France: 4.0%
  • South Korea: 3.8%
  • Argentina: 2.1% of confirmed bookings, 8.2% of searches

Regional Performance Details

Europe Destination Preferences:

  • North American travelers to Europe: London (13.7%), Paris (8.7%), Rome (6.5%), Madrid (4.7%), Dublin (4.6%)
  • Latin American travelers to Europe: Madrid (28.5%), Paris (8.2%)

Country-Specific European Performance:

  • France: Flight bookings up 15% (intra-European growth 34%), hotel searches up 11%
  • Spain: Flight bookings up 28%, hotel searches up 33%
  • Italy: Flight bookings up 24%, hotel searches up 30%
  • UK: Flight bookings up 11%, hotel searches down 6%
  • Portugal: Flight bookings up 24%, hotel searches up 24%

Middle East Hotel Search Activity:

  • Western Europe to Middle East: Down 49 percentage points year-to-date
  • South Asia to Middle East: Down 61 percentage points year-to-date
  • Intra-regional Middle East travel: Up 9 points year-to-date
  • Middle East to United States: Significant surge driven by World Cup demand

Additional Contextual Data

  • Approximately one-third of summer bookings across most markets remain unmade
  • Airfare increases observed since Middle East conflict escalation: Domestic US fares up 25% year-on-year
  • Central America to Central America fares: Up 44%
  • Top international destinations for US travelers: Mexico (8.7%), Canada (7.5%), United Kingdom (7%), Italy (6%)

Parties Involved

  • RateGain Travel Technologies Limited (BSE: 543417, NSE: RATEGAIN)
  • Subsidiary: Sojern (AI-powered travel platform acquired by RateGain in 2025)
  • Mark Rabe, CEO at Sojern (provided commentary)
  • Mukesh Kumar, General Counsel, Company Secretary & Compliance Officer at RateGain (signed the filing)

Financial Impact

Financial impact not quantified in the disclosure. The document presents market trend analysis without specific financial implications for RateGain.