The 2026 FIFA World Cup, Privately — How It Was Arranged and What Comes Next
The 2026 FIFA World Cup has finished. Forest Travel arranged it privately across the United States, Mexico and Canada — official VIP matchday hospitality, suites held months ahead in each host city, and private aviation between matches. What follows is how that was done, and how the same access is arranged for the events still ahead: Wimbledon, the Monaco Grand Prix, Cannes, the Masters, the Ryder Cup and the Olympics.
- The 2026 FIFA World Cup ran from 11 June to 19 July 2026 across 16 host cities in the United States, Mexico and Canada — the first 48-team, 104-match tournament, with the final in the New York/New Jersey area.
- Official VIP hospitality — in-stadium lounges, premium seating, hosted dining — was the dependable way to attend in comfort; Forest Travel secured it alongside the rest of each journey.
- In Miami, Los Angeles and the New York/New Jersey area, the finest hotels sold out and repriced 9–12 months ahead.
- A luxury World Cup journey with Forest Travel started from around US$25,000 per person, rising with the number of matches, the hospitality tier and private aviation.
- The 2030 FIFA World Cup will be hosted by Morocco, Portugal and Spain, with centenary matches in Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay — three continents and six countries.
- The same method opens Wimbledon, the Monaco Grand Prix, Cannes, the Masters, the Ryder Cup and the Olympics.
When and where the 2026 FIFA World Cup was played
The 2026 FIFA World Cup ran from 11 June to 19 July 2026, co-hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada — the largest yet, with 48 teams and 104 matches across 16 host cities. In the United States they were Miami, Los Angeles, New York/New Jersey, Dallas, Atlanta, Houston, Boston, Philadelphia, Seattle, Kansas City and the San Francisco Bay Area; in Mexico, Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey; and in Canada, Toronto and Vancouver. The final was played in the New York/New Jersey area.
How we arranged it
Privately, and through official hospitality. The dependable, comfortable way in was official VIP matchday hospitality — premium seating with in-stadium lounges, hosted dining and climate-controlled space away from the crowds — rather than chasing resale seats. We secured it as one part of a fully orchestrated journey: the hospitality, the right luxury hotel, private transfers to and from the stadium, and the days around each match.
What the host cities taught us about hotels
In the busiest host cities — Miami, Los Angeles and the New York/New Jersey area above all — the leading hotels sold out and repriced 9–12 months out, and the suites that mattered were held the year before. That lead time is the rule for any tournament of this scale, and it will be again in 2030.
Travelling between matches and cities
With 16 host cities across three countries, the journey between matches mattered as much as the matches. We arranged private aviation and transfers between host cities, so guests followed their team or their fixtures without losing days to airports. From our home city, the Miami matches paired with a yacht charter on Biscayne Bay or a Caribbean finale; the Los Angeles and New York fixtures folded into a wider US journey.
What a luxury World Cup journey started from
A fully custom World Cup journey with Forest Travel started from around US$25,000 per person, rising with the number of matches, the hospitality tier, suite-level hotels and private aviation — an indicative starting point, never a fixed package price. Forest Travel is a Miami luxury travel advisory and a Virtuoso member.
The next World Cup: 2030
The 2030 FIFA World Cup will be hosted by Morocco, Portugal and Spain, with centenary matches in Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay to mark 100 years since the first World Cup in 1930 — three continents and six countries, ratified by the FIFA Congress on 11 December 2024. The planning will start the same way as in 2026: official hospitality, the right hotels and the aviation between cities, held well ahead.
What comes next on the calendar
The tournament is over; the method is not. The events worth attending are never truly sold out — they are arranged, months ahead and through relationships held since 1986. Wimbledon's debenture seats and Members' Enclosure, the Monaco Grand Prix from a box or a yacht, Cannes, the Masters, the Ryder Cup and the Olympics are opened the same way the World Cup was. See signature event journeys, or read how access to the marquee events is secured and how far ahead to begin.
Questions, answered.
It ran from 11 June to 19 July 2026, co-hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada. It was the first 48-team, 104-match tournament, played across 16 host cities, with the final in the New York/New Jersey area.
Sixteen cities hosted matches: in the US, Miami, Los Angeles, New York/New Jersey, Dallas, Atlanta, Houston, Boston, Philadelphia, Seattle, Kansas City and the San Francisco Bay Area; in Mexico, Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey; and Toronto and Vancouver in Canada.
Through official matchday hospitality — premium seating with in-stadium lounges and hosted dining — which is the dependable, comfortable way to attend rather than chasing resale seats. Forest Travel secures it alongside hotels, private transfers and the days around each match, as we did across the 2026 tournament.
Well ahead. In 2026 the leading hotels in Miami, Los Angeles and the New York/New Jersey area sold out and repriced 9–12 months before the tournament, and the best suites were held the year before. For a tournament of that scale, the finest hotels are best secured a year or more out.
A luxury World Cup journey with Forest Travel started from around US$25,000 per person, rising with the number of matches, the hospitality tier, suite-level hotels and private aviation. It was an indicative starting point, never a fixed package price.
In Morocco, Portugal and Spain, with centenary matches in Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay to mark 100 years since the first World Cup in 1930: three continents and six countries. The hosts were ratified by the FIFA Congress on 11 December 2024.
Yes. The same method opens Wimbledon's debenture seats, the Monaco Grand Prix from a box or a yacht, Cannes, the Masters, the Ryder Cup and the Olympics: arranged months ahead, through relationships held since 1986, alongside the hotels and aviation around each event.
At the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Forest Travel arranged private aviation and transfers between host cities, so guests could follow their team or their fixtures across the United States, Mexico and Canada without losing days to airports. With 16 host cities in three countries, the journey between matches mattered as much as the matches, and private transfers to and from each stadium completed the arrangement.
Miami matches at the 2026 FIFA World Cup paired well with a yacht charter on Biscayne Bay or a Caribbean finale, arranged from Forest Travel's home city. Los Angeles and New York fixtures were folded into a wider journey across the United States. In each case the match was one part of a fully orchestrated trip that included the hotel, private transfers and the days around it.
Planning for the 2030 FIFA World Cup in Morocco, Portugal and Spain begins the same way it did in 2026: official hospitality, the right hotels and the aviation between cities, all held well ahead. In 2026 the leading hotels in the busiest host cities sold out and repriced 9–12 months out, and that lead time is expected to be the rule again in 2030, across three continents and six countries.
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