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New Jersey Mikie, State Legislature Landing on FIFA World Cup Like Buzzards on Roadkill – HotAir

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New Jersey Mikie, State Legislature Landing on FIFA World Cup Like Buzzards on Roadkill – HotAir

There’s nothing that brings glee to the scheming dark heart of a blue state like a sudden income stream they can plunder, and New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill is not different, nor are her toadies in the Democratic-dominated New Jersey State legislature.





Hence, for all the posturing about ‘bad deals’ negotiated by the previous administration of rodential former NJ Governor Phil Murphy, Sherrill has been quick to jump on the upcoming Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup events that Murphy had thoughtfully locked on for the state to host.

Here was the governor just yesterday welcoming the Moroccan ambassador, as he toured facilities in the state that would be his country’s teams’ home away from home.

Yeah – New Jersey fans. You bet.

Anyway, they were pulling out all the stops to impress the visitors, and, by extension, the hopefully legions of foaming-at-the-mouth fans who will be following them loyally to the Garden State.

…The best part of hosting the World Cup is that we get to showcase New Jersey for the world. Team Morocco will be joined by Brazil, Haiti, and others setting up camp across New Jersey – bringing fans who will stay, shop, and eat locally (and get a taste of our pizza, bagels, and so much more).

No matter what team you’re rooting for, all of you will always have a place on Team New Jersey!





See that lively twinkle in the normally monosyllabic and awkwardly stilted governor’s eye?

The magic of money.

It’s the thought of the cha-ching this represents, and state officials have been on the windfall planning train since Sherrill took office.

The first thing she did was drop the bombshell that the NJ Transit train ticket to Met Life Stadium at the Meadowlands for those ticketholders staying in NYC would be a smidge more than the usual fare.

Okay – more than a smidge. Make it a buttload.

ONEHUNNERTFITTYDOLLAH

And they’ll also be inconveniencing people who have to take the train in for work, as well.

FIFA and New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill have become embroiled in a war of words this past week as the prospect of $150 train tickets to travel to World Cup games and plans to close parts of New York’s Penn Station have angered residents.

The recent uproar began after reports surfaced April 6 that parts of Penn Station would be closed to NJ Transit commuters not attending World Cup games for four hours before kickoff during the eight matches at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium.

Moreover, round-trip train tickets between Penn Station in Manhattan and MetLife Stadium, where the final of the FIFA World Cup is set to be played, were announced by NJ Transit to come in at $150 per person.

A return ride on the same line typically costs $12.90, according to NJ Transit.





Don’t think you’ll circumvent the expensive rail ride and take a bus. They’ve jacked those fares up to $80 for a round-trip to soccer paradise.

…The priciest trip to the stadiums will come in the suburbs of New York and Boston, where ticket prices for regular public transportation options have skyrocketed. Boston will have a train from South Station to Gillette Stadium, much as it does on gamedays for the NFL’s New England Patriots, but a round-trip ticket will cost $80, more than quadruple the usual cost. A ticket for a bus with more than 20 pickup points, meanwhile, will cost $95.

And you can’t park the Tesla at the stadium, nope, nope, nope.

But hang on, there’s more soccer-related grifting going on.

The legislature has done its part by creating an ever-so-special 30-square-mile taxing zone around the Meadowlands to take advantage of all those soccer-mad fans and tourists and their wallets.

I mean, it’s kind of tough if you live in the area, but they expect you’ll get over…sometime.

So, for the privilege of letting NJ pick your pockets in broad daylight, it’s going to cost a soccer someone or an abused resident who needs to buy something in the Meadowlands ‘zone’ an extra 3% premium tacked onto NJ sales tax.





But wait, there’s more.

If you want to bet on your team or a game, there’s something extra from the legislature in the works for you, too.

Now the extra percentages they’re charging on the hotel and bed tax – another 2.5% – doesn’t sound too onerous until you realize what rapacious rates are already being charged for rooms near the venue. There’s also increased admissions and event taxes.

That extra will add up. Then again, if you’re willing and can pay eight grand a night for a room for a stupid soccer game, more power to you.

Cha-ching, cha–CHING!





The thing is, this bald-faced cash grab, while understandable to a certain degree, might not pan out the way these drooling hopefuls are planning.

According to Forbes, there has been a decided lack of early enthusiasm for World Cup events that’s translating into booking levels that can only be described as disappointing so far. If it doesn’t pick up, or, holy smokes, gets worse? 

Oooh, the finger-pointing will start.

U.S. Hotels Say World Cup Is ‘Non-Event’ So Far

80% of hoteliers are saying bookings are tracking well below original forecasts, including in the NYC metro area. Rut-roh.

…Which World Cup Host Cities See A ‘non-Event’ For Hotels?

Roughly 85-90% of hoteliers in Kansas City report that bookings are trailing a typical June or July without any major events. In four host cities—Boston, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Seattle—nearly 80% of hoteliers say bookings are behind a typical summer, with many describing the tournament as a “non-event.” In Los Angeles, nearly 65-70% of AHLA respondents report bookings below expectations, often in line with or lagging behind a typical summer. Likewise, roughly two-thirds of New York City hotels report softer-than-expected bookings that track with normal, but not elevated, summer demand.

Which World Cup Host Cities See A Lift In Hotel Bookings?

In Miami, more than half (55%) of respondents say bookings are ahead of expectations and typical summer benchmarks. Half of Atlanta hotels (50%) report bookings are in line with or ahead of expectations, and ahead of a typical June or July. In the two Texas host cities—Dallas and Houston—roughly 70% of respondents report bookings are below World Cup expectations, though they are still broadly in line with a typical June or July, which indicates “limited incremental lift” from the tournament, according to the AHLA report.

Hope For A Last-Minute Influx Of Fans

For June games, the booking window for international fans is closing. “If a team has a fan base that needs a visa, that time is getting short, or has already passed,” Freitag told Forbes. “If a country’s fans aren’t able to get visas, then you rely on Americans that follow that team or people who have relocated here and are already in the country.” But there’s still hope that the later stages of the tournament will deliver some robust room demand from international travelers “if they can afford a ticket,” Freitag said. “I think prices on the secondary market are, I guess ‘robust’ is the word.” Expect to see hotel room demand lift in July, after the tournament’s early-stage rounds, Fyall told Forbes. “If a team is doing well and fans sniff an opportunity that ‘this could be our year,’ then I think a lot of people will want to be there,” he said. “The tournament really doesn’t heat up until the end of June. That’s where we could see pickup.” And if those international fans don’t arrive? “The stadia will be pretty full with mainly Americans. Some of them will be slam-packed,” Fyall said. “It’ll look great on TV, but it won’t be a tourism bonanza.”





Come on – who would want to go to Los Angeles…

…when you could go to New Jersey instead?

Worth every dime they’ll take.

While the state yells, GOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!

Because screaming ‘Score!‘ would be too tacky even for them.


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