Hotel room sales surge 3.5% during FIFA Club World Cup in Charlotte

CHARLOTTE — Hotel room sales spiked during the FIFA Club World Cup match in Uptown last month.

According to the Charlotte Business Journal, sales increased by 3.5% during the 10 days.

Average attendance during the matches was more than 37,000.

This was slightly higher than the other U.S. hosted cities.

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