Image via TheStewartofNY/GC Images The tight end of the Kansas City Chiefs, Travis Kelce had an average run on the field this season but his team has already entered the playoffs. His girlfriend, the billionaire global pop star, Taylor Swift’s popularity apparently had an effect on the Canadian economy and boosted the tourism and hospitality sector of the country. As per the data released by CoStar, the revenue per available room saw a 10.
8% jump in the month of November as Taylor Swift performed throughout November and finally wrapped up her Eras Tour in Vancouver, Canada in December. Taylor Swift’s Influence In Canada Laura Baxter, CoStar Group’s director of hospitality analytics for Canada, issued a statement that highlighted Taylor Swift’s impact on the hospitality industry. She said, “Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour was the main source of improvement in November, with downtown Toronto averaging room rates of $779 over the six-night period.
These strong rates showed up in the national segmentation data as well, with transient and weekend rates growing 11.5 percent and 12.1 percent, respectively.
Luxury hotels benefited the most, up 19.3 percent in the metric.” Taylor Swift brings huge boom to Toronto's tourism sector This shows how much people put in effort to see a glimpse of Travis’ girlfriend, Taylor Swift.
This phenomenon was not just limited to Canada though. As per reports, many Americans even flew to Europe to catch a glimpse of Taylor Swift since American.