FIFA 2026 Airbnb Host Guide: Dallas

The Match Schedule: The Most Matches of Any U.S. Venue

AT&T Stadium in Arlington hosts nine FIFA 2026 matches — more than any other U.S. venue. Five group stage matches in June, three knockout-round matches running into July, and a semifinal on July 14. The match dates that should anchor your calendar:

• June 14 — Group stage match, opening weekend of the tournament.
• June 17 — Group stage match.
• June 22 — Argentina vs. Austria, group stage.
• June 25 — Group stage match.
• June 27 — Argentina vs. Jordan, final group stage match at AT&T.
• June 30 — Round of 32 knockout match.
• July 3 — Round of 16 knockout match.
• July 6 — Round of 16 knockout match.
• July 14 — Semifinal. The latest-stage match Dallas hosts and the tournament's peak pricing event for the metroplex.

Urgent: New ticket inventory dropped today. FIFA opened a Last-Minute Sales Phase on April 22, 2026 at 10 AM CT via FIFA.com/tickets, releasing additional AT&T Stadium inventory for the entire tournament window. That ticket release is what's driving the latest wave of accommodations searches, and the searches are happening now. If your pricing, minimum stays, and calendar aren't finalized by this weekend, you're leaving money on the table.

Four things worth flagging about the schedule:

• Argentina plays twice at AT&T — June 22 vs. Austria and June 27 vs. Jordan. Argentina travels with one of the largest international fan bases of any nation in the tournament; both nights are top-tier demand.
• England and the Netherlands are also expected at AT&T during the group stage. Both national teams pull strong international travel demand even when their group stage opponents are lower-profile.
• Sweden's addition on June 25 was confirmed on April 22, 2026 following the UEFA playoff final. Their addition shifts the pricing picture for that match night — Scandinavian travel demand is real, even when the opposing team is lower-profile.
• The semifinal on July 14 is the single highest-pricing-power night of the entire DFW tournament window. Treat it as a separate pricing tier from the rest of the tournament.

Regulations: An Injunction Is Holding, But the Texas Supreme Court Has the Case

The most important sentence Dallas hosts can read in 2026: as of April 2026, STRs are legal to operate in Dallas under a temporary court injunction. The City of Dallas passed a near-total STR ban in 2023; a coalition of hosts sued; the Fifth District Court of Appeals has upheld an injunction blocking enforcement; and the City has now petitioned the Texas Supreme Court to reinstate the ban. The case is pending, the timeline is uncertain, and a ruling between drafting and the tournament is possible.

The compressed timeline:

• June 2023 — Dallas City Council passed an ordinance restricting short-term rentals to commercial zones (9-3 vote), citing "public health, safety, and quality of life." Reporting at the time estimated the ordinance would have removed roughly 90% of Dallas STRs from compliance.
• December 2023 — Dallas Short-Term Rental Alliance secured a temporary injunction blocking enforcement of the ordinance.
• February, July, and August 2025 — Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals issued rulings upholding the injunction, keeping STRs operational across Dallas during the litigation.
• October 2025 — City of Dallas filed a petition with the Texas Supreme Court seeking to overturn the injunction and reinstate the ordinance.
• April 2026 — Petition still pending before the Texas Supreme Court. STRs remain legal under the injunction; a ruling between now and the tournament window would change the regulatory picture quickly.

What this means for Dallas hosts: operate now, monitor the court case, and have a contingency plan if SCOTX issues a ruling before kickoff.

What still applies regardless of the court case

Several rules apply regardless of how the SCOTX petition resolves:

• 9% City of Dallas Hotel Occupancy Tax plus 6% Texas state HOT — collected on gross room receipts. Some platforms collect a portion automatically; verify your specific platform's handling and file the rest with the city and state.
• Occupancy cap — 3 guests per bedroom, 12 maximum per unit, regardless of property size.
• Noise ordinance — no amplified sound after 10 PM. Tournament-window neighbor complaints are likely; build this into your house rules.
• Insurance and liability — Texas requires short-term rental hosts to carry adequate liability coverage; large group bookings during the tournament make this more important than usual.

Arlington and surrounding cities

The stadium is in Arlington, not Dallas, and Arlington has its own short-term rental rules separate from the City of Dallas litigation. Adjacent municipalities — Fort Worth, Grand Prairie, Irving, Plano, and Frisco — each have their own ordinance regimes ranging from registration-only to outright restriction. If your property is anywhere in the metroplex other than Dallas city limits, read your specific city's ordinance rather than relying on Dallas guidance.

For a side-by-side view of how DFW's framework compares with the other 15 host cities, see the city-by-city regulations guide.

The Pricing Opportunity: Middle-of-the-Pack ADR, Top-Tier Match Volume

Dallas's pricing picture is shaped by match volume more than by ceiling. Nine matches across 31 days produce consistent multi-night demand that few other cities can match. The numbers worth anchoring against: (Skip to the pricing calculator if you just want numbers.)

• Deloitte projection: approximately $4,400 per Dallas-area host, with roughly $24M in total Dallas-area Airbnb host earnings across the tournament window.
• Pre-tournament pacing: AirDNA Dallas data shows ADRs up 85% year-over-year for tournament dates, with Deep Ellum pacing at 210% — $113/night versus a $59 normal summer baseline.
• Arlington specifically: outlier listings pricing well above market — a $23,000 five-bedroom and a $14,200 townhouse have made local headlines, but neither is a market norm. Most Arlington hosts are pricing in the low-to-mid hundreds for group stage match nights.

Pricing by match phase

• Group stage matches (June 14, 17, 22, 25, 27): 40–65% above your normal summer baseline is well within range. Argentina nights (June 22 and June 27) sit at the top of that band; Sweden's June 25 addition pulls that night closer to the top as well.
• Round of 32 / Round of 16 (June 30, July 3, July 6): Add another 20–30% on top of group-stage rates. Knockout demand is more price-inelastic.
• Semifinal week (July 11–15): The single highest-pricing window of the DFW tournament. Treat semifinal night and the surrounding nights as a separate pricing tier.

Try the FIFA 2026 Pricing Calculator →

Enter your base summer rate and host city. The calculator applies the match-phase multipliers above and returns a proposed nightly price for every day in June and July 2026.

For the full tournament-wide pricing framework, see the FIFA 2026 pricing guide.

Getting Guests to AT&T Stadium: The Transit Problem

Here is the fact every international fan needs to be told before they arrive: Arlington is the largest city in the United States with no public transit system of any kind. AT&T Stadium has no rail station, no city bus network, and no walk-in route from anywhere fans typically stay. The North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) announced its tournament transit plan on April 2, 2026, and your guidebook needs to translate it into the specific instructions your guests will follow.

TRE to CentrePort, then charter bus to a hub, then a half-mile walk. From Dallas, take Trinity Railway Express to CentrePort Station and transfer to a charter bus. The charter bus terminates at a bus hub in Arlington — not at the stadium itself. From the hub, expect a half-mile (roughly 10-minute) walk to your gate. Door-to-door from downtown Dallas, plan for about 1.5 hours.

I-30 managed lanes will be reversed for charter shuttles. NCTCOG announced at its April 2 press conference that I-30's managed toll lanes will be reversed and prioritized for charter shuttles on match days. The practical implication for hosts: the charter bus is faster than the Uber, even though it doesn't feel that way on a map. Tell your guests this explicitly.

DART Green Line to Fair Park — for the Fan Festival, not the stadium. The DART Green Line runs to Fair Park in Dallas, where the FIFA Fan Festival is being staged. Fair Park is a different destination from AT&T Stadium; do not let your guests confuse them.

Driving is actively encouraged for locals. AT&T Stadium has 16,600 parking spaces, and the Arlington street grid is built around them. For local fans with cars, driving is the fastest and most convenient option — opposite of the calculus in most other host cities.

Rideshare is a designated-lot operation. Drop-offs and pickups happen at the Esports Stadium Arlington lot, which is 0.7 miles (10–15 minutes walking) from the gates. Drop-offs work; pickups after the final whistle sit in long queues.

No drop-offs at the stadium. Rideshare and taxi drivers cannot drop directly at the AT&T Stadium gates on match days. Tell your guests this explicitly so they don't end up arguing with their driver.

Heat is a real factor. Arlington in June/July routinely runs 95–105°F. AT&T Stadium is air-conditioned, but the walks from the bus hub and the rideshare lot are not. Hydration and shade-planning belong in the guidebook.

For hosts, the transit reality is strategic: the listings that get rebooked are the ones whose owners wrote a short, specific transit guide before the guest arrived. "Take Uber to the rideshare lot, then walk 0.7 miles" saves a guest from a missed kickoff.

Best Neighborhoods for Hosts

Arlington (close-in to AT&T). Closest to the stadium and the highest match-day premiums in the metroplex. Arlington's STR rules apply — verify before listing — and expect concentrated demand on every match night.

Deep Ellum. The strongest YoY pacing in the metro at 210%. Walkable bar and live-music density that international fans love, DART access into downtown Dallas, and a TRE connection to the stadium that works.

Downtown Dallas. Direct DART rail access, the easiest transit option to Fair Park for the Fan Festival, and a TRE-to-charter-bus path to the stadium. Hotel-adjacent feel that some international fans prefer.

Uptown Dallas. Strong walkable neighborhood appeal, M-Line streetcar to downtown, and an easy rideshare to TRE. ADRs that beat Arlington for guests willing to commute on match days.

Fort Worth. Genuinely a separate city with its own neighborhood character, TRE direct access to CentrePort and the charter bus hub, and pricing that often undercuts Dallas/Arlington proper.

Plano and Frisco. Suburban, group-friendly housing for the larger fan parties (4–8 guests). DART rail connections work back to downtown Dallas; from there it's the standard TRE-to-charter-bus route. Verify the specific city's ordinance before listing.

What to Put in Your Guidebook

Stadium transit step-by-step. From your specific neighborhood, name the closest TRE or DART station, the transfer at CentrePort, the charter bus, and the walk from the bus hub. Door-to-door time. International guests consistently underestimate this — write it down.

The "no drop-off at the stadium" rule. Rideshare and taxi drivers cannot drop directly at the gates on match days. The drop-off is the Esports Stadium Arlington lot, 0.7 miles away.

The Fan Festival at Fair Park. DART Green Line directly to Fair Park, 14,000+ parking spaces if guests prefer to drive. Free entry with registration. The best answer for guests without match tickets who still want the World Cup atmosphere.

Heat preparation. 95–105°F is the June/July baseline. Sun protection, hydration, and afternoon-vs-evening planning all matter. Your guidebook should explicitly recommend shade and water for the walks between transit and the stadium.

GoPass app. DART/TRE's mobile fare app handles both systems on a single ticket. International guests who try to navigate the systems without it end up confused — a single line in your guidebook directing them to GoPass solves the problem.

Local food recommendations by guest origin. Argentine, English, Dutch, and Swedish fans all have different defaults. A short list of recommendations clustered by guest nationality outperforms a generic "here are good restaurants" list.

Universal power adapters. Provide one. U.S. outlets confuse international guests in the first hour of arrival, and a $15 multi-region adapter prevents your first guest message from being a request to find one.

For a deeper look at preparing the rest of your listing for international guests, see the international guest prep guide.

Minimum Stays and Cancellation

For DFW specifically: 3–5 night minimums work well for the group-stage cluster, 4–7 night minimums for the semifinal week. Argentina's two AT&T matches are five days apart (June 22 and June 27) — a 6+ night minimum captures both. The semifinal pulls multi-night travel parties; tighter minimums cut turnover cost without depressing demand.

Moderate cancellation policies convert more international early bookings than strict ones. For a full breakdown, see the minimum stay strategy guide for FIFA 2026.

Action Checklist for Dallas Hosts

• Finalize your pricing and minimum stays this week. FIFA opened a Last-Minute Sales Phase on April 22, 2026 via FIFA.com/tickets, releasing additional AT&T inventory and driving the latest wave of accommodation searches. Hosts who haven't set match-phase pricing are losing bookings to those who have.
• Monitor the Texas Supreme Court case on the Dallas STR ordinance. The injunction is holding as of April 2026, but a SCOTX ruling could change the picture quickly. Have a contingency plan if the ruling lands before kickoff.
• Verify your exact municipality. Dallas ordinance, Arlington ordinance, Fort Worth, Plano, Frisco, Irving, and Grand Prairie all have different rules. Read the specific city ordinance for your property.
• Register to collect Dallas HOT and Texas state HOT. 9% city + 6% state, file monthly. Some platforms collect a portion automatically; the rest is your responsibility.
• Build the AT&T Stadium transit section of your guidebook now. TRE to CentrePort, charter bus to the bus hub, half-mile walk. No drop-offs at the stadium gates.
• Add the heat warning to every guest welcome message. 95–105°F is the baseline. Hydration and shade-planning matter.
• Configure minimum stays for the semifinal separately. 4–7 nights matches actual booking patterns for international fans flying in for July 14.
• Plan your post-tournament retention now. Nine matches across 31 days is the most concentrated international guest acquisition window in the country — see the post-FIFA guest retention guide for the playbook.