The Globe and Mail reports in its Tuesday edition that with the buzz from hosting World Cup matches now over for Toronto and Vancouver, new traveller numbers suggest the events delivered only a modest lift in visitors. The Globe's Jason Kirby writes that the number of non-U.S. residents who entered the country through the Toronto and Vancouver airports climbed by roughly 35,000 or 8.7 per cent last month, compared with June, 2025, according to preliminary Statistics Canada numbers. The uptick in travel was more pronounced for people travelling from some of the 15 overseas countries that played in the 13 World Cup matches in Canada between June 12 and July 7. Air arrivals from those countries in June climbed 32.5 per cent, or 29,500 compared with the same month the year before. In the run-up to the World Cup, officials repeatedly predicted Toronto could receive as many as 300,000 out-of-town visitors as a result of the matches. The number of U.S. and non-U.S. residents who entered Canada by vehicle did increase by 106,700 in June from the year before. Sal Guatieri, BMO's senior economist, said the new travel data are in line with the bank's forecast that the event would provide a "modest economic lift" to the country.