{"id":3426,"date":"2026-06-18T22:33:53","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T22:33:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=3426"},"modified":"2026-06-18T22:33:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T22:33:53","slug":"hotels-across-raleigh-selling-out-ahead-of-carolina-hurricanes-championship-parade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=3426","title":{"rendered":"Hotels across Raleigh selling out ahead of Carolina Hurricanes Championship Parade"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) \u2014 With 100,000 Caniacs set to fill the streets of downtown Raleigh Saturday for the Carolina Hurricanes Championship Parade, hotels across the city are seeing a huge jump in reservations.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=3424\">Maryland exercises its right to match an $85 million offer to keep Preakness branding rights<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the largest crowd I think we\u2019ve ever had in Raleigh, period,\u201d Raleigh Mayor Janet Cowell said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNinety degrees and hockey jerseys, whoever thought it right? Outside in Raleigh,\u201d said Allen Thomas, president and CEO of the North Carolina Restaurant &amp; Lodging Association. \u201cI think it\u2019s going to be a real great celebration, the best thing about it, it\u2019s going to be parents and their kids, they\u2019ll be talking about this parade, this celebration for decades just like we did 20 years ago.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The predicted huge crowds are bringing a big boost to hotels across the city.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt this point, I think we\u2019re going to be completely sold out of rooms, if we\u2019re not already. Last I heard, it\u2019s just a handful left, which is great,\u201d said Bill King, president and CEO of the Downtown Raleigh Alliance.<\/p>\n<p>And it\u2019s not just Caniacs coming from out of town.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cA lot of folks from here in Raleigh themselves are doing \u2018staycations,\u2019 they\u2019re getting party rooms, they\u2019re getting here Friday and staying through the whole parade time,\u201d Thomas explained.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=3422\">Carolina Hurricanes Stanley Cup parade in Raleigh: Everything you need to know<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thomas added that this is also a perfect time for hotels and restaurants to see these types of crowds, with a typical lull between the end of the school year and July Fourth celebrations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou never expect this time in June to have this kind of activity,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<section>\n<div>\n<h2>MORE FROM CBS 17<\/h2>\n<section>\n<h2>\n<p>\t\tWAKE COUNTY NEWS<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<div>\n<article>\n<!-- Next line is not the perfect\/ideal way to control hiding the items. Can revisit later. --><\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>\n<p>\t\t\tRaleigh hotels scarce before Canes Championship Parade<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<p><span><br \/>\n<span><br \/>\n<svg><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article>\n<!-- Next line is not the perfect\/ideal way to control hiding the items. Can revisit later. --><\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\u2018Canes Nation\u2019 muralist returns to Raleigh for parade<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<p><span><br \/>\n<span><br \/>\n<svg><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article>\n<!-- Next line is not the perfect\/ideal way to control hiding the items. Can revisit later. --><\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>\n<p>\t\t\tYour guide to the Hurricanes Stanley Cup parade<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<p><span><br \/>\n<span><br \/>\n<svg><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>All those Caniacs are set to deliver a potentially record-breaking weekend for economic impact for the city.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople for all these games have been filling the bars, outdoor watch parties, so it\u2019s been a really visible impact already. And obviously this will be incredibly visible,\u201d said King.<\/p>\n<p>In a sign of just how many people will be coming to Raleigh, Mayor Cowell says the Amtrak train set to arrive in Raleigh an hour before the parade is already sold out.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=3418\">Well done, young man: 17-year-old Russell\u2019s US Open debut impresses 54-year-old partner Harrington<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RALEIGH, N.C. 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