Workers from the Fairmont Royal York hotel in Toronto rallied on Thursday as fans flooded the downtown area to see Taylor Swift.

The singer kicked off the Canadian leg of her Eras Tour later that evening, bringing in hundreds of thousands of fans. She is expected to boost the economy by an estimated $150 million, according to Destination Toronto President Andrew Weir, <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;CP24 reported&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://www.cp24.com/local/toronto/2024/11/11/what-will-taylor-swifts-eras-tour-mean-for-torontos-economy/#:~:text=In%20direct%20spending%20alone%2C%20Destination,bring%20in%20about%20%24150%20million.&amp;text=%E2%80%9CThat's%20new%20money%20coming%20into,and%20recirculate%2C%E2%80%9D%20he%20added.&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" href="https://www.cp24.com/local/toronto/2024/11/11/what-will-taylor-swifts-eras-tour-mean-for-torontos-economy/#:~:text=In%20direct%20spending%20alone%2C%20Destination,bring%20in%20about%20%24150%20million.&amp;text=%E2%80%9CThat's%20new%20money%20coming%20into,and%20recirculate%2C%E2%80%9D%20he%20added." rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" target="_blank">CP24 reported</a>.

More than 300 workers at the Fairmont Royal York gathered before Swift hit the stage, calling on the hotel to agree to significant raises.{ai:summary}<p>Workers at the Fairmont Royal York hotel in Toronto held a rally as Taylor Swift's Eras Tour began its Canadian leg, attracting massive crowds downtown. The event is projected to generate around $150 million for the local economy, according to Destination Toronto President Andrew Weir. </p><p>#economy</p>

Workers from Fairmont Royal York rally in Toronto as fans flood downtown for Taylor Swift

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