Paris hotel rooms to be empty during Olympics as tourists stay away
The 33rd modern Olympiad opens in the French capital on 26 July 2024, closing on 11 August.
While accommodation rates have surged ahead of the Games, The Independent has learnt that officials expect around one in three hotel rooms in the city to be empty during the Olympics.
In an exclusive interview, tourism boss Corinne Menegaux said: “We expect an occupation rate between 60 and 70 per cent.”
According to the French official statistics agency, Insee, Paris hotels averaged 90.7 per cent occupancy in July 2023.
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