Guests heading to Paris for subsequent yr’s Olympics face main lodging issues amid hovering resort costs and a crackdown on leases of vacationer residences.
A report by the Paris tourism workplace confirmed that resort costs would rise by a whopping 314% between the 2023 and 2024 summers.
“We would like well-liked Video games, and it might’t be well-liked Video games at 700 euros an evening,” Frederic Hocquard, Paris’s deputy mayor for tourism and night time life, informed Reuters on Monday.
The report additionally hit out on the Paris motels for ready too lengthy to open their reserving platforms for the July 26 – Aug. 11 Video games.
“Some 66% of the motels are nonetheless not obtainable for reserving for the interval of the Olympics,” the report stated.
In accordance with the Paris Tourism workplace, a resort night time within the Paris area was 169 euros in July 2023, and it’s anticipated to soar as much as 699 euros in July 2024.
“The rise is 366% for the two-star motels and 475% for the three-star motels,” it stated.