Paris hotels struggle with low demand as Olympics approach | euronews 🇬🇧

Tourism and hotel professionals in Paris are hoping to make up for lost time with the showcase effect that the Olympics will have on their bookings for the coming seasons.
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[@cmiguel268]

I think a better deal is to watch the Olympics in your own house.

[@kennixox262]

Not if you have to watch the Olympics on American television. It is the worst experience. Not only the intrusive commercials but NBC tailors the Olympics for the "American" audience. Sad stories of athletes beating the odds, and the sole focus on only American athletes that one may think only Americans participate. Stopped watching that nonsense decades ago. Suffered through the Redneck games in 1996 or as some might call it, the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.

[@tammyleung7578]

Yes, with clean toilet, own seat, pop corn, soda etc.

[@lafeil]

Agree

[@itsmeprasad1987]

It’s Olympics bro not the movies

[@cmiguel268]

@@itsmeprasad1987 sorry, but I'm not going to go to a place where prices have been artificially increase, just because the Olympics. On top of that, the situation is dire in France due to political instability, terrorist attacks, racism, a government of Nazis, high temperatures because is summer, unfriendly locals and huge crowds whatever you go. Maybe if you come from Mumbai are used to it, but not me. That's not counting expensive air fares, funny immigration officials and an stinking city. Yes I have been to Paris in summer, smells like your local public toilet in Sudan. No thank you. I avoid Europe. Overrated and riddled with bad services. And now locals don't like tourists either, with huge protests taking place all over Europe against tourists. No thank you. I want fun in my holidays, not misery. Thailand sounds nice and Singapore is clean and with excellent food.

[@bpxl53yewz29]

They hiked up prices and even the metro price tripled, so what did they expect?

[@l.c.3150]

Straight up predatory greedy behaviour and people are incensed, pushing back with their wallets.

[@Bruno-tm3xo]

Metro tickets tripled ???? Total rubbish. Transport in and out Paris are strictly regulated. Stupid troll

[@eddyr1041]

😅😅😅 wrong business move... Well lets hope this report help change that 😊

[@Akim35425]

Is the metro price tripled because of the Olympics? 😂😅

[@luca5152]

@@Akim35425yes

[@iamdmc]

Probably because they jacked up room rates out of greed

[@oceanwave4502]

We know France is not a manufacturing country. They embrace service sector, like tourism. But this time, they abuse the reputation of Paris/Olympics so much that it back-fires.

[@SD._]

💯

[@EdwardM919]

And all the bed bugs

[@merryboggs733]

Absolutely

[@GabyHernandez-rv3vo]

True

[@erykahhoney588]

We the people are exhausted and tired of being ripped off when trying to enjoy ourself and support the economy.

[@BrianMeegan-k3e]

@@erykahhoney588 Meanwhile, people keep giving money to a billionaire! 🙃

[@Jose04537]

Who? ​@@BrianMeegan-k3e

[@BrianMeegan-k3e]

@@Jose04537 You have not heard people are giving Trump millions ? 🤣

[@Vsm426]

​@@BrianMeegan-k3e you don't know much about presidential elections do you?

[@BrianMeegan-k3e]

How many billionaires have been convicted felons and a sexual assaulter​ ? Go ahead and give your money to someone who could not be hired as a greeter at WalMart ! @@Vsm426

[@tshirtcooking]

Maybe if they didn't drastically increase the prices, this wouldn't be a conversation. Booking the week earlier is $211 a night. Booking on an Olympic day is $949. Their fault.

[@wargel2462]

Absolutely i’m parisian and all those hotels are thiefs, they tripled every formula they proposed and they blame the Olympics for it.

[@Slla-th5vt]

Really? That is more than 4x. And Paris an't cheap in the first place. No wonder nobody is going.

[@Enisss]

​@@Slla-th5vttrust me they are all going to Paris no matter what, Paris is a city for the rich ppl so French people try to avoid Paris

[@ibrahimwaka3916]

That's just being greedy. From 211 to 949 .That's insane.

[@tomodomo1000]

So true.

[@interamerica6027]

Decided to go to Amsterdam instead of Paris in August, exactly because I wanted to avoid the Olympics.

[@johnryman-f3c]

Stay in Haarlem out of Amsterdam, 30 min train ride, monthly pass 18 e and hotels 1/3 of A'dam inflated Hotels

[@kaidanalenko5222]

No one wants to go in bosnia 😂

[@dmgfoto4508]

I've been to Amsterdam about 10 times and can't wait to go back. Schipol Airport is a great airport with plenty of shops and restaurants. You'll have a blast in Amsterdam!

[@frenchschnitzel]

Both are weird summer destinations.

[@mats7492]

@@frenchschnitzelnot at all..

[@calipdis2]

The bubble has burst, is stupid to pay so much for something you can see at home. Not everyone shits money

[@dragonegg1722]

No one I know watches olympics anymore. I would rather watch a paint dry than any sports games.

[@Videotime-bu2hu]

Even if you couldn’t see it at home it’s stupid to pay so much

[@FenceAKAGlasnost]

​@@dragonegg1722i would rather watch a slapping myself for 10 hours video over a boring olympics match

[@kinzer1756]

@@FenceAKAGlasnostit‘s not boring 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@charotte947]

I planned to go to Paris in June but cancelled as the room rates have gone up by a ridiculas amount.

[@anthonyxavier6300]

I'm guessing it's more than $300 a night.

[@___beyondhorizon4664]

​@@anthonyxavier6300during cherry blossom festival last year in DC, a double bed suite at Embassy suites was $560/night, walking distance to everything

[@anthonyxavier6300]

@@___beyondhorizon4664 I know things have gone up but it's crazy sometimes when I hear my friends coming from vacation and hearing about how much they have spent. It's mostly stay cation for myself.

[@JOHNJOHNSONJAMES]

It’s normal in Europe for prices to jump in summer

[@gothicgorey]

Huge crime rates and threats . Hotels prices through the roof . I’d rather stay at home

[@philipe1502]

Plus the locals are extremely arrogant

[@josephinem.1842]

Very true. We’d really love to visit Paris & the rest of France, even if there was no big event like theOlympics but the lack of police action on thefts & crime scares us away.

[@andyswainson8114]

Paris is massively over priced everyday. Now its just too much.

[@flvffcinna]

what did u expect, it’s Paris.

[@Jalee4852]

Well as I expected, theres nothing special about paris

[@susansmith493]

And it's filthy

[@puccaland]

How is Paris overpriced everyday? Facts please?

[@susansmith493]

@@puccaland Like all major cities; housing, food, taxes, etc.

[@crosslink1493]

That happened here in Los Angeles back in 1984 (I've always lived in the Los Angeles area). The hotel owners complained about the lack of bookings a few weeks before the start of the Games and the Organizing Committee simply told them it was their own fault for increasing prices and to drop their prices if they wanted more customers. Simple economics.

[@ktwashere5637]

weird that you have to explain this concept to residents of the biggest capitalist nation in the world

[@roddo1955]

​@@ktwashere5637most people reading this are not us citizens.

[@snowsnow3418]

@@roddo1955 most of the hotel owners in LA are U.S. citizens

[@Geoduck.]

Our concern is price gouging, violence and potential strikes. We decided not to attend.

[@richardturpin61]

Taking the fun out a standard 🇫🇷 trip

[@andreandree4384]

So true!!. As a french, I sadly admit what you say is 100% right !!..

[@pureb7235]

They thought they could fleece people with overinflated prices but people are fed up of being fleeced.

[@markdonovan1540]

Even sheep complain about being fleeced...

[@PilotVBall]

Not interested in contributing to the greed that has overtaken Paris at the moment.

[@ChrisLovesThisGame]

That's why I chose Vienna this year. The crush of Olympic preparation and crowds is deeply, deeply unappealing. And the hotel rooms didn't magically get bigger or better despite the completely disproportionate increase in their cost. This is not the Paris that people come to see.

[@NoctLightCloud]

ty for visiting Austria🇦🇹😊

[@clovermark39]

It seems to be what hotels do. Happened in England during the cov thing. We were confined to our country and hotels hiked up prices. Even the camp sites. The prices haven’t gone down.

[@redskins1120]

Paris has changed too much! It’s no longer safe and it looks so ugly.

[@markdonovan1540]

It stinks of pollution that has your eyes burning as soon as you enter the Paris city area. It's one of the worst European cities I've ever been to or been through.

[@someinteresting]

From “how we’ll accommodate all the tourists” to “how we’ll deal with so much vacant rooms”. Now, that escalated quickly.

[@Riomojo]

Imagine paying exorbitant rates just to barely see anything due to crowds and then bring bedbugs back to your home.

[@ObserversOfHumanity]

💯

[@Tangerinetaco]

Lots of people are suffering financial hardship… People are already struggling as it is with rising rent.

[@v.j.3029]

It’s like, are they aware that we’re in a recession and people can’t even afford to take their vacations abroad? Then you jack up the prices and wonder why no one is booking your rooms to go see something they can watch on TV?

[@prismatism]

Paris isn’t the cheapest city to begin with, now they wanna raise the prices and are ‘surprised’ no one wants to pay even more lol.

[@dmgfoto4508]

I was there in 1995 and it was already expensive for me. I can only imagine now!

[@Xiosoranox]

Especially when Europe is known for having no A/C and smaller hotel rooms. Rent is high enough in the States thanks.

[@IsabelleSt.Pierre-q2n]

I live in Paris and I would stay away due to increased prices and traffic congestion. I honestly don’t see the benefits of hosting the Games.

[@user-ki4xw2rb8q]

The games definitely don't help cities that already have an inmese amount of tourism. For example, it helped Barcelona in 92, but it would be a bad idea to do it now.

[@IsabelleSt.Pierre-q2n]

@@user-ki4xw2rb8q I agree 💯 👍

[@mjg239]

No mention of the bed bug infestation in Parisian hotels? That was a news story for MONTHS and now no talk of it. Also, if tourists are going to get fleeced for 3x the price on transit and put up with Parisian rudeness, traffic jams, delays and sweltering weather -- it all doesn't make for good P.R.!

[@SuperLn1991]

Simply because the medias (especially the foreign one) made it WAY bigger than it was! It was quite small actually and lasted for just a few weeks. Paris rudeness is just a stereotype, mostly coming from people who never met any Parisian or were rude themselves (sometime not realizing) to them first. For the 3x price.... this is true and ridiculous but to be honest it happened for any events in any country.

[@pipehitter114]

The bed bug infestation was not sensationalized by the media, I know many who found insect bites on their arms after staying overnight in Parisian hotels and Airbnbs.

[@DeepSeas..]

@@SuperLn1991 lots of excuses. Paris is trash because France let the world’s trash invade it.

[@eto2352]

@@SuperLn1991 Parisians are rude. The rest of France, the people are wonderful.

[@portalkey5283]

Nailed it!!

[@mystickal6342]

You get the Best view of Any Live event in your Living room with a big Flat Screen Tv.

[@v.j.3029]

And A/C.

[@dmgfoto4508]

And most importantly. Unlimited food, snacks and drinks!

[@v.j.3029]

@@dmgfoto4508 And with all those unlimited drinks, no lining up to use your personal bathroom. You can even continue watching the games on your phone while doing your business.

[@mechelledesigns]

@@dmgfoto4508😂😂😂 So true!

[@mystickal6342]

@@dmgfoto4508 True😊

[@the-world-is-blue]

Another reason.... The infrastructure set up for the Olympics messes with the vibe most tourists are hoping for and covers up a lot of what they'd hoped to see. They're going to wait until after the games and then hope to enjoy a cleaned up city without the grandstands.

[@roddo1955]

Just wait until a month after the Olympics. Businesses will slash their prices and all those tourists who avoided Paris, will flock back for a quick late summer-break in a spruced up city. London 2012 really did it the best, imho.

[@marcrodet4900]

Many people wanted to avoid the city not just because much higher prices, but also because transportation restrictions and other constraints / apprehensions

[@angelinegiselle]

i stop in paris in december on my way to see family each year, and last year i stayed in a cute hotel i’ve stayed in before for around 100€ a night. stuck to the door next to the fire escape plan was a notice informing me that during the period between 1 july and 31 aug 2024 this same room will cost up to 1199€ per night as a result of the olympics. 10 TIMES THE PRICE FOR THE SAME ROOM ?!?! why are they surprised nobody is coming ? don’t forget hotel rooms are already nowhere near those in asia or the US in terms of size or amenities. to jack up prices to such an extent is a joke. but everyone has been aware since oct 2023 or so, when news circulated about the hotel industry’s plans to put up prices this summer.

[@Hfhfhcjd]

Could you please tell me the name of the hotel?

[@angelinashen7813]

Good luck with that hotel.

[@cmvdoo]

Whoaaatt...!? And now they are surprised and complaining about 'low demand' for hotel rooms..?😮

[@vincentruvo6988]

Just terrible!

[@josepha.r5839]

!!!!!! 😬

[@ChrisJones-yd9zd]

All the news of crime and riots definitely doesn’t help…

[@SL-lz9jr]

Plus last year's bed bugs.

[@c0rnichon]

@@SL-lz9jr That was fake news spread by Russia

[@susansmith493]

It's a filthy city. Trash, vagrants, graffiti.

[@t.h.1784]

Paris also jacked up the public transportation 😢€€€ for locals and tourists. It’s 4€ a ticket one usage metro or bus. 6€ for RER train for suburbs. Minimum wage is like 9€. 😢

[@Songbirdstress]

They are also discouraging bikes. I wanted to go to Normandy and you have to change stations in Paris, but the Seine bike lanes are closed . They have basically closed of the Seine for the summer.

[@roddo1955]

Lol. 4 euro is the normal price for a 2hr metro ticket in my country. Still cheaper than a car. And everybody here is really getting into those electrical bicycles.😅

[@t.h.1784]

@@roddo1955 it’s 4€ one direction ticket in Paris not two hours. If you get off the metro to take a bus it’s another 4€ one direction. Total 16€ round trip.

[@gjune36]

Working one hour just to afford to go to work and go home. Insanity

[@t.h.1784]

@@gjune36 for me it is the case , people who have month pass fortunately still same price

[@Lizwindsor]

Just stayed at “Off Paris Seine” hotel. Terrible. Rude. Loud. Plumbing doesn’t work. No manager on duty. LOUD. Did I mention LOUD. Drunk people hanging outside your room. Smokers at entrance. Flights of stairs down to get to the hotel with no help. Rude employees and terrible service. Skip it.

[@matthewwilliams3827]

Sounds like it’s changed quite a bit since its heyday 😂

[@johnryman-f3c]

sounds like Hotels in the south of France

[@kaidanalenko5222]

Loud and rude service, seems worst vacay ever

[@SofaKingShit]

Most of Southern Europe has had protests against mass tourism which exists mostly so that people can simply post selfies. They are taking this attitude over to how they give service methinks. Perhaps the contrast of the peace of the 2919 travel bans is too much psychologically.

[@chrischreative2245]

I stayed at a hotel in Paris in may 10 minutes walk from Eiffel Tower and it was great! $240 per night

[@Glowsaphinebaker]

I have been to Paris 8 times and lived in Paris there is no way I’m going to pay five times what it would be normally

[@bl1204]

Have anyone seen the latest Paris hotel rates? It's crazy. No wonder they are empty.

[@caiusKeys]

Visitors don't want to interact with criminals...

[@deepalall647]

French need to take their country back. Tourists travel for the French experience not illegal immigrants experience. French politicians are destroying their country. Wake up before you lose French culture and history.

[@hawaandroid2786]

Nothing to do with immigrants. The issue is inflated hotel prices. We , tourist cant afford to pay high price just because of Olympic. Worldwide, economy is not good now, so we spend money wisely.

[@Rtruo85]

Im perplexed that people still watch the Olypics, even more so that they would actually go see them live. 😂

[@sheilagibson982]

I agree, they have gone too woke!

[@fixpacifica]

I used to love the Olympics as a kid. Now I figure everyone who wins is on some kind of performance-enhancing substance, which made me lose respect for the athletes and interest in the games.

[@josepha.r5839]

@@fixpacifica And/or (and, actually) if they're transing. (I'm gay and go ahead and call me homophobic .. don't care.)

[@SamuraiJack99-uc3pz]

I'm interested in a few track and field events. 100m, 200m sprints, the relay events etc. Other than that, there's not much.

[@shonen84]

In January I was genuinely interested in attending the Olympic Games. But because even Ibis Budget rooms about 45 minutes away from the centre were still 300 euro/night (“Special Olympics Price, no cancellations”) I skipped. As a Belgian and European, I was excited to meet the world close to home. But instead I’ll just watch it at home on tv, just like any Olympics, and concede this event is only for the rich and famous.

[@ktng3176]

You look like Asian 😅

[@claudinedevallejo8681]

yes and the "rich and famous" are invited and don't pay themselves

[@thespicyone]

The prices for hotels are insane there lol

[@fertonani]

They rise the prices of tickets planes and hotel rooms and now complain 😅

[@stevec404]

This story has not changed in all of the decades of reporting on Olympic goings on. It is one thing to consider raising prices due to vastly increased demand...and an impossibly foolish notion to do so in anticipation of that demand. It's like killing the "Golden Goose' before she lays her eggs!

[@tariq_al_fahim170]

Paris has lost its charms, now It's not even in the top 3 most visited city

[@derlaurenz]

*Triples prices* „Why is nobody coming?“ 😮😮 This is getting ridiculous

[@filipsalamon]

Paris looks like Chicago I'm never coming back

[@WhyWhyWhy-ms3we]

Some parts of Paris look like downtown Lagos , Nigeria 😱😱😱😱😱

[@AlexStudio0610]

​@@WhyWhyWhy-ms3wetruth 💯💯💯

[@SL-lz9jr]

I have never had any desire to be robbed of my money for overpriced experiences be it Taylor Swift Eras concert resale tickets, Super Bowl, Olympics, or anything of the sort.

[@billc6762]

Paris is in a mess and no one wants to go.

[@v.j.3029]

And prepare for the riots for the weeks to come if the RN party wins the election tonight. I pity the tourists trapped in that messy city.

[@juliamourdid8696]

High prices and rudeness to tourists are the main reasons

[@dkrab9506]

You don't have to visit Africa anymore. Paris is Africa.

[@AlexStudio0610]

Truth paris IS really Africa

[@TheOtherKine]

Yeah, I'm not going to pay $12 for a little bottle of coca-cola on the Champs-Elysée LMAO

[@Caocao8888]

Hotel prices are too high, and Parisians are too rude. (This from an American who speaks decent French.)

[@mechelledesigns]

This similar thing happened in 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. People bought homes downtown thinking they would be able to make money selling out rooms or homes but nothing transpired. Some people spent thousands of dollars trying sell merchandise and many sold nothing. I barely sold anything but thankfully I live in the area so I had moderate expenses. The visitors were whisked away on buses and not allowed to browse. The Olympic committee controls the crowds very well.

[@emmanuelbois4459]

It's not because of the olympics people don't go to Paris anymore.

[@dmgfoto4508]

I went once in 1995 and things were expensive then. I can only imagine now. I worked for a salon owner from France for 16 years. He brags about being from Paris and thinks he's better than everyone else. Also, his nephew works in the salon doing hair and is French too and thinks he's better than everyone here because he speaks French. I've had many friends and met many European people in Europe when I lived there for 1 year. From my experience I see that French people think they're better than everyone because they feel French is the best language in the world to speak. Why would I want to visit a country where I'm surrounded by people that think this way!

[@edmerc92]

Only 44 million visitors per year...

[@quinncreel6091]

@@dmgfoto4508 As if Brits and Americans were any different... What you're describing is not specific to the French.

[@janinegaylard9233]

The Olympics have long been known as a huge loss for any country hosting. Also, instability and high crime rates are putting people off

[@flyingfish7787]

Too expensive Too dangerous

[@MufasanoodlesFfds123]

They raise the price and are upset only half the rooms are booked? 😂 what delusion are they living in?

[@AleksFolk1]

Considering the price at Paris hotels was already high, they’ve increased the prices for event period and people don’t want to spend that kind of money. The only people who are there are those who have to be there. Everyone else is taking advantage of euro summer!

[@_ac_7649]

Once men are competing as women, the olympics are finished

[@Ghostintheeshell]

Cry more 😂

[@person876]

If it's still surviving despite price gouging and massive political tension and violence, I don't think a few trans women competing are going to "finish" the Olympics

[@c0rnichon]

Snowflake

[@SamuraiJack99-uc3pz]

I think US banned Lia thomas from competing in the woman's swimming event. So they are not there yet.

[@dangitjacques5133]

I keep forgetting the Olympics is even happening. lol

[@sheilagibson982]

Same here.

[@svetlanasigalov223]

Too bad

[@MistarZtv]

Bedbugs, messed up prices, rise of airbnbs and I don't know. Something called the global recession and rising of cost of living.

[@divvertagorisegru7142]

I am actually glad to hear/read this. To be honest if I landed in Paris I would have thought the plane deviated and landed in the Middle East or Africa rather than in Europe, where the games are supposedly being held.

[@pearpenguin]

My city (Toronto) flirted with Olympic bids in the 1980's and 1990's and even I was excited for that to happen. But we lost to Atlanta and the desire has lessened greatly to bring such attention and spectacle to the city. The majority here would not support the headache and risk of terrorism this would bring. Let alone the cost. If the summer Olympics are to continue it should have a permanent home in Athens with structures continually in use and ready for the event every 4 years. The winter olympics need to be somewhere with guaranteed snowfall. Scandinavia somewhere perhaps.

[@kitsiewr]

Been saying this for years.

[@mrxman581]

It might be more practical, but it would lose the excitement of being hosted by a new city and culture. It would just become another world type of sporting championship.

[@rds3151]

If you already live in the host city it’s not an issue. As a Sydneysider the 2000 games were 2 of the most amazing weeks I can remember. The 2032 games are in Brisbane (1 hour flight away) but I doubt I would even consider going mainly due to the cost.

[@kutter_ttl6786]

We got the Pan Ams games a few years back, that wasn't too bad. Not quite as high profile as the Olympics, but I honestly prefer the reduced scale and costs, and we still saw some benefits of new and upgraded sports venues. I would never want Toronto to get the Olympics, I've seen too many cities dig themselves into a financial hole to support it. It took Montreal 30 years to pay off its Olympic bill.

[@rickyma3189]

​@kutter_ttl6786 traffic is a nightmare and the TTC would be able to handle it. A Toronto Olympics would be a disaster.

[@finaboykm]

Always did Hostel when I was in Paris. It’s so much easier to watch the Olympics on tv, to pick and choose what you want to see while in your living room. Last time I was in Paris it was insanely overcrowded/ more disruptive tour buses then annoying pigeons and this was off season. Europe in July- gotta be crazy to be there.

[@tea98988]

Not to mention the pickpockets and scams on the streets are rampant. I lived in Paris in the early 2000’s and I thought it was bad then. It is 20 times worse.

[@BBme]

so much beg bugs in most hotels, transport and places. too afraid to go there and bring back those bugs

[@Goldencurry-ze8cb]

The prices are high, and then these pickpocketers are excited for the tons of tourists to be their targets. I am puzzled as to why these people are still on the street.

[@acbc3543]

Greed sometimes isn’t good . Accept failure, Paris !

[@Impozalla]

When everything is suddenly quadruple in pricing in Paris. What do they expect?

[@fixpacifica]

Reminds me of the old Yogi Berra saying about his favorite restaurant, "It's so crowded, nobody goes there anymore." I remember in the lead up to the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984, everyone was saying avoid LA during the Olympics because it would be so crowded. People took that advice, so hotels ended up empty and traffic was very light.

[@josepha.r5839]

God I loved Yogi. A treat to see him as catcher in 50s, 60s. A treasure.

[@chronic2023]

I read and sometimes contribute to travel forums and all the advice I see is, stay away from Paris because of the Olympics. Travelers are expecting crowds and inflated prices. I remember something similar happened in Athens years back. I personally stopped watching the Olympics years ago when they decided to have the summer and winter Olympics in different years. It felt more special when it was every four years as there was anticipation. Now, with an Olympics once every two years, it's like an everyday occurrence.

[@steel148]

How is every two years an every day occurrence? You sound ridiculous.

[@Nopadope]

@@steel148LIKE an everyday occurrence…it’s called a simile, you sound ridiculous.

[@tikilanichols8023]

​@@Nopadope😂Nice!

[@slackjoelyokel88]

Had no idea Paris was hosting the olympics until now 😂

[@svetlanasigalov223]

Too bad

[@kristinesharp6286]

Don’t they pay to house unexpected arrivals for free in hotels?

[@katarzynazabinska6487]

Kind of counterproductive to price gouge before the demand even hits 😅

[@Beep-Boop101]

Price gouging , and the bed bug outbreak , gee I wonder why people passed on the opportunity.

[@lovethatforme]

I hear they’re rude, they discriminate, it smells, they have protests all the time. Why would anyone go?

[@fixpacifica]

I happen to think Paris is over-rated, but I never felt like anyone was rude or discriminatory. In fact, people were pretty nice. I didn't see any protests in the week I was there. The worst I can say is parts of the Metro smelled like urine.

[@josepha.r5839]

@@fixpacifica A European woman with whom I worked hated Paris. Also said overrated. "The worst I can say is parts of the Metro smelled like urine." Sounds like San Francisco.

[@fixpacifica]

@@josepha.r5839 I live just outside of San Francisco, and the comment about urine is true. But I've smelled the same in lots of subways and metros around the world. SF and Paris are actually a lot alike, with distinctive, walkable neighborhoods.

[@deepalall647]

Also bed bugs

[@carmenyoung1148]

Madrid is better and cleaner. Also very easy to navigate without a car. Transportation is perfect

[@caryg4638]

Maybe when you try to destroy national pride and unity, labeling it as something that is bad, and, on the flip side, you preach global community and global citizenship, maybe, just maybe, it will have the negative side effect of making people care less for national pride in their respective country’s sports teams. And with less pride in their teams and country, maybe it will lead to less viewership and less care about the Olympics.😮

[@isopowered5004]

Nobody wants to see what has happened to a once great city.

[@jaengen]

Oh please stay home in your hovel then, close the shades and hide under the bed until it’s all over.

[@c0rnichon]

I've been there last year. It was a beautiful trip. Don't believe everything the right wing tells you.

[@pipehitter114]

Jacked up price and bed bug infestation in many Parisian hotels.

[@Mercuriana79]

I don't think by now people can aford traveling with every pice of thing being so expensive, even the tickets are as much as half a nigth in a hotel room.... we still have internet to watch it from our homes...dhu!

[@eligualtieri1612]

Because France is no longer France.

[@Bruno-tm3xo]

Even Air France is feeling the pain. Less tourists …….its share down …..40 % ….. Hotels thought they could rip people off and now they are crying. Well deserved pain, plus even Parisians are feeling the city

[@TMM-N]

They hiked the prices for these hotels and banned AIRBNB

[@funnycoconutanimatics3877]

Yeah…well, with high prices and mismanagement of authority, mixed with a rise of violent migrants, protestors, and politicians lacking a moral compass… you don’t exactly have to be Sherlock Holmes to solve this mystery.

[@lieaorganasolo]

I literally just came from there for one night in June. And my taxi driver asked why did I not come for the Olympics and I told him I felt it would be too expensive to go during that time

[@alishield5176]

Oh yes ita so important that oversaturated business is strugling and not at all a problem that people can barely afford to stay in thier homes never mind go anywhere

[@benleon3405]

A friend who booked over a year ago says prices have gone up many many times over..people choosing not to be ripped.

[@hayabusa27]

$1000 per night no thanks!

[@Kiev-in-3-days]

I like how people are starting to say no to the enshitification of everything. Price X3? The scam didn't go as expected!

[@ianpatrick23]

Wow the tourist tax tripled

[@pianemova]

Not only that!!! Guys have you seen the ticket prices? Some cost 200 euros A SINGLE EVENT....

[@AlexStudio0610]

Really Bad

[@elbrown1011]

Europe no more.

[@tratorpoker]

I looked for hotels for the last week of olympics. Prices were 3 to 4x normal rates. Absurd.

[@sly5346]

World Wide 🌎 REVOLUT against greed!!!

[@gregw4303]

It’s just greedy. Putting the prices up across accommodation and travel. You either want people there or you don’t.

[@eile4219]

Lower the price, it will fill up fast. Stop complaining about it because greed makes this happen

[@arik2216]

Liberal's social convenience and upcoming Ukrainian's cost are rising up.

[@ArthurvanH0udt]

We (EU-NL) couple are regular visitors of Paris. Decided not to go during the Olympic period. Why? 1) hiked prices erverywhere 2) we expected it to be way too busy (more than "standard") 3) combined with 2: we expected the security to be everywhere taking some of the fun out of being able to walk everywhere you normally could

[@bxrob88]

I was just in Paris as of almost 2 weeks ago now. We were there when the La Fête de Musique was going on. That was great fun. I’m surprised how much the French officials have let Africans and other foreigners completely take over so many neighborhoods. We were in the middle of Paris doing laundry and it felt like I was in Africa with Parisian buildings. Overall it was a nice trip. 3rd time in Paris. Too bad the Seine isn’t cleaner.

[@spartanshadow13]

I completely agree. I thought I was in the African continent when I went to Paris two months ago. No offense but I was just baffled. I wasn't expecting it.

[@waly787]

Shocking.... Black French people, what a surprising concept. Perhaps you know little of France's colonial past and present.

[@spartanshadow13]

@@waly787 yep, surprising. I was expecting black people, brown people obviously. However in one neighborhood near the train station, All were black. In the US we have black neighborhoods but in France it was something else.

[@MusehanaH]

@spartanshadow13, an all white neighborhood in Africa is never anything else but a neighborhood in Africa where white people chose to reside...but in Europe, it is a taboo? WTF🙄

[@angelinashen7813]

Well France colonized lots African countries and exploited their resources，so you rip what you sow.

[@johnbrowneyes7534]

Been there many times but would not visit during that event. Too many people and too hot.

[@deadeyes4626]

Probably the bed bugs have some effect also🐜

[@mats7492]

Cause nobody wants to pay 400€ a night for a stretcher in a storage room.. Serves them right

[@HaveyoumetKen]

Maybe don’t jack up rates and you wouldn’t be struggling

[@heyyourebeautiful3867]

I'm going to the Olympics, hotels prices for six nights the cost was over $1200 😮. I decided to go for an Airbnb for less than half the cost.

[@miguelgarcia4404]

600€ the nigh Inna creppy place

[@Kratos-005]

We were considering to visit the Olympics in Paris. But we cancelled. It’s far too expensive and we made the decision to stay at home. It was just not worth it in the end. Because we live in the south east coast of England. So we are very close and have the transport available to get to Paris with ease. Such a shame.