Barometer of Paris tourism special Olympic Games 2024

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Figure of the week:

The increase in visitor numbers around the Olympic venues continues, notable in the 19th (where Club France is located) wih +36% of visitors vs 2023 since the start of the Games. 
 

Visitor numbers:

1,73 million tourists (+18,9% vs 2023) visited Greater Paris during the first week of the Games (26 July - 2 August), in line with our overall visitor projections. Among these, there were: 

924 000 international tourists (+13,9% vs 2023)

The top 5 markets in terms of number of visitors: 

  • United States: 14,7% of foreign visitors (136 000 tourists)
  • Germany: 6,6% (61 000 tourists)
  • Brazil: 5,5% (51 000 tourists)
  • Great Britain: 5,1% (47 000 tourists)
  • Spain: 3,1% (28 000 tourists)

803 000 French tourists (+25,1% vs 2023) 

Ile-de-France residents have come to the Games. Between 4.2 and 4.8 million Ile-de-France residents were present in the metropolitan area of Greater Paris during the first week of the Games (26 july - 2 August) 

1,63 million day-trippers (day visitors from outside the Ile-de-France) visiter the Greater Paris metropolitan area during the first week of the Games (+3,8% vs 2023).

There was a sharp rise in the number of day-trippers from départements with large cities: 

  • Rhône: +15,6%
  • Gionde: +20,3%
  • Loire-Atlantique: +16,1%
  • Haute-Garonne: +60,9%

Lenght of stay (26 july - 2 august) :

The lenght of stay is up on last year, for both international and French markets:

  • Overall: 3,3 nights vs 2,6 in 2023
  • French: 3,4 vs 2,4
  • Foreigners: 3,2 vs 2,7
  • Germany: 3,5 vs 2,2
  • United States: 3,0 vs 2,6
  • Great Britain : 2,5 vs 2,4
  • Brazil: 2,8 vs 2,4

Overview summer 2024 : 

Between the Olympic Games and the Paralympic Games (from 12 to 27 August), international air arrivals are expected to rise by +8,5% vs 2023, of which +15,9% for North America (108 000 arrivals) and +5,9% for Europe 72 000 arrivals). More traditional tourist patterns should be observed during this period.

Focus on accomodation:

The expected occupancy rate in Paris hotels for the 2nd week of the Games (from 5 to 11 August) is 86%.