REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsPARIS, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Visitors heading to Paris for next year's Olympics face major accommodation problems amid soaring hotel prices and a crackdown on rentals of tourist apartments.
A report by the Paris tourism office showed that hotel prices would rise by a whopping 314% between the 2023 and 2024 summers.
The report also hit out at the Paris hotels for waiting too long to open their booking platforms for the July 26 - Aug. 11 Games.
According to the Paris Tourism office, a hotel night in the Paris region was 169 euros in July 2023, and it is expected to soar up to 699 euros in July 2024.
"At the London Games, the prices were too high and the occupation rate of hotels went 12% down.
Persons:
Guy Degrenne, Stephane Mahe, Frederic Hocquard, Hocquard, Jacques Baudrier, Baudrier, Bruno Le Maire, Julien Pretot, Pritha Sarkar
Organizations:
Paris, Paralympic Games, ArcelorMittal, REUTERS, Rights, Reuters, Paris Tourism, London Games, French Finance, Thomson
Locations:
Vire, France, Paris, Nantes, Lille, Rennes