There is very little time left for the Paris Olympics 2024 to start. Paris is fully prepared for this mega event of sports, but the hotels are still empty, but the local transport has become expensive. At the same time, the arrival of about 45,000 volunteers here for the Olympic Games became meaningful when they got a chance to meet tennis star Carlos Alcaraz at the airport. The Olympic Games are being held in Paris after a hundred years and for the volunteers it is a once in a lifetime experience.
“I am 60 years old and there will never be another Olympics in Paris in my lifetime,” said an enthusiastic volunteer at the Paris airport. Being a part of this is an experience I will never forget throughout my life. Alcaraz arrived here twenty minutes ago and I helped him get the accreditation. This experience has become memorable.
local traffic expensive
Not all people living in Paris are happy with the organization of the Olympic Games because it is affecting their lives. Local traffic has increased from 2.15 euros to four euros and will remain the same until the end of the Paralympics on September 8. Apart from this, there are also restrictions on movement around the Olympic venues.
“Hosting the Olympics is a matter of pride for Parisians, but it should not affect people’s everyday lives,” said Victorie Delarue, standing at the city’s busiest train station. Local transport rates have doubled, which is not a good thing.
half the hotels are empty
There was a huge demand for hotels during the Olympics, due to which many people of Paris rented out their homes for income, but there is not that much demand for hotels. It is also tourist season in Paris, but demand is still low. Sameer, manager of a hotel, said, “At present the nightly rent in our hotel is 120 euros, but we are offering rooms at half the price. Hosting the Olympics was not good for us. There are a lot of restrictions and QR codes are required to go to many places.
Is the Seine River really clean?
The local administration’s most ambitious project for the Olympics was the cleaning of the Seine River, where the opening ceremony, triathlon and marathon swims are to take place. For the first time in the history of the Olympics, the opening ceremony is being held on water, raising questions about security measures. Swimming in the Seine River was banned a hundred years ago, but one and a half billion euros were spent on its cleaning. Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo finally took the plunge last week after repeated delays, declaring it safe for swimming.
