- by travelandtourworld
- 16 Sep 2024
Many people including residents are avoiding Paris this summer, despite prognostications that a travel boom was all but assured.
Many people including residents are avoiding Paris this summer, despite prognostications that a travel boom was all but assured.
It's a common misconception that host cities see an explosion of travelers around the Olympic Games, said John Grant, chief analyst at the aviation intelligence company OAG.
The phenomena of the Olympics is that the local market doesn't travel, he said.
Plus the regular business traveler who would normally be traveling during that moment in time, stops [and] stays at home.
London, Athens and Atlanta all saw a drop in summer visitors when they hosted the Summer Games, said Grant.
A Southern California couple was convicted by a jury on Friday for operating a business that assisted pregnant Chinese women in traveling to the United States without disclosing their intent to give birth and secure American citizenship for their babies.
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