( ) -q-19- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “the bustling capital.” Parisian business owners and hotel managers were promised a summer like no other. Correspondent Jeremy House reports it never came to fruition. [CutID: <Cuts> OLY-2024-BUSINESSES-house-q-TUEam.mp3 Time: 19s Title: OLY-2024-BUSINESSES-house-q-TUEam Out-cue: the bustling capital] TAG: The government says overall tourist visits were up. But spending was […]
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2024 Olympics were a success for Paris but not for some businesses
( ) -q-19- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “the bustling capital.”
Parisian business owners and hotel managers were promised a summer like no other. Correspondent Jeremy House reports it never came to fruition.
[CutID: <Cuts> OLY-2024-BUSINESSES-house-q-TUEam.mp3
Time: 19s
Title: OLY-2024-BUSINESSES-house-q-TUEam
Out-cue: the bustling capital]
TAG: The government says overall tourist visits were up. But spending was down at many businesses near Olympic venues and traditional tourist sites surrounded by security cordons.
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VERBATIM: Millions of tourists were expected flood the French capital for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, generating billions of euros for Paris and its region alone. However, many in the Paris service industry faced one of their worst summers ever. That’s mainly because of security restrictions around Olympic venues in the heart of the bustling capital.