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Hotels and Airlines Scramble for Last-Minute Olympics Bookings

  • For some companies it’s a race against the clock to break even
  • Procrastinators win with discounted mileage flights and hotels
The Paris 2024 logo on the facade of the town hall in Paris, France.Photographer: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images Europe

When the Olympic Games kick off on July 26, expect to see mostly French spectators in the stands.

According to data from Paris je t’aime, the city’s tourism board, the capital is expecting 11.3 million visitors during the Olympics weeks—of which only 1.5 million will be international.