at 9 August 2024
The essentials
[1] Air arrivals from July 23 to August 12, 2024
Tourist numbers in Paris Region (Source: Forward Keys for Choose Paris Region)
Paris Region airport arrivals
Period from July 23 to August 12, 2024 (Olympic Games)
450,600 international tourists are expected at Paris Region airports between July 23 and August 12, up 8% over the same period in 2023:
Top 5 nationalities that account for half of all arrivals:
• 132,000 Americans (29% market share; +4.3 pts / N-1)
• 26,500 Canadians (6% market share; -1.7 pts / N-1)
• 19,000 Japanese (4% market share; +0.8 pts / N-1)
• 17,000 Germans (4% market share; +0.5 pts / N-1)
• 17,000 Spaniards (4% market share; -1.3 pts / N-1)
The biggest increases in arrivals compared to 2023:
Period from August 13 to August 26, 2024 (Inter-Games)
8% increase in expected arrivals (vs. 2023) with 220,000 international tourists expected at Paris Region airports
Top 5 nationalities
The biggest increases:
Tourist flows per Paris Region department
Source: Orange Business Flux Vision Tourism for Choose Paris Region
Tourist numbers are continuing to rise in Paris Region compared to 2023 and these good results reflect the constant momentum of each of Paris Region's departments, with performances ranging from +6% to +37% depending on the area.
Seine-et-Marne (77) + 5.5
Yvelines (78) +35.1%
Essonne (91) +28.9%
Hauts-de-Seine (92) +37.3%
Seine-Saint-Denis (93) +19.0%
Val-de-Marne (94) +23.0%
Val d’Oise (95) +7.1%
Breakdown of tourist flows around competition venues
Source: Orange Business Flux Vision Tourism for Choose Paris Region
After an initial peak of 143,000 visitors during the Rugby Sevens tournament held during the first week of the Olympic Games, the Stade de France reached a new peak in its second week on August 4, with over 183,000 visitors to the venue for the Track & Field events, mainly French visitors, but also including Americans, English and Germans.
La Concorde reached its peak attendance on August 5 during the 3x3 Basketball finals (semi-finals & finals), with over 87,000 visitors, mainly French visitors, but also including Americans, Germans and English.
On July 28, over 83,000 visitors gathered in the Park of the Château de Versailles for Cross-country, the highlight of the 2024 Olympic Games' evening competition, a setting that transcended the French riders, who took second place in the provisional team rankings that day.
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