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Everything You Need to Know About Planning a Trip to Paris This Summer
02.05.2024 - 21:55 / cntraveler.com / Summer Olympics
More than 15 million visitors are expected to travel to Paris during the 2024 Summer Olympics, which will take place from July 26 to August 11. But as the world's attention turns to the City of Light, even non-Olympic related trips to France may feel the ripple effects of the games over the next few months.
“Paris is always popular for the summer, but this July, it’s attracting even more interest—and it’s not just Paris that is seeing the Olympics effect,” says a spokesperson at Expedia, whose data shows a triple-digit increase in searches for surrounding cities like Yvelines, in the western part of Île-de-France, whose views are up a whopping 520%.
This year, page views for listings on Airbnb have been 11 times higher than last year for French cities hosting competitions, such as Nice, home to the Olympic football tournament; Versailles, host of the Olympic and Paralympic competitions; Colombes, in the suburbs of Paris, where the hockey competitions will be held at the Yves-du-Manoir stadium; and the town of Ile-Saint-Denis, which will host part of the Olympic and Paralympic village.
Whether you're planning an Olympics trip or trying to avoid the crowds, here's everything you need to know about traveling to France this summer with tips and insight from experts on how and when to travel to Paris before, during, and after the 2024 Olympics.
This summer, fares to Europe are 10 to 12% lower than last year, and major airlines like Air France, JetBlue, and Delta have increased the number of nonstop flights to cities like Paris. “This could make Europe overall a more approachable option in 2024, but Paris may be the exception, since airfare typically surges when there’s a marquee event,” says Sean Cudahy, an aviation reporter for The Points Guy. “The airfare surge likely won't be as dramatic as we saw for Las Vegas during the Super Bowl this past winter—which spiked hundreds of percentage points over normal levels—since the Olympics is a more drawn-out event, but don’t expect a bargain, either.”
Round-trip airfare from many US cities surrounding the time of the Olympics is currently in the $700 to $900 range, but a spokesperson at Expedia says booking 30 to 60 days out is “the sweet spot for international flights,” with savings around 15%.
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If you plan to hop to a few Olympic Games host destinations throughout France, such as Marseille or
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