Paris Olympics travel tips

The Eiffel Tower is closed for a fourth day running on Thursday (22 February) as workers strike in France’s capital city.

One potential issue with Airbnb’s growth plans has been whether it could boost its ranks of hosts and listings enough to meet the demand from guests around the world.

When traveling abroad, the top concern for many Americans is safety.

As interest in trips surrounding the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris is heating up, suppliers and advisors have forged new partnerships to offer a variety of ways to experience the Games.

The opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics promises to be spectacular: On the glittering waters of the Seine, a flotilla of barges will carry about 10,000 athletes to the foot of the Eiffel Tower, as nearly half a million spectators line the four-mile route to cheer on the event of the century.

Los Angeles Tourism is launching its most expensive and far-reaching advertising campaign on February 1 in Paris. 

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It’s a new year for events and the books are already filling up. After Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour took 2023 by a storm, and gave short-term rentals a big jolt, we wanted to see if 2024 events would have a similar effect.

Visiting Paris is about to get a bit more expensive as the city raised taxes on hotels and other accommodations at the beginning of the year.

The Summer Olympics are returning to Paris exactly a century after it last hosted the event. A country where fine wine and haute cuisine prevail means Paris doesn’t have a reputation for being particularly affordable. To make the Games more accessible, some events around the Seine will have free viewing zones – including the opening ceremony. But we’re still living in a material world and you’ll need to pay the rental on your humble flat. With nightly rates circling $150 or less, these are the most budget-friendly Airbnbs for the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Travelers flock to Paris for the art and the macarons but next summer all eyes will be on the 14,900 Olympic and Paralympic athletes going for the gold. The 2024 Paris Games will break with tradition and host contests in the city’s grandest monuments and provide free viewing areas. Running in tandem with the sports program, the Cultural Olympiad offers arts and immersive events for the entire clan.

The countdown has begun: France will welcome the 2024 Summer Olympic Games from July 26 until August 11 with the Paralympic Games following from August 28 to September 8. Paris and the Île-de-France region form the cradle of the action where the spectacle will kick off at 8:24 p.m. sharp (or, 20:24 – touché).

Two UK-based short-term accommodation brands are joining forces: UnderTheDoorMat Group and Veeve are merging in a share exchange. 

2023 is coming to a close, which means the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris are fast approaching. The opening ceremony is scheduled for July 26, with the Games finishing Aug. 11; the Paralympics will run from Aug. 28 through Sept. 8.

France’s Notre Dame Cathedral is expected to reopen for visitors and Catholic masses at the end of 2024.

After years of planning and anticipation, we are just months away from the 2024 Paris Olympics, which will occur from July 26 to Aug. 11.

A Vrbo host recently surprised TPG reader Diah Jones with a troubling ultimatum that felt a lot like a shakedown.

A bed bug outbreak in France is sending creepy crawly vibes across the Paris metro area and threatening to ruin vacations in the process.

With the Paris Olympics less than a year away, French authorities want to make sure the bedbugs don’t bite during the games and have started a drive to exterminate the pests.

“Since the pandemic, we’ve seen an increase in demand for immersive and out-of-the-box experiences—people don’t just want to be a spectator at the event, they want to be a part of the event,” explains Barnabas Carrega, CEO and Founder of GR8 Experience, a bespoke organizer of ultra insider experiences in the worlds of exclusive restaurants, travel and sports among others. Many companies promise that they can deliver rarified experiences but this one actually does due to a team with exclusive connections into the inner reaches of those worlds. As out of reach as something may sound, they can usually achieve it.

The world’s largest open-air bookshop is set against one of the most picturesque backdrops on Earth: Paris.