One year after the Olympics: "If we don't regulate tourism in Paris, we risk facing rejection from the population"

A year after the Olympic Games , Frédéric Hocquard, deputy mayor of Paris for the Greens, responsible for tourism and nightlife, notes a transformed appeal. Younger, more festive, visitors no longer come to Paris just to see the historic monuments. But faced with the increase in attendance, the elected official warns of the risks of "embolism" and calls for regulation.

How did the organization of the Olympic Games transform tourism?

We observe two things. The first is that, as with any city hosting the Olympic Games, there is a significant increase in attendance in Paris, in the order of 5% to 10% compared to last year, which we consider to be linked to the Olympic Games, particularly tourists from Europe and North America. The second is an impact on party tourism, nightlife, such as