Published by Neil Thompson
The global numbers of visitors in the Greater Paris metropolitan area during the Olymics Games (23 July - 11 August) estimated to date is 11,2 million visitors (tourists, day-trippers, residents). See more details below
VISITOR NUMBERS
Source: Orange / Paris je t’aime. With a correction in numbers for international tourists.
The global numbers of visitors* in the Greater Paris metropolitan area during the Olympic Games (23 July – 11 August) estimated to date is 11.2 million visitors (tourists, day-trippers, residents).
These numbers, in line with our overall estimate of 11.3 million visitors, are up + 4% vs 2023.
Overall, French visitors (tourists, day-trippers
and residents) amount to 85% of all visitors to the Olympic Games.
TOURISTS
Tourists account for 27.7% of visitors, i.e. 3.1 million people (vs 2.6 million in 2023, up + 19,2%).
They break down into:
1.4 million French tourists (45%), vs 1.1 million in 2023 (+ 27% vs 2023)
1.7 million international tourists (55%), vs 1.5 million in 2023 (+ 13% vs 2023).
Top three foreign markets:
United States: 230,000 tourists (13.5% of foreigners), + 21% vs 2023
Germany: 130,000 tourists (7.6% of foreigners), + 42% vs 2023
United Kingdom: 115,000 tourists (6.8% of foreigners), + 21% vs 2023.
The Games also boosted other long-haul markets, which showed significant growth:
Brazil: 107,000 tourists, + 109.4% vs 2023 China: 82,000 tourists, + 64.9% vs 2023 Japan: 47,000 tourists, + 94% vs 2023.
DAY-TRIPPERS~
Source: Orange / Paris je t’aime.
The day-trippers (visitors who come for one day, mostly French, coming from outside the Île-de-France) account for 27.7% of visitors in Greater Paris, i.e. 3.1 million day-trippers (vs 3.1 million en 2023). Increases were seen in départements with regional metropolitan areas.
ÎLE-DE-FRANCE RESIDENTS
Rhône: + 25,7% Gironde: + 26% Haute-Garonne + 68%
Île-de-France residents account for 44.6% of visitors, i.e. 5.0 million people, numbers comparable to those of a traditional summer.
Less present in inner Paris (- 8.7% vs 2023), residents enjoyed the Olympic venues and celebrations
close to home. Day-trippers were up + 9% in Villepinte (Arena Paris Nord), with peaks of + 33% and + 34%
on July 29 and 31 (boxing). They increased by + 10% in Versailles (equestrian), with a peak on the first
Sunday, during the cross-country competition (+ 39%). In Saint-Denis (Stade de France, Centre Aquatique),
local day-trippers were up + 40%.
A LONGER DURATION OF STAY
French: 3.1 nights vs 2,1 in 2023
Foreigners: 2.9 nights vs 2,5 in 2023
ACCOMMODATION ~
– United States: 2.9 nights vs 2.5 in 2023
– Germany: 2.9 nights vs 1.9 in 2023
– United Kingdom: 2.9 nights vs 1.9 in 2023
With the ‘Olympic Games effect’, the whole of the Paris region benefited from a positive trend in visitor numbers, in both Olympic and non-Olympic areas. Hotel occupancy rates are up in all the départments of the inner suburbs: + 13.1 pts in Seine-Saint-Denis, + 8.3 pts in Val-de-Marne, + 13.3 pts in Hauts-de- Seine.
The hotel occupancy rate in inner Paris was 84% from 23 July to 6 August, up 10.1 pts on 2023. The biggest increase is at the top end of the market, with an occupancy rate of 85.5%, up 16.5 pts on 2023.
The arrondissements most visited by foreign tourists (23 July – 5 August, all accommodation combined, commercial and non-commercial) are:
Paris 15th: 5.9% of overnights in Greater Paris (+24% vs 2023) Paris 8th: 5.2% of overnights in Greater Paris (+6% vs 2023) Paris 9th: 4.8% of overnights in Greater Paris (+18% vs 2023).
Please note: strong growth in foreign overnight stays in Saint-Denis : + 205% vs 2023.
SUMMER OVERVIEW
Between the Olympic Games and the Paralympic Games (12 August – 27 August), international air arrivals are expected to rise by +7.9 % vs 2023, with:
+ 16.1% for North America (108,000 arrivals) + 4.3% for Europe (76,000 arrivals).
Overall tourist numbers for summer 2024 (July, August, September) are expected to be similar to the previous year, with 9.5 million tourists.
* Visitors : the term designates people, with or without tickets, who take part in activities linked to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. These are mainly international, national and local (Île-de-France) visitors. Visitors may therefore be tourists (spending at least one night on site) or day-trippers (day visitors from outside the Paris Region). Locals are neither tourists nor day-trippers.
