Articles tagged “olympics”

Tourism

Paris Has ‘Solutions’ to Host 2024 Olympics if Coronavirus Crisis Persists

Paris is not letting the coronavirus pandemic stop it from hosting the 2024 Summer Olympics, even as questions remain whether the delayed 2020 Tokyo games will go forward this summer.

Julien Pretot, Reuters | 2 years ago

Tourism

Japan’s Second Covid Wave Puts Smaller Travel Agencies in Peril

A second wave in Japan puts its tourism members on a joyless rollercoaster ride. Small inbound travel specialists especially are hanging by a thread. Huddling together for strength and inspiration is a good idea.

Raini Hamdi, Skift | 2 years ago

Overtourism

Has Postponing the Summer Olympics Stifled Japan’s Ambitious Tourism Plans?

This was supposed to be the year when Japan's dedicated tourism push came to fruition with the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. But even with the postponement — and all the uncertainty — of the Games until 2021, the tourism groundwork laid by Japan is still likely to bear fruit.

Rosie Spinks, Skift | 3 years ago

Tourism

Critics Fear Japan’s Domestic Tourism Campaign Will Cause Infection Spike

The Japanese government wants people to travel domestically to get the economy rolling again — but regional officials say it's too much too soon.

Christopher Gallagher, Reuters | 3 years ago

EventMB

What the Olympics Postponement Means for the Events Industry

3 years ago

Tourism

Tokyo Olympic Games Push Back on Trump Advice to Postpone

There may be good reason for the Olympics to postpone. But that good advice will not come from the world leader who did the least to prepare for the impact.

Antoni Slodkowski and Linda Sieg, Reuters | 3 years ago

Online Travel

Airbnb Signs 9-Year Sponsorship Deal With Olympics Ahead of Tokyo Games

That Airbnb chose the Olympic Games for its first-ever global sponsorship deal makes sense — the event both aligns with the brand's ethos and will be a boon for its bottom line as it aims to go public in 2020.

Rosie Spinks, Skift | 3 years ago

Tourism

Will Indonesia’s Olympics Bid Ever Have a Tourism Upside?

Without doubt, Indonesia is one economy in Southeast Asia that has made much progress. But its 2032 bid for the Olympics still comes as a surprise. While the event may force the country to build much-needed infrastructure, it may also break its bank. With poverty still widespread, that would be a shame and could backfire.

Raini Hamdi, Skift | 4 years ago

Business Travel

Brazil Tourism President on the Aftermath of Rio’s Olympic Games

Few other Olympic Games in recent memory created as much controversy as Rio 2016, but all of the airport, hotel, and transportation upgrades bode well for continued tourism development over the long-term.

Greg Oates, Skift | 7 years ago

Hotels

Airbnb Has a Golden Moment at the Rio Olympics

For all the challenges facing this year's Summer Games, chief among them a lack of hotel rooms, the beauty of Airbnb's flexible supply scheme makes it ideal for major events like the Olympics.

Deanna Ting, Skift | 7 years ago