Athletes are gearing up for the upcoming sports’ biggest event, the Paris Olympics 2024. However, the Olympic Organizers are now being subjected to unforeseen challenges. The recent decision taken by the organization committee is receiving flak from the public.

Amid the rise in hotel prices and restrictions on rental tourist apartments, the Paris Olympic 2024 organization’s decision to cancel hotel reservations has become the hottest subject in dialogue. This time, the Olympic 2024 Games coordinators are in the news, spurring a new debate in the city of the French department of Indre, Châteauroux.

Game Organizers Face Setbacks Ahead of Paris Olympics 2024

The French capital, Paris, is overwhelmed as it will host the Olympic and Paralympic Games three times. In this, it became only the second city (after London) to host the biggest event thrice. However, as visitors and athletes are planning to head to Paris for next year’s Olympics, the exorbitant rise in hotel prices is creating concerning accommodation issues.

According to a report by Paris Beacon, the Paris 2024 Olympic Committee canceled thousands of hotel reservations and bookings in Châteauroux. The shooting events during the Olympics were scheduled to be hosted in the second-biggest town in Berry Province, France. The justification behind the cancellations of the hotel bookings pertains to “less significant needs than expected’’.

The Organizing Committee defends the decision amid chaos

Because of the recent change in decisions, hotel owners in the area are rushing to figure out the best solution to fill the now vacant rooms. A hotelier spoke up about this turmoil with France Bleu and remarked that only 81 out of the 976 rooms that the committee had reserved to accommodate the public, athletes, and staff are still available.

The primary employers’ union in the hotel and restaurant sector, Umih, a local branch headed by Véronique Gaulon, expressed her dissatisfaction and referred to the state of affairs as a “huge disappointment.”

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The committee overseeing the Olympic organizing events, however, defended its actions, remarking that only 482 rooms were released. Tony Estanguet, who serves as the head of the Games, elaborated his statement. According to him, the decision of the committee will create new opportunities for accommodating the event organizers, spectators, and athlete’s families.

The reassurance proposes that the released rooms will be back in the market soon to accommodate tourists for the peak season, and to cover the shortcomings, eventually. It is yet to be seen if the critical shortage will be covered so that the accommodation problems are ameliorated.

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