On June 19th, according to Airbnb, as summer and the Olympics approached, the Airbnb platform saw a more than 5-fold increase in room bookings in the Paris region during the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics, with travelers from over 160 countries and regions worldwide booking accommodations during the Olympics.
Paris is the city with the highest search popularity during the Olympics. In the summer of 2024, venues for hosting Olympic events and celebrations will be spread throughout France. The satellite city of Saint Denis in northern Paris, the central city of Chateau roux, which hosts shooting events, and the northern French city of Lille, which hosts basketball and handball games, have all seen a surge in popularity due to the arrival of the Olympic Games.
In this grand event of sports and cultural integration, the growth rate of tourists in the Asia Pacific region is significant, among which the growth rate of outbound tourists from China is leading, far exceeding that of Japan, South Korea, and others. According to data from Airbnb, Vanves, located near the table tennis competition venue, has become one of the preferred destinations for Chinese travelers, second only to Paris and Nice.
Paris will welcome travelers with full enthusiasm, and the number of active listings on the Airbnb platform has reached a historic high, an increase of nearly 40% year-on-year. Tens of thousands of new landlords in the cities hosting the upcoming Olympic Games have started to upload their properties to the Airbnb platform, with over 40% of Airbnb landlords opening their property booking calendar during the Olympics. Among these bookable listings, over half of the new listings received their first booking within 7 days of going online.