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3 Ways to Save Money on Travel for the Summer Olympics 2024
Yahoo!finance - Cameron Diiorio - July 20, 2024
Every four years, the Summer Olympics bring tourism, crowded streets and hype to its host city. And as with any popular event, prices on transportation, lodging and souvenirs are often inflated.
If you’re traveling for the Olympics, as an estimated 2.1-3.1 million unique individuals are planning to do, those costs can add up quickly. So how do you ensure you stick to your budget while you’re there?
Cut Transportation Costs
The first solution to cutting transportation costs in a large city like Paris, host to this year’s Games, is taking public transportation like the metro. However, if you wish to take the Paris metro during the Olympics, you may run into problems.
“Be aware that Paris has closed several major metro stations in the lead-up to the Olympic Games, such as Concorde and Champs-Elysées-Clemenceau,” cautioned Academy Bank in an article.
Instead, two other options are recommended: Paris 2024 Pass and bicycle riding.
The Paris 2024 pass, offered from July 20 to September 8, is a travel card that you can easily load into your smartphone. It provides discounts on the metro, buses and trams within Paris. Use this to avoid paying full price each time you use public transportation to get to the Games.
Paris is known as a bike-friendly city, with a variety of streets and paved roads that allow bikers to traverse easily. Consider using Vélib’ Métropole, Paris’s service for bike-sharing. It offers packages for 24-hour and three-day access to bicycles around the city that you can use at your convenience.