The European Tour Operators Association is calling for cautious preparation and also advertising around the Olympics to stay clear of a tourist decline in London as well as the UK around the time of the Olympics. In the instance of Australia, a pattern of over 10% development in site visitor arrivals transformed right into a decrease 2 years prior to the Sydney Olympics. The ETOA states that in 2002, 2 years prior to the Olympics, arrivals in Greece were 8.2% up on the previous year yet in 2003, numbers dropped by 1.5%.
The European Tour Operators Association is calling for cautious preparation and also advertising around the Olympics to prevent a tourist recession in London as well as the UK around the time of the Olympics. In the instance of Australia, a pattern of over 10% development in site visitor arrivals transformed right into a decrease 2 years prior to the Sydney Olympics. ETOA’s research study additionally refutes cases that the advantageous effect of the Olympics requires to be gauged over a longer duration of time. Authorities stats for the years after the Athens Olympics are not yet readily available. The ETOA states that in 2002, 2 years prior to the Olympics, arrivals in Greece were 8.2% up on the previous year yet in 2003, numbers dropped by 1.5%.