Mayor Anne Hidalgo promises "Olympic magic," but people have no interest. 15 million sports tourists are expected to flood the city between July 26 and August 11.
Many Parisians have listed their homes on Airbnb for the summer holidays. Parisians say they are more concerned about crowding and higher public transportation fares during the event than about Olympic fever. The opening ceremony in the waters of the Seine River has created a security problem: the state of these century-old balconies that overlook the river.