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High costs, safety worries hurt Paris Games bookings

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By Joanna Plucinska and Doyinsola Oladipo

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I remember fondly my 2 week trip to the 2008 games in Beijing, where I saw 13 major finals, including Men’s Team Gymnastics, judo, Women’s volleyball and watched Phelps win 1 of his gold medals. Tickets were only the equivalent of ¥5,000.

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I remember fondly my 2 week trip to the 2008 games in Beijing, where I saw 13 major finals, including Men’s Team Gymnastics, judo, Women’s volleyball and watched Phelps win 1 of his gold medals. Tickets were only the equivalent of ¥5,000.

Apples and oranges. China is magnitudes cheaper to visit and stay than Paris.

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