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Episode: They expected an Olympic boon, but some Paris businesses experienced an Olympic tourism bust
Description: On a typical summer day, tourists flock to the historic Marais district of Paris, wandering through charming medieval lanes dotted with ultra-chic boutiques, gazing at stunning private mansions and the elegant 17th-century Place des Vosges, and filling humming eateries and bars.
But this summer was hardly typical, and those streets, shops, and cafes were markedly emptier in the days leading up to the Paris Olympics—leaving businesses like Stolly’s Stone Bar, a pub catering to the Anglophone community, pining for summers past.
Some attributed the light crowds to multiple factors, but first and foremost the chilling effect from tough secu...