Olympics

[Bazile]

Too late now .

But should the games have been cancelled altogether given the restrictions to people from other countries etc ?

I may be wrong , but as I understand it the stadias are going to empty

[jno]

Ken, you'd have to look at overall tourist figures and do some surveys, and even then be prepared for guesswork. But when people see a well-run occasion for a couple of weeks they think hey, nice place, maybe we should go there.

A story here saying the economy was boosted by £10bn

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23370270

but that's just the first year; you can also ask whether the event's put the country in a good light for years after.

[Ken4155]

Jno, the phrase that leapt out at me from your link was "creative accounting."
Also "There's no way of testing if what they're saying is really true."
I believe it would be difficult to ascertain just how many extra tourists were in London (a very popular tourist destination year in, year out) primarily for the games.
There may have been a temporary 'feel good' factor, up here in Burnley, while the games were taking place but i don't believe it added anything to our town's economy, employment figures, etc.