French Authorities to Inspect 10,000 Hotels and Restaurants Ahead of Paris Olympics

The move aims to limit expected massive price hikes during the Games, with businesses facing heavy sanctions for breaches of regulations.

French authorities will carry out checks at 10,000 hotels and restaurants across France ahead of the Paris Olympics next year to limit expected massive price hikes during the Games.
All 1,600 hotels located in the French capital city will be inspected by the French fraud control agency by the summer.
French media reported last month that the Paris tourism office had seen a sharp increase of 314% in hotel rates during the dates of the Olympics and Paralympics.
Business owners could be “heavily sanctioned” if they are found in breach of regulations, with prices of rooms having to be properly displayed, and the prices paid by consumers not exceeding those advertised.
The city’s tourism office predicts that up to 15.9 million people could visit the Paris region during the July-September period.