tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post3647604677424909754..comments2024-03-05T10:52:24.691+00:00Comments on Mark Wadsworth: Tour de France economicsMark Wadsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-70800122506548562972014-07-07T15:43:12.303+01:002014-07-07T15:43:12.303+01:00Shiney,
It's definitely a better deal. The Co...Shiney,<br /><br />It's definitely a better deal. The Commonwealth games gets around 1m visitors for an event costing hundreds of millions, the Olympics damages visitor numbers for an event costing billions.<br /><br />Plus neither show off the place. They show off the inside of arenas.<br /><br />I'm not even saying that spending a million getting a stage is a good deal. But it's not even in the same league as those wastes of money.<br /><br />QP,<br />Quite possibly. A lot of viewers are just people who come out of their house to watch it come past, but you do get some people who make a day of it and come to watch, especially from tops of hills.<br /><br />john b,<br />I don't know.Tim Almondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13369256383976094670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-45508607867274405492014-07-07T15:08:49.356+01:002014-07-07T15:08:49.356+01:00Presumably he also thinks that the Grand Prix is a...Presumably he also thinks that the Grand Prix is a disgraceful foreign imposition...john bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13784096180652522939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-78116124675676068962014-07-07T13:24:19.946+01:002014-07-07T13:24:19.946+01:00I heard one publican on the route report a 5 fold ...I heard one publican on the route report a 5 fold increase in typical takings for a weekend.Dannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09106739466558486588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-8355789793879146422014-07-07T10:37:40.055+01:002014-07-07T10:37:40.055+01:00I wonder how it compares to, say, the Olympics or ...I wonder how it compares to, say, the Olympics or the commonwealth games?Shineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13281261419328886986noreply@blogger.com