Rio Olympics Travel Bookings Off, NY Times Reports
The New York Times on Monday said that Brazil’s “chaotic and ever-changing political situation,” concerns about the Zika virus,” and “security issues” are lowering North American interest in attending the Olympic Games in Rio this August.
The paper quotes a survey by Trisept Solutions showing that 63 percent of travel agents “had seen less interest in these Olympics than in previous destinations like London and Beijing.”
With two months to go, this could mean bargains for travelers, the article suggested. One tour operator quoted is offering air-and-hotel packages of $2,599 a person for five nights in an Ipanema hotel, with nonstop flights from Miami. Olympics tickets are extra.
The games are scheduled for Aug. 5 to 21.