Tourism and the Economy

The 2010 Winter Olympics brought 2,566 athletes from 82 countries to Vancouver, Canada ("Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics | Olympic Videos, Photos, News."). Along with all of the athletes comes a lot of tourism and money for Vancouver. There was over $770 million spent on hotels, restaurants, and other businesses. This activity added a lot of money to the economy. The new roads, buildings, rinks, arenas, and the new highway systems, will continue to bring tourists to this area in the years to come. The Sea-to-Sky highway was one of the main projects. It connects Vancouver to the Whistler Mt. Resort. It makes it a lot easier for people to get to this area, so this will bring many more tourists and an estimated $8 billion by 2015 (Cedrowski). The Winter Olympics were successful in bringing in more tourists and activity to Vancouver’s economy.
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