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Originally Posted by Joborule
Could Calgary be different than London that it may actually increase tourism based on two factors?
One, London is a historic, world class city. It doesn't need the Olympics to bring in tourism as people are fully aware of the place all over the world. Calgary on the other hand isn't as such. There's plenty in the States that don't know this city exists, and even moreso aboard. Calgary at worse, would increase awareness of itself to the world.
Two, Banff. London is cool and has unique features, but in the end it's just a city like any other. Banff and the surrounding areas (including Drumheller/badlands) is a natural oasis that can occupy people for as long as they please. People come to Calgary just to see Banff. Again this is a promotional opportunity to increase awareness of Banff and it's beauty.
I would be interested to see how tourism numbers looked after the '88 games. I think it's fair to assume that tourism did increase afterwards since this area was exposed to the world. I think that it could have the same effect again.
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What differentiates whistler from Banff. Whistler did not see gains after Vancouver.