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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis
Surely you would concede that in the year after the Olympics, the host city should not see it's lowest tourism levels in 12 years if the Olympics actually provide a tangible bump. But once again, how do you possibly measure how much of a factor the Olympics was in any tourism boost? Ask every tourist if they came to Vancouver/Whistler because of the Olympics? My entire point here is most of the "benefits" are virtually impossible to measure, so that they are touted as meaningful benefits is disingenuous. As I keep saying, if the benefits were significant and tangible, cities would be trying hard to get the Olympics rather than running away.
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What's the point of any event - not just the Olympics - if you can't measure it then? It's effectively a strawman argument you're making by saying it's impossible to track ROI on an international event.