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Originally Posted by Northendzone
i truly question teh value of tourism draw. i beleive that i am pretty average, and that i know some other average people, and not once have i ever heard anyone say "hey, the last olympics were in XXXXX, the place looked cool, let's go there".
what does worldwide prestige mean?
lastly, if we hold the olympics here every couple of decades, you are still going to need new facilities as they age
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Worldwide prestige means it's a city recognized around the world. If Calgary were to do the Olympics regularly, it would be acknowledged as an Olympic city, and each time it's hosted it would draw people to the city for a few weeks, and in between that, draw more interest in the city and the region for worldwide travelers.
As for the facilities, with or without the olympics, these facilities are going to need to be renovated or replaced either way. That's kinda what were dealing with right now with the 2026 bid. This is an opportunity to renew facilities that already get use, to ensure it continues to do so for the new few decades. By hosting the olympics continually, it could gather funding to our facilities needs, and the overall costs would be cheaper since not everything would have to be a brand new build.