Monday, 25 February 2013 15:35
Could St. Louis host 2024 Olympics? Not without more hotel rooms
Could St. Louis host the Summer Olympics for the first time since 1904?
Mayor Francis Slay was one of 35 mayors who received a letter asking if they are interested in assembling a bid for the 2024 games. There is a stumbling block though, St. Louis does not have enough hotel rooms. The host city is required to have 45,000 hotel rooms, but St. Louis has on 38,000.
It is too early to get overly excited, Mayor Slay has meetings planned with CVC before deciding if the city will consider a bid.
Mayor Francis Slay was one of 35 mayors who received a letter asking if they are interested in assembling a bid for the 2024 games. There is a stumbling block though, St. Louis does not have enough hotel rooms. The host city is required to have 45,000 hotel rooms, but St. Louis has on 38,000.
It is too early to get overly excited, Mayor Slay has meetings planned with CVC before deciding if the city will consider a bid.
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