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PARIS 2024 OLYMPICS

Paris creates transport pass for Olympic visitors

The Paris public transport operator has put on sale a special transport pass that will allow unlimited travel to all Olympic and Paralympic venues during the Games period.

Paris creates transport pass for Olympic visitors
Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP

The regional transport operator Île de France Mobilités announced on Wednesday the creation of a ‘Paris 2024’ travel pass, aimed at visitors, which will allow unlimited travel to all Games venues.

For residents of Paris, there are alternative options during the Olympics.

The ‘Paris 2024′ pass will also allow visitors to get to and from Paris’ Charles de Gaulle and Orly airports – journeys not covered on many standard travel passes or tickets.

Your guide to getting around Paris during the Olympics

The Paris 2024 pass is available now to buy now as a physical card and will go on sale in app form in mid June.

The pass costs €16 for a single day, rising to €70 for a week. The cost of the card itself is a single €2 charge.

Many of the Games venues are in the Paris suburbs – such as athletics at the Stade de France or diving at the aquatics centre – or in locations further out in the Paris region such as the chateau of Versailles (equestrian events) or the Vaires-sur-Marne water park (canoeing).

In transport terms, this means that the standard single zone 1 tickets will not cover the journey.

Transport prices for the Paris Metro, bus, tram and RER network will double during the Games period, although this will not affect locals who already have travel passes or people who have bought tickets in advance.

If you want to buy a physical card, that is available now HERE. You will need to create an account to buy one, even if you already have an Île-de-France Mobilités account.

Organisers say that the card can be delivered by post in 10 days, with up to 50 countries available for delivery including the USA, Australia, UK and Canada.

If you would rather have the pass in digital form, you can wait until June and buy it directly on any smartphone.

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PARIS 2024 OLYMPICS

Two computers stolen from French Olympics’ organiser in Lille

Two computers belonging to "a manager responsible for the planning of the Lille Olympic site" were stolen from a car parked in the city, the prosecutor's office said on Tuesday.

Two computers stolen from French Olympics' organiser in Lille

However, the spokesperson did not specify the nature of the data linked to the Olympic Games that they contained.

“The complaint from a manager responsible for the planning of the Lille Olympic site was received on the evening of April 29 regarding the theft of two laptops and a badge which were in the organiser’s vehicle, which was parked in front of their home,” said Lille prosecutor Carole Etienne.

“Investigations are underway” to identify the suspect and determine “the exact nature of the data that these computers contained in connection with the 2024 Olympics,” she added.

According to a police source, one of the stolen computers was likely to contain “security plans” for the infrastructure of the Olympic village of Villeneuve-d’Ascq in Lille.

The theft occurred Monday at around 6:30 pm, according to this source, who said that access to files hosted on the network and the cloud was blocked by the Paris 2024 IT department.

“In accordance with Paris 2024 procedures, all data recorded on Paris 2024 computer equipment is encrypted and protected by passwords, and as soon as the theft was reported, the computer was locked remotely,”  a spokesperson from the Olympics’ Organising Committee (Cojo) said.

“The security of computer equipment is one of the priorities of Paris 2024, which has taken all risks into account in order to deal with any incident,” the Committee said.

The stolen badge was “an identification badge which does not allow any door to be opened” and “the computer was turned off”, a second police source told AFP.

At the end of February, a bag belonging to an engineer from the City of Paris and containing a computer and two USB sticks where notes relating to the Paris Olympic Games were stored was stolen from a train at Gare du Nord.

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