World events can change the landscape – and the heart – of a city forever.
Paris would not be the same today without the Eiffel Tower. Seattle’s skyline is dominated by the Space Needle. Beijing has The Water cube, where Michael Phelps won a record eight gold medals. London has Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Host cities of major events – a World’s Fair, the Olympics or a World Cup – change their footprints thanks to global gatherings for sharing art, design education and sport.
This summer eyes across the globe are focused on Rio de Janeiro for the Games of the XXXI Olympiad. And while the athletes steal the spotlight – and rightly so – there’s a side we don’t often think about: The businesses and services that support these games and infrastructure changes to host an event of this caliber.
This story is from the July-August 2016 edition of Business Traveler.
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