2023-06-17 13:39:56
The Grand Prix is well known for making money flow on the metropolis, a necessary post-pandemic phenomenon where everyone manages to find their accounts. However, the environmental impact of burning so much gasoline is not to be overlooked.
The Grand Prix welcomes people from all over the world, a very positive aspect for tourism. An expensive weekend, where prices are very high, restaurants and hotels are happy.
For most downtown Montreal merchants, the Grand Prix would be more important than Christmas, according to Tourisme Montreal spokesperson Aurélie De Blois.
More than 300,000 people have entered the Grand Prix site in Montreal so far.
“Two-thirds of spectators come from outside Montreal and half from outside Quebec. You will understand that it has a huge impact on the economy of the province, we are talking regarding 80 million in economic benefits!”, explains Ms. De Blois.
“After the pandemic years, we need to revive the economy,” explains the president and CEO of the Association of Greater Montreal Hotels, Jean-Sébastien Boudreault.
However, this year the hotels are much less busy than last year. “Last year we were three years away from the last grand prix, there was a frenzy, a madness. People got stuck,” he adds.
This year, the occupancy rate is between 93 and 95%. For tourism, it’s a winner, as Montreal is more than loved by visitors. “People come to Montreal because we have a beautiful city. They like it, our city is interesting”, specifies the president.
Tourists are ready to spend fortunes for memories of this unforgettable weekend. Caps, jerseys, tickets: even if it may cost them 5 or 6 thousand dollars, they are ready to do anything to take full advantage of it.
And the environment in all this?
Motor racing enthusiasts travel for miles to experience strong emotions as they watch cars hurtling down the race track. While in 2023, the environment is more than worrying, is taking advantage of this event legitimate?
For Manon Massé, the economy and the environment should be a whole in the organization of this event. It is high time for a fusion to be developed. “The time to oppose economy and ecology should be over. We are still taken out of the argument of the economy, when in fact we have to be able to develop both hand in hand, ”she expresses.
For Grand Prix participants, the answer to this question is unanimous. It’s not one event of this kind per year that can damage the environment, there are many other aspects.
“It’s not a Grand Prix event that causes all the pollution in the world,” said a participant.
In 2030, Formula 1 is committed to completely eliminating the carbon footprint. Also, the Grand Prix du Canada unveiled its sustainable development plan, an action that Tourisme Montréal welcomes.
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