
Winning the Olympics is no national triumph - it's a vanity project
Brisbane's securing of the 2032 Olympics is cause for celebration but it's hardly the stuff of national triumph that it once represented.
Anthony is Traveller's national travel editor. One of Australia's most experienced travel and tourism editors and writers and the author of two travel books, he is a long-time commentator on travel and tourism issues. He has appeared at many travel and tourism events over the years as both a speaker and a moderator. Anthony is a former deputy editor of The Sydney Morning Herald as well as former editor of the Australian Travel + Leisure magazine. He was the Australia-New Zealand correspondent for Travel + Leisure US. www.traveller.com.au
Brisbane's securing of the 2032 Olympics is cause for celebration but it's hardly the stuff of national triumph that it once represented.
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