[MargaretR]

London shops are having reduced trade
BBC News - Olympics 'hits London retailers as shoppers stay away'

Roads, streets and the underground are almost empty.
Olympics London 2012: London visitor levels fall by two-thirds over fears of traffic chaos and high prices | Mail Online

Hotel rooms are cheap and empty
London's hotels and restaurants empty ahead of Olympics | Money | guardian.co.uk

Seats in the Olympic venues are empty
Soldiers and students to fill empty seats - FT.com

What an expensive fiasco!