Crash at My Place for 2010

With some 300,000 visitors expected for Vancouver 2010 and only 75,000 hotel rooms alternative accommodation is required. This necessity is leading many to consider renting out their own places during the Olympics and planning to get themselves out of town for the month of February 2010.

Because of the situation people will have to look for and offer accommodation on alternative websites like Winter2010Rentals.com where they can find out information on venues, areas they might want to rent in, and of course best practices for both renters and landlords.

To post your FREE rental listing or wanted ad visit Forum.Winter2010Rentals.com.

Prices vary greatly depending on location, features, size, etc.. But many places are priced at approximately $500 per bedroom per night. This price/bedroom ratio goes up for both the smallest and largest of available places.

More from The Globe and Mail.

Surrey Joins the Olympic Party

Better late than never the media reports exclaimed.

The City of Surrey has joined the Olympic family agreeing to give the 2010 Winter Olympics organizers $2M and advance the contrcution of a $10.5M recreation centre to be used as a preperation site for the games.

The rec centre will be built in Tom Binnie Park in Whaley and will be used for some pre-Games operations including recruiting and training volunteers, ceremony participants, and short-term temporary staff.

In return, Surrey, will be allowed to officially deem itself a "venue city".

Surrey.ca