Despite the current turmoil in the financial markets and world economies teetering on the brink of recession the organizing committee for the the 2010 Vancouver / Whistler Olympic Winter Games is anticipating a complete sellout.
Many tickets will most likely be oversubscribed for which will result in lotteries to fill the applications.
Don't be disappointed, be sure to fill out your request, complete with alternate choices in case your first choice is unavailable.
Read more here.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Monday, October 6, 2008
Vancouver's Olympic Village in Trouble?
Amid the current global financial credit crisis rumours are starting to swirl that the Vancouver Athletes Village being constructed by Millennium Development Corp. on the shores of South East False Creek could be in serious financial trouble.
Fortress Investment Group, a large private-equity establishment out of New York who provided much of the funds has apparently been monitoring the project and their reported cost overruns very closely.
The City of Vancouver also recently held an emergency review of the project since they are apparently on the hook to completely the $1B project should the current financing methods be recalled.
Read more on these major rumours here.
Fortress Investment Group, a large private-equity establishment out of New York who provided much of the funds has apparently been monitoring the project and their reported cost overruns very closely.
The City of Vancouver also recently held an emergency review of the project since they are apparently on the hook to completely the $1B project should the current financing methods be recalled.
Read more on these major rumours here.
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Whistler's Peak 2 Peak Launch December 12
It won't be long now until Whistler launches Peak 2 Peak, a massive gondola travelling from the Peak of Whistler Mountain 2 the Peak of Blackcomb Mountain.
The gondola will have the greatest length of freespan cable in the world! The journey will take nearly 12 minutes to cross the valley nearly 450m below. Take a "peak" at the video below...
Read more about the Peak2Peak Gondola here.
The gondola will have the greatest length of freespan cable in the world! The journey will take nearly 12 minutes to cross the valley nearly 450m below. Take a "peak" at the video below...
Read more about the Peak2Peak Gondola here.
Friday, October 3, 2008
Time to Start Building Your Ticket Request Package
The time has come for you to start building your ticket request package. It's hard to beleive, but it's true.
So unless you're planning to donate $285,000 + GST to VANOC you will need to visit this page to start crafting your personal Olympic Experience Package. Prices range from the low $100 range to well over $1000.
The Games are just around the corner!!! For your accommodation needs check out our FREE forums.
So unless you're planning to donate $285,000 + GST to VANOC you will need to visit this page to start crafting your personal Olympic Experience Package. Prices range from the low $100 range to well over $1000.
The Games are just around the corner!!! For your accommodation needs check out our FREE forums.
The Vancouver 2010 Club - A Patron's Program
Want to gaurantee that you get some great tickets? Well, you can, if you act fast. To acquire 100 prime tickets, a car and driver, concierge service, and even a spot in the Olympic Torch Relay it'll only cost you $285,000 + GST and up.
This program, much like some offered at other Olympic Games, will bring in VANOC $28.5M.
Read more about this amazing 'club' here.
This program, much like some offered at other Olympic Games, will bring in VANOC $28.5M.
Read more about this amazing 'club' here.
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
VANOC Snaps Up Ad Space
You were going to have a hard time missing the fact that the Olympics were going on in Vancouver in 2010 with all the buzz that's expected buy now VANOC has ensured there's no possible way that you could miss it.
Everything from billboards to mall posters to baggage carousels at YVR, to every possible inch of space on TransLink's fleet will carry the corporate 2010 Olympic message.
The achieve all this guaranteed ad space VANOC had to pay full-rate on all of it with adjustment for inflation.
Read more here.
Everything from billboards to mall posters to baggage carousels at YVR, to every possible inch of space on TransLink's fleet will carry the corporate 2010 Olympic message.
The achieve all this guaranteed ad space VANOC had to pay full-rate on all of it with adjustment for inflation.
Read more here.
2010 StreetCar Images
At the end of July we first told you about the StreetCar that is planned for Vancouver in time for 2010 in another post.
Today we have pictures of the new StreetCar which can be viewed here.
The cars in question are manufactured by Bombardier though, an official supplier of Vancouver 2010 in charge of designing, engineering, and manufacturing the relay torch.
Also, of note is that the StreetCar trial will be quite short to begin with as the cars will simply be on loan from the Brussels Transportation Company.
Today we have pictures of the new StreetCar which can be viewed here.
The cars in question are manufactured by Bombardier though, an official supplier of Vancouver 2010 in charge of designing, engineering, and manufacturing the relay torch.
Also, of note is that the StreetCar trial will be quite short to begin with as the cars will simply be on loan from the Brussels Transportation Company.
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