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.
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Monday, August 11, 2008
The Look of 2010
Steve Lange's job is to 'brand' the 2010 Olympics. He's studied Athens & Turin and right now he's doing some hands-on research in Beijing.He's researching not only how the Beijing Olympic Committee has branded their games but what technology and methodologies their using. He's looking at lighting, building wraps, and more.
In addition to Vancouver's plans for fence wrappings and extensive signage the International Olympic Committee insists that the organizing committee buy out or control the space of billboards along major Olympic routes to limit the amount of "ambush" advertising by competitors of Olympic sponsors.
In Vancouver's case, Vanoc has acquired all of the rights to major sources of outdoor advertising, from billboards to bus shelters throughout the area.
More from the Vancouver Sun.
Friday, August 8, 2008
VANOC Updates Continue Virtually Without Hiccups
Despite having several incredibly ambitious aspects to the VANOC plan for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games the planning, preparations, and construction continue on-pace and largely on budget and without any significant hiccups.
The VANOC plans include several ambitious projects. A nearly $1B improvement of the Sea to Sky highway that travels from Vancouver to Whistler should drastically increase the safety of the route and also decrease the travel time during the games from nearly 2 hours to less than 90 minutes. This will be achieved in part by only allowing 'local' traffic, buses, and emergency personnel on the route.
The Athletes Village in Vancouver is probably the most ambitious constructions projects Vancouver has ever seen. Some 20 buildings are being constructed as a part of the sustainable community striving for LEED Gold or Platinum certification. The Village also has the new Canada Line LRT at it's doorstep allowing easy connections between Downtown Vancouver, Richmond Centre, the Vancouver International Airport and everything in between.
The new Vancouver Convention Centre which will house the International Media during the Olympics is probably the most ambitious single building every constructed in Vancouver. Months were spent pile driving in Burrard Inlet during the creation of the new land that the centre would sit on. The sleek design showcases the stunning views of Coal Harbour, Stanley Park and the North Shore Mountains. This beautiful building also features a green roof.
In addition to these projects there are many other venues being constructed and of course the Canada Line bringing rapid transit from the Airport to Richmond and Vancouver.
In many ways one could say that the progress that VANOC is making is quite boring. In this case, boring is good.
More from The Globe and Mail.
The VANOC plans include several ambitious projects. A nearly $1B improvement of the Sea to Sky highway that travels from Vancouver to Whistler should drastically increase the safety of the route and also decrease the travel time during the games from nearly 2 hours to less than 90 minutes. This will be achieved in part by only allowing 'local' traffic, buses, and emergency personnel on the route.
The Athletes Village in Vancouver is probably the most ambitious constructions projects Vancouver has ever seen. Some 20 buildings are being constructed as a part of the sustainable community striving for LEED Gold or Platinum certification. The Village also has the new Canada Line LRT at it's doorstep allowing easy connections between Downtown Vancouver, Richmond Centre, the Vancouver International Airport and everything in between.
The new Vancouver Convention Centre which will house the International Media during the Olympics is probably the most ambitious single building every constructed in Vancouver. Months were spent pile driving in Burrard Inlet during the creation of the new land that the centre would sit on. The sleek design showcases the stunning views of Coal Harbour, Stanley Park and the North Shore Mountains. This beautiful building also features a green roof.
In addition to these projects there are many other venues being constructed and of course the Canada Line bringing rapid transit from the Airport to Richmond and Vancouver.
In many ways one could say that the progress that VANOC is making is quite boring. In this case, boring is good.
More from The Globe and Mail.
Beijing 2008 Begins
This blog isn't focused on the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games but I do post the odd interesting Beijing-related item. Today, that item is the start of the Games, 08.08.08.
Approximately 91,000 people gathered in the Chinese National Stadium, affectionately known as the Bird's Nest. The Opening Ceremonies of the XXIX Games started with a single drum beat that grew to 2008, filling the stadium and beyond with the classic beats of a past dynasty.
The questions remain regarding Chinese human rights record and whether or not it will have been a positive move granting the People's Republic of China the world's most altruistic sporting competition. But at least for a few moments the decision was positive when Sarah Brightman and Lui Huan took the stage in Beijing.
More details of the astounding Opening Ceremonies and Athletes Procession from Canada.com.
Approximately 91,000 people gathered in the Chinese National Stadium, affectionately known as the Bird's Nest. The Opening Ceremonies of the XXIX Games started with a single drum beat that grew to 2008, filling the stadium and beyond with the classic beats of a past dynasty.
The questions remain regarding Chinese human rights record and whether or not it will have been a positive move granting the People's Republic of China the world's most altruistic sporting competition. But at least for a few moments the decision was positive when Sarah Brightman and Lui Huan took the stage in Beijing.
More details of the astounding Opening Ceremonies and Athletes Procession from Canada.com.
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Venue : GM Place to Not Be GM Place
That's a strange title but hopefully you understood it.
John Furlong, the chief 2010 organizer, announced today in Beijing that GM Place will undergo a quick name-change for the 2010 Olympics in light of IOC policy that states that no venue can bare the name of a corporation.
The name to be finalized, may be Canada Hockey Place, as most of the ice hockey games of the Olympics will be held there.
What do you think they should re-name General Motors Place? I guess they could officially re-name it 'The Garage' for the period required.
John Furlong, the chief 2010 organizer, announced today in Beijing that GM Place will undergo a quick name-change for the 2010 Olympics in light of IOC policy that states that no venue can bare the name of a corporation.
The name to be finalized, may be Canada Hockey Place, as most of the ice hockey games of the Olympics will be held there.
What do you think they should re-name General Motors Place? I guess they could officially re-name it 'The Garage' for the period required.
US Consulate Secures 2010 Office Space
In anticipation of the surging consular needs of the American deligations, spectators, and non-accredited media persons during Vancouver 2010, the US Consulate has secured a lease at 1133 Melville in the Downtown Core, just around the corner from their permanent space on Pender Street West of Thurlow and closeby to the media centre which will be housed in the new Vancouver Convention Centre expansion.
The space is an entire floor, something hard-to-find, when the Vancouver vacancy rate is currently sitting anywhere between 1.7 and 2.06 percent, depending on who's counting. The space is larger than what's required but was apparently secured at a good price.
The lease in question will expire in June 2010, about the time that the building's owner, Amacon, plans to demolish it.
More from the Vancouver Sun.
The space is an entire floor, something hard-to-find, when the Vancouver vacancy rate is currently sitting anywhere between 1.7 and 2.06 percent, depending on who's counting. The space is larger than what's required but was apparently secured at a good price.
The lease in question will expire in June 2010, about the time that the building's owner, Amacon, plans to demolish it.
More from the Vancouver Sun.
Torch Relay Update
BEIJING - The Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics will not stage an international torch relay to avoid any potential worldwide protests, Vanoc CEO John Furlong said on Wednesday.
"The torch relay will be announced at the end of this year. It will only be in Canada," Furlong said of the 35,000 kilometre domestic relay that will last 106 days.
"We see this as a way for every Canadian to come face to face with the Games," he told an IOC session.
The IOC have decided to review the torch relay after the Beijing 2008 Games international leg turned into a weeks-long demonstration by activists against China's human rights record and its policies in Sudan's Darfur region and Tibet.
Major violent demonstrations marred the London and Paris legs of the relay while protests were also held in several other cities.
Source: Reuters.com
"The torch relay will be announced at the end of this year. It will only be in Canada," Furlong said of the 35,000 kilometre domestic relay that will last 106 days.
"We see this as a way for every Canadian to come face to face with the Games," he told an IOC session.
The IOC have decided to review the torch relay after the Beijing 2008 Games international leg turned into a weeks-long demonstration by activists against China's human rights record and its policies in Sudan's Darfur region and Tibet.
Major violent demonstrations marred the London and Paris legs of the relay while protests were also held in several other cities.
Source: Reuters.com
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