London 2012 Olympics: Travel Packages and Vacation Deals

The Olympics is one of the biggest sporting events in the world and to ensure you have a good trip it is best to plan out your 2012 summer Olympics travel in advance. The 2012 Olympics will be held in London. This is a major transportation hub for the UK as well as Europe so travel will be fairly straightforward as long as you do not leave it until the last minute.

London is a busy city and it will be even more crowded during the Olympics. It will not be possible to just show up and find accommodation. Reservations are essential! Book early and check out what accommodation is available. Be assured that any family with an extra room will be renting it out during the Olympics. If you wait until it is too late then you may end up staying somewhere that is not too nice or clean. This can make a great Olympics trip very disappointing.

To get good deals try to book as soon as possible. Most hotels will offer a full refund if you should need to cancel so booking before you have tickets is an option.

Some travel companies have yet to post their travel packages. They will take your e-mail and send information when it is available. Try to gather as much information as possible. Once you have the details do not take too long deciding. It is best to have a budget in place and then choose what best fits the events you want to see and your budget.

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London Olympics 2012 Preparation

London Olympics 2012 will be held from July 27 to August 12, 2012, while Paralympics will be held from August 29 to September 9, 2012.  Hosting Olympic Games is an honor. This time London has achieved this honor and the 30th modern Olympic Games will commence in East London.  London has become the one and only city in the world to host the Olympic games three times.  London had hosted Olympic Games in 1908 and 1948 earlier.

Lord Coe is the chairperson of the London Olympic committee.  This organization is supported by three core organizations to manage this huge event. The three core organizations are,

1.    The London Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (LOCOG)
2.    The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA)
3.    The Government Olympic Executive

A budget of £11.3 billion is sanctioned for the Olympic Games 2012.  To build the Olympic Park, the organizing committee has purchased several properties in Stratford.  At the south end of the park, Olympic stadium construction is in progress.  It has a sitting capacity of 80,000 spectators.  After the games cease, 55,000 seats from the top tiers will be removed and the stadium would be donated to the country. Most of the structure being constructed for the Olympics event  would be used for various purposes after the Olympics event and many of these are designed in such a way that they can be moved from one place to another.

Talking about the transportation, the planning committee has designed athlete’s accommodation such a way that they need not travel more than twenty minutes to reach the stadium.  Modification of the rail system is in progress.  They are also working on to develop an underground East London line., as well as upgrading the Dockland’s Light Railway.  They are creating a new high speed shuttle train service named as “ the Olympic Javelin” between St. Pancras international terminal to Olympic park.  If everything goes as per the plan, spectators can easily visit the different game venues without wasting time.  There are varieties of hotels in London offering more than 10,000 rooms; you can choose from first class to inexpensive hotels as per your budget.  For those having limited budget, student housing with 30,000 rooms will be great option.

Olympic park is situated around Stratford in the West End of London over 200-hectare area, next to the London’s new International railway station.  34 venues including new and old structures, historical places, and temporary structures are considered for London Olympics 2012.  Experts say that around 17,000 athletes will participate in London Olympic 2012.  Over 200 countries will represent in London Olympics.  Committee expected 9 million tickets to be sold for Olympic and Paralympics.  500,000 visitors are expected during the Olympic games. Over 63,000 peoples are involved in the process to make this event successful. Tickets for London Olympics 2012 will be available for sale from March 2011.  Everyone can apply for a ticket through very fair process.  Tickets for the Paralympics games will be available later in 2011.

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London Olympics 2012 test event tickets available now

THE LONDON Olympic games organisers have announced the sale of tickets for the public of its four test events, which are going to be held from July 31 to August 21. The London Olympics games organisers LOCOG has branded the test events as "London Prepares" series.

Four LOCOG ticketed test events include Mountain Bike, Beach Volleyball, Basketball and BMX.

The Mountain Bike event will be held on July 31 at Hadleigh Farm, Essex, and some of the world’s best men and women’s mountain bikers will be participating in the event. Beach Volleyball will be taking place at Horse Guards Parade from August 9-14, and a total of 54 matches will be played.

The basketball test events will be taking place at Basketball Arena, Olympic Park from August 16-21. In this event six top men’s teams from around the world will compete. In the BMX test event, that is scheduled between August 19-20 at BMX Track, Olympic Park, and 130 men and 40 women riders will show their skills.

Tickets for the four test events are being sold on a first come first served basis. Price of the tickets is from £5 and £35. For children under 16 and under and adults aged 60 and over, tickets will be available on special price. According to LOCOG, 250 tickets will be donated to schools. 

The London Olympics Games 2012 are scheduled to be organised from July 27 to August 12, whereas Paralympic Games are scheduled from August 29 to September 9, 2012.

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Tours for the 2012 Olympics Games

Tours in the area of the games

London's professional BLUE BADGE GUIDES can take you on a tour of the sites of the games to chart the progress of the regeneration of parts of east London and the creation of the new Olympic area and corresponding locations.

Below you will find descriptions of different tours you can take with our guides, whether you are arriving on foot, by rail or in a coach.

This walk begins by following the former industrial Lower Lea valley, past old mills and along a tow path, whilst discovering why this area was chosen for the Olympic Park. We finish on a footpath from where there are excellent views of the 2012 Olympic Park construction site. Your guide will tell you the latest news on the venues, athletes and what will happen to it all after the 2012 Games are over. (Please note that members of the public are not allowed access to the interior of the Olympic Park).

The tour runs every day at 11am. For more information and booking details, go to the Daily Walk page

Following on from the continuing success of the Daily Olympic Walk, Blue Badge Tourist Guides have now launched a new Olympic tour to coincide with the final run up to the 2012 Games. Our mid week Evening Olympic Walk will take place every Wednesday evening during the summer months.

Bring a group of friends or turn up on your own - a great way to meet new friends as everyone will be introduced! Walkers will be directed to a pub or restaurant afterwards, with just a short ride on the Docklands Light Railway. We hope this walk will appeal to commuters and other groups of office workers and think this is the perfect way to spend a summer evening.

The tour runs every Wednesday at 6pm until mid-August. For more information and booking details, go to the Mid-Week Evening Walk page

A guided walk starting on the other side of the Olympic Park from the Daily Walk and closer to the Velodrome and Athletes Village. It is also longer, so if you’re a regular walker this extended walk is the one for you! View all the main Olympic Park venues on this walk and discover why this part of London was chosen to host the greatest sporting event in the world. (Please note that members of the public are not allowed access to the interior of the Olympic Park).

The tour runs every Saturday afternoon at 1.45pm. For more information and booking details, go to the Other Olympic Walk page

For a thousand years the finest and strongest sportsmen met in Olympia every 4 years to show off their strength and skills and at the same time to honour their gods.

The story of the ancient Olympic Games comes to life in this tour of the British Museum where you will learn about the ancient games, the participants, their prizes and you will see these sportsmen taking part in the games, recorded for ever on some of the precious artifacts in the Museum. This tour is revelatory and full of surprises!

The tour starts at 10.30am and runs every Friday. For more information and booking details, go to the Olympic Connections page

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1.8 million apply tickets to see 100m final

Short battle between Tyson Gay Usain Bolt, is the most requested event upcoming Olympics, more than opening and closing ceremonies.
Ticket price – £ 2012
Organizing Committee of Olympic Games, has the biggest demand for tickets for the event, recorded in the athletic stadium attractive competition, more than the opening ceremony, final and swimming competitions.

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London 2012 Olympics: test event tickets on sale to public by end of May

Members of the public will be able to purchase tickets via Ticketmaster from May 26 as part of what Locog has branded as the 'London Prepares' series ahead of the London 2012 Olympics in July of next year.

In addition to Mountain Biking Locog will also ticketing the FIVB Beach Volleyball International at the Horse Guards Parade, an international invitational basketball tournament at the Basketball Arena and the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup at the BMX Track – all in August.

In contrast to the Games – where top tickets to some events are as much as £750 – the test event prices will range from just £5 to £35 but can only be purchased using a Visa card.

    * FACTS AND FIGURES
      42 – Events
      26 – Venues
      3 – 'Clusters'
      17 – International Federation events
      6 – Events where Locog is not the event organiser
      10,000 – Volunteers
      8,000 – Athletes
      50 – Countries
      200,000 – Spectators

These events are included in the first 'cluster' of test events, which take place between May 2011 and September 2011 and will include events not organised by Locog and events that are not publicly ticketed.

Locog's aim is to test the 'field of play' at venues (lane markings in the canoe sprint for example), its technology (scoring, timing and ticket scanning) and its team of volunteers and staff.

Paul Deighton, Locog chief executive, stressed that 'London Prepares' should not be seen as a day-by-day rehearsal of the Olympics but rather as an opportunity to see elite sport at the new Olympic venues.

"It's a big lengthy programme of 42 events but what we're not putting on is a 'Mini Olympics' as it won't all happen over 19 days," said Leighton.

"I think we've been very creative and pragmatic about how we test what we need to test but in a highly efficient and controlled way. A way that helps us feedback into our planning for the Games that doesn't ever mean we take our eye off the ball getting ready.

"It will also give the public the chance to see some world class athletes in the UK at some of our new venues. In the events that we're ticketing we'll be able to test and learn from the behaviour of the spectators. We'll be watching them just as they'll be watching us.

"These are effectively dress rehearsal opportunities for us but the public are going to see the rehearsal and not the dress. We won't be branding our venues and they will look and feel very different at Games-time. So that's a surprise we'll be keeping for then."

Leighton confirmed that the cost of the programme would be in the region of £40 million before stressing that Locog did not consider the series to be a commercial project, with ticket and sponsorship revenue expected to be fairly insignificant.

Locog ticketed test events in Summer 2011:
Mountain Bike: July 31 – Hadleigh Farm, Essex
Beach Volleyball: August 9-14 – Horse Guards Parade
Basketball: August 16-21 – Basketball Arena, Olympic Park
BMX: August 19-20 – BMX Track, Olympic Park

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