After watching the 2006 Winter Olympics on TV, and noticing many events had several empty seats in the audience, my sister wondered "Where are all the people?" Well, she believes many people can't afford to attend these events simply because of the cost -- airfare, accommodations, etc.
The 2010 Winter Olympics was awarded to Vancouver, British Columbia - Whistler http://www.vancouver2010.com and she hopes that someone who lives in Prince George, Sudbury, Halifax, or even International visitors, can plan to attend these Olympics if some of the expense was absorbed by kind citizens in the Vancouver area, by opening their homes for "free accommodation". Expectantly, as 2010 approaches, hotel rates will rise, will be limited as folks around the world travel to Vancouver/Whistler to attend these exciting games.
She wants to set up a registry, similar to a chap in England who wants a registry for their 2012 Olympics.
-quote-Live in London and like an Olympic athlete? Host their family!14:38pm 17th February 2005
Thousands of people will have the chance to offer free accommodation to families of Olympic athletes if London hosts the 2012 Games, it was announced today.
The 2010 Winter Olympics was awarded to Vancouver, British Columbia - Whistler http://www.vancouver2010.com and she hopes that someone who lives in Prince George, Sudbury, Halifax, or even International visitors, can plan to attend these Olympics if some of the expense was absorbed by kind citizens in the Vancouver area, by opening their homes for "free accommodation". Expectantly, as 2010 approaches, hotel rates will rise, will be limited as folks around the world travel to Vancouver/Whistler to attend these exciting games.
She wants to set up a registry, similar to a chap in England who wants a registry for their 2012 Olympics.
-quote-Live in London and like an Olympic athlete? Host their family!14:38pm 17th February 2005
Thousands of people will have the chance to offer free accommodation to families of Olympic athletes if London hosts the 2012 Games, it was announced today.
Olympic inspectors, in London on the second day of a crucial tour, were told the Home Stay programme would form an important cultural bond aimed at enhancing the Olympic spirit.
The venture proved such a success at the Atlanta and Sydney Olympics, particularly for British families, that London 2012 planners want to repeat the experience.
Simon Clegg, British Olympic Association chief executive, said: "This is going to be a voluntary programme where we are going to ask Londoners to make accommodation available free of charge.
"This worked very well in Sydney and proved to be very popular. We will try and match up people's cultural and sporting interests and language skills to offer a unique cultural experience for athletes families visiting London."
"This worked very well in Sydney and proved to be very popular. We will try and match up people's cultural and sporting interests and language skills to offer a unique cultural experience for athletes families visiting London."
Mike Lee, London 2012 communications director, said: "Because of the nature of the communities here, every national Olympic committee will have its own community here."
Clegg believes that London has found a winning formula with the design of the Olympic Village in Stratford, east London, and the overall accommodation to cope with the influx of visitors.
He said: "With the accommodation we wanted the efficiency of Sydney, quality of living and accommodation in Athens and to create a carnival atmosphere as in Barcelona in 1992.
"Athletes are here to compete not to commute." Olympic inspectors are on a whistle-stop tour of the sporting venues where the London 2012 Games could be staged.
By the end of the day the International Olympic Committee's powerful evaluation commission will have travelled to major London venues earmarked for various events. -end quote-
Sounds interesting, sounds feasible....except the hard part. Getting the word out. Next thing I know we've bought a domain name WWW.FREEOLYMPICACCOMMODATION.COM, and now someone has to create a webpage, and now we need a host server thing-a-ma-jig and that costs $20 per month, and it's the cheap one. Not being webpage savy, luckily the host has really nice publishing tools and I managed to create something half way decent. Now all I have to do is wait for my activation notice and we're good to go.
Since this a non-profit organization, purely of our time and desire to ensure everyone has an opportunity to come to the 2010 Olympics, donations towards server fees, etc. would be appreciated.
Sounds interesting, sounds feasible....except the hard part. Getting the word out. Next thing I know we've bought a domain name WWW.FREEOLYMPICACCOMMODATION.COM, and now someone has to create a webpage, and now we need a host server thing-a-ma-jig and that costs $20 per month, and it's the cheap one. Not being webpage savy, luckily the host has really nice publishing tools and I managed to create something half way decent. Now all I have to do is wait for my activation notice and we're good to go.
Since this a non-profit organization, purely of our time and desire to ensure everyone has an opportunity to come to the 2010 Olympics, donations towards server fees, etc. would be appreciated.
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