The 2012 London Olympics is almost upon us and millions of people will be descending on London England to enjoy the Games from July. Usually Summer time in London is very busy for Hostels in London, bed & breakfast, guesthouse, budget Hotels, youth hostels and all types of accommodation, but this year with the London
Olympics it will make London even busier with many hotels in London charging up to 5 or 6 times the normal summer rates, making it almost impossible to find an affordable place to stay in London.Hostels247.com has made it their job to be the alternative accommodation provider to the over priced Hotels and still has some great value London Olympics Accommodation for the 2012 London Olympics for anyone who wants to enjoy the games without breaking the bank, especially for group accommodation for large groups, media and corporate travelers looking for place to stay in budget hotels accommodation and a selection of bed and breakfast guesthouse and youth hostels in London, but there is no time to waste, you need to move fast to secure your place to stay as availability is very limited.
The 2012 London Olympics opening ceremony is on 27 July 2012, and marks the start of the games in London, but if you don’t have a ticket not to worry, London still offers some great places to watch the games with friends and family, there are many places to watch everything from the opening ceremony, all the sporting events to the closing ceremony on the 12 August, like Trafalgar square, Hyde Park, and Victoria Park will have huge big screens, to other venues across London, and will be well covered by all the TV channels, like BBC News, Sky and other channels.
If you’re not sure what to watch here is the list of the 2012 Olympic Games events
Olympic sports
Archery
Athletics
Badminton
Basketball
Beach Volleyball
Boxing
Canoe Slalom
Canoe Sprint
Cycling – BMX
Cycling – Mountain Bike
Cycling – Road
Cycling – Track
Diving
Equestrian – Dressage
Equestrian – Eventing
Equestrian – Jumping
Fencing
Football
Gymnastics – Artistic
Gymnastics – Rhythmic
Gymnastics – Trampoline
Handball
Hockey
Judo
Modern Pentathlon
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Synchronised Swimming
Table Tennis
Taekwondo
Tennis
Triathlon
Volleyball
Water Polo
Weightlifting
Wrestling
Getting around London during the 2012 London Olympics will be easy, London has great public transport and well integrated from trains, buses and trams to Cycling. As an added benefit for ticket holders of any Olympic events in London, they will receive a free one day Games Travel card for the day of the event. This has been implemented by the Olympic organisers who aim for 100% of spectators to the 2102 London Games to travel by public transport, walking or cycling.
Transport for London have said that the idea of London 2012 Olympics is to ensure that all spectators are provided with a safe, cost-effective and accessible Public Transport Network, by providing the free Games Travel Card and the large investment to the network of 8 walking and cycling routes linking different parts of London to the Olympic Park and other venues.
