| In just about one year, the Vancouver Winter | | | | Olympic Committee has many hotels fully booked in |
| Olympics will be held. Located around the Vancouver | | | | both Vancouver and Whistler, and these hotels have |
| area (the ski events will be held in Whistler), the city | | | | no idea when the rooms are going to be released. |
| is getting ready for a major influx of people. As with | | | | On sites like you can find an affordable vacation |
| any major event, the whole goal is to make some | | | | home for around $500 a night for 14 people, which |
| money during the event and attract new visitors by | | | | would break down nicely. But, most other vacation |
| the coverage. | | | | homes are going for almost $1,000 a night for only |
| If you've never been to an Olympics, it's an | | | | two people. |
| experience worth having. While the events are a | | | | While there are plenty of festivities to enjoy at an |
| blast to watch, one of the greatest parts of the | | | | Olympic Games, the events are the main draw, and |
| Olympics is meeting people from around the world. | | | | many Americans are now stuck without tickets to |
| For example, during the Salt Lake City Olympics, | | | | their favorite events. The ticket process in the U.S. |
| places like the Holland Heineken House and the | | | | was a nightmare. CoSport's site crashed due to a |
| Norway House was open to the public. Americans | | | | robot takeover. People would get as far as the |
| could mingle with braided, dancing Dutch men on the | | | | check-out, and then the whole system would crash. |
| night that the speed-skating team swept the medals. | | | | While many are being offered what was in their cart, |
| Or, if you were looking for something a little more | | | | if you were hoping for additional tickets, you pretty |
| relaxing, you could hang out at the Norway House. | | | | much have to rely on Craigslist or some other site. |
| Here, you could grab an Aass Beer and watch a | | | | The scalpers are going to have a field day. |
| movie down the hall. As you can see, there's more | | | | The major hope is that housing and tickets will soon |
| to the Olympics than just the events. | | | | open up. If not, many people in this tough economy |
| While many are looking forward to the Olympics | | | | are going to have to rethink or even cancel their |
| coming up, our trip planning and the trip planning of | | | | plans. |
| many others has hit a snag. Housing is almost | | | | For more information on the Vancouver Winter |
| impossible to get, or it's really expensive. The | | | | Olympics, check out the Vancouver 2010 Web site. |