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London Olympics

SoFit Mobile: Partner of Walk A Mile at London 2012

2012-07-25 by Mihaela Lica Butler

sofit app

SoFit Mobile to provide more tools for people to be part of the Olympic spirit, while making a positive change in the world.

Tags: 2012 London Summer Olympics, London 2012, London Olympics

No1 Traveller: An Alternative to Overcrowded Airports at the London Olympics

2012-04-30 by Guest Author

Heathrow Terminal 3

No1 Traveller allows visitors to London to escape the busy terminals and have a nice little nap – instead of enduring the hugely busy airport.

Tags: airport lounge, Heathrow Terminal 3, London Heathrow, London Olympics, No1 Traveller, Terminal 3 in Heathrow

Tune Hotels Extends £9 London Room Sale

2012-04-12 by Phil Butler

Tune Hotels Kings Cross London

Tune Hotels extends their winning £9 room sale for a fourth Tune London accomidation, Tune Kings Cross. This brings Tune Hotels’ properties in London to total 4. With the Olympics at the door, Tune Hotels may have ensured 100 percent occupancy with this move. If customers repeat, Tune Hotels just unleashed a dynamite marketing strategy.

Tags: AsiaAir, budget hotels, budget London, hotels, London 2012, london hotels, London Olympics, London stays, Tune, Tune Group, Tune Hotels, UK hotels

London Olympics: Latest Travel Advice

2012-03-26 by Aleksandr Shatskih

London 2012

An avalanche of tourists is expected to hit London this summer for the Olympic Games. Hotels and airports are expecting to be deluged by almost 9 million visitors eager to welcome the world famous Olympic Flame.

Tags: 2012 Olympics, London Olympics, Olympic Games, summer events

London Activities During the 2012 Olympic Games

2012-02-16 by Guest Author

London 2012 train

The London 2012 Olympic Games have opened up a range of new and exciting activities and business ventures for thousands of people.

Tags: London 2012, london attractions, london city break, London Olympics

London Olympics Get Extra Hotel Room Nights

2012-02-01 by Aleksandr Shatskih

London Olympics hotel rooms

Almost 20% of the London hotel rooms that had been reserved for the summer Olympics by the London Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) are to be returned their hotels and go on sale to the general public.

Tags: availability of hotel rooms, hotel map, HotelMap London, LOCOG, London Hotel Booking Line, London hotel rooms, London Olympics, London Organizing Committee, LondonTown.com

Buy Your London Olympic Rooms Now

2012-01-27 by Aleksandr Shatskih

London 2012

The upcoming Olympic Games in London, it should come as no surprise, will see a travel boom the likes of which has never before been seen. London, already the world’s top destination on many accounts, is looking like the toughest ticket in the world soon.

Tags: 2012 Olympics, 2012 Summer Games, Britain games, Britain Olympics, hotels in London, London 2012, London accommodating, london hotels, London Olympics, Olympic Games, Olympic watch, Summer Games, Summer Games 2012, Visit Britain

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