2008 Beijing Olympics Blog

Back home and guess what? You can't blog in China! The government doesn't trust blogs so they block them from being accessed and viewed. So we weren't able to blog while we were onsite but I have posted a great picture of our onsite team. Thanks to all of our clients for their business and we really enjoyed meeting all of you. See you in Vancouver....

And we have been getting a few pin requests from people wanting them for their collections. We still have a few left so if you want a Sports Traveler official Olympic Trading Pin please send a self addressed stamped envelope to:
Sports Traveler ATTN: Olympic Pins, 1803 W. 95th Street, Suite 101, Chicago, IL, USA, 60643

~ anbritt

Check this out from https://english.cri.cn/4406/2008/06/11/[email protected]

The tradition of trading Olympic pins began in the early

Just a quick Sports Traveler Radio update... the Beijing Preview Part 3 podcast and it is available for download now. Find it at http://www.sportstraveler.net/custom/sports_traveler_radio_STR.html or listen online using the podplayer. The show is one of my favorite STR's yet. Angelo also interviews our friend Adam Dailey, a former US track and field star and owner of Ludus Tours. Adam took time out from watching the US Track and Field Olympic trials to talk to us. It's a great interview. Thanks Adam! I'm working on getting some new pictures from Beijing online soon.

I can't believe how time is flying. I will be back in Beijing in just a few weeks. I'm looking forward to meeting all our clients in person and seeing the events. If you still want to join Sports Traveler in Beijing it is not too late. We have some excellent last minute trips ready to book. Visit http://www.sportstraveler.net/custom/olympics.html for all the details.

Hey, we were featured this week in Smart Money online magazine

I have just returned from a week long preview trip of Beijing for the upcoming Olympic Games. It was truly the best trip of my life - and trust me, I have been on a lot of trips. But Beijing is by far the most interesting place I've seen. I wanted to take a moment to write on our Sports Traveler Blog to let everyone know about some of the great sights that I saw as I previewed our tours for the upcoming Olympics in August.

Our onsite partners for this event are fantastic. Already, they have everything planned and are ready for our Sports Traveler clients to arrive. I previewed our tours to the Great Wall and I took a tour of the Forbidden City. I even took a Hutong Tour and had tea with an older Chinese couple in their home - something that I think everyone should make time to go do.

The scene in Beijing is something special. It's modern and old world. Crowded yet you will find peaceful parks to sit and relax. The food is excellent. I have many restaurant selections that I will list on

Check out today's Wall Street Journal Weekend Section about travel to the Beijing Olympics. Sports Traveler is featured in this article. This is the second time Sports Traveler has been featured in the Wall Street Journal for our travel packages and tour options for the Beijing Games. Thanks you once again to Candace Jackson and Loretta Chao the writers of this very informative article. In the article, find a detailed map describing the location of all the venues as well as some excellent photos of the many sights that travelers will be able to take in while at the Games.

Link to the article: Let the (Travel) Games Begin - Wall Street Journal - Feb. 9, 2008

-anbritt

Sports Traveler has recently created a parternership with the Korea Tourism Organization, to deliver some exciting trips to South Korea. These trips are offered in conjunction with 2008 Summer Games in China and they are offered either before or after the Summer Games. For more detail info on this trip, please visit the following link:

http://www.sportstraveler.net/custom/koreatours.htm

Sports Traveler Radio (STR) recently conducted a special interview with Brad Brennans of the Korea Tourism Organization about this Asian destination, the fun plans for travelers on this trip, and much more. It's a very revealing interview that reveals a lot about one of the most interesting Asian travel spots. You can give feedback about this episode or any other STR episode by emailing the show : [email protected]

Here is a link to listen that episode and other STR shows:

http://www.sportstraveler.net/custom/sports_traveler_radio_STR.html

To find out more about the Korea Tourism Organization:

http://english.tour2korea.com/index.asp

I am very excited to release our newest Summer Games travel packages dedicated to follow Soccer (Futbol) through China during the 2008 Olympic Games. When you look at the soccer schedule for the 2008 Beijing Gamesit almost looks like a mini-World Cup as the rounds travel through the different cities in China. The Sports Traveler Staff has created a package to catch the most important matches leading up to the Gold Medal games in Beijing.

We start out in Shanghai on August 15th. Our staff will meet you at the airport and transfer you to the Holiday Inn Shanghai, a 4-star hotel. On the 16th we take you on a City Tour of Shanghai. That night the soccer action begins with the Men's Quarterfinal Match at the Shanghai Stadium. On the 17th we do a little more touring of the Suzhou area and see the Master of Nets Garden along with a canal cruise. On the 18th we head back to the stadium for the important Women's Semifinal Match. On the 19th we are there for the Men's Semifinal Match to see who

For all your Summer Games enthusiasts.... We are happy to introduce our Sports Traveler Exclusive Travel Packages for the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing, China. We have been hard at work on these new programs for many months, taking into account the many emails and conversations that we have had with our clients from both the Athens Games in 2004 and the past Winter Games early this year.

All packages are fully customizable to suit your specific travel ideas for this exciting event. We look forward to working with you to customize your tour. Some ideas that we can suggest are tours of The Great Wall, The Forbidden City, and Tiananmen Square. Private Guided Tours to these locations and many others can be added onto your travel package.

Check out our Exclusive Summer Games Packages or call 1-888-654-7755 to get started with a reservation specialist.