summer olympics Tag

Only 310 days until the London Olympics begin!  The countdown continues for the thousands of patrons and athletes across the globe who anxiously await the arrival of the Summer Games.  At Sports Traveler we are also getting excited for what looks to be a very special Olympics.  Soon we will see increasingly more news stories on high profile competitors like Michael Phelps, Usain Bolt, and the U.S. Men's Basketball team.

This past Tuesday police officials in London began conducting security tests for the 2012 Summer Olympics.  In order to prepare for every situation the London police have teamed up with the Met, UK Border Agency, and other surrounding police forces.  At this point there has been 600 million pounds set aside for the operations of all security during the 2012 Olympics.  The 600 million is just a piece of the reported 9.3 billion pounds that is required to host the 2012 Summer Games.  It has also been reported that the Olympic Security committee will use up to 12,000 officers at the peak of Olympic traffic.

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