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Articles tagged “olympics”

Airlines

Hand clapping in massive Heathrow lines frightens inept Border Force

The UK Border Force is finding more creative ways to prove how terribly run it truly is, but this is a real gem. Rather than adding more security to protect border agents, how about adding more border agents?

Skift | 12 years ago

Tourism

How to get the most out of Olympic London before the Games begin

Very few people come to London to run, skate, or do anything other than sightsee, hit the theatre, and then hit the pub, but this capsule tour of the city takes inspiration from the coming Games to give visitors a new way to see the city.

Skift | 12 years ago

Online Travel

Virgin’s Wi-Fi is now live at 41 London Tube stations

After six weeks or so of free access, Virgin hopes London residents will find their service a compelling reason to switch carriers before its paywall goes up, post-Olympics.

Skift | 12 years ago

Tourism

Britain’s Border Force just can’t get its act together at Heathrow

You can't fail this often for so long without really, really trying. PM David Cameron needs to beg qualified Border Force officials to return and show his team how to run things.

Skift | 12 years ago

Tourism

Big arrests and inconvenient alerts in run up to the London Olympics

The actions today tell two different stories about Olympics security: One about a nation high alert that won't suffer small indiscretions and the other that may root out small-time players to keep everyone else on their toes.

Skift | 12 years ago

Tourism

David Cameron thinks the Olympics will generate £13 billion over next 4 years

Despite some worrisome early numbers, we won't know whether London '12 will be a Barcelona '92 or a Montreal '76 until some months after the games conclude.

Skift | 12 years ago

SkiftX

Will London’s Olympic park kill the city’s tech industry?

City planners and developers love to throw around the promise of a hot industry moving into a location, but unless there are real benefits to encourage uprooting, there's no reason for London's current crop of tech stars to leave Shoreditch.

Skift | 12 years ago

Tourism

Thomas Cook cuts Olympic ticket and hotel packages by 50%

Despite the promises that Olympic business is brisk, it's becoming more likely that the committee's carefully orchestrated release of rooms and events tickets has not worked as planned.

Skift | 12 years ago

Hotels

London Olympics is a big huge tourist bust. Or not.

We may not know what the reality is until much after the games have ended, as collecting data for huge events like Olympics always takes a long time, sometimes even years. But trust London to mess up a good thing going.

Skift | 12 years ago