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Vancouver 2010 Olympics FREE Events and Other Resources

Just 1 day left until the opening ceremonies of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games!

Golden City Rentals, we would like to ensure that you have the most memorable Olympic experience possible.

Here are few very helpful resources that we would like to share with you:

vancouver2010.com - Official source of Olympic Games tickets, merchandise, live results, medals, schedule, athlete bios, teams, news and photos for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics.

ONE WEEK LEFT: Purchase your Olympic bus network tickets by January 11

If you have a ticket to an event at any of the venues listed below then you will likely require a ticket on the Olympic bus network:

Cypress Mountain transportation ˜ Olympic bus network transportation is mandatory.

Whistler venue transportation ˜ Olympic bus network transportation is mandatory unless you have accommodation in the Sea to Sky region.

Medals for the 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympics were unveiled

Round, undulating medals featuring the stylized eye and fin of an orca whale will be the prize for athletes at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

Gold, silver and bronze medals for the 2010 Games were unveiled in a Thursday ceremony at the Vancouver Olympic Village.

Square medals for the Paralympics were also unveiled. Those feature elements of a raven.

The 2010 Winter Olympics begin Feb. 12, but road closures start Nov. 1.

The 2010 Winter Olympics begin Feb. 12, but road closures start Nov. 1.

That’s when 1st Avenue from Quebec Street stretching to the Cambie Bridge and the seawall outside the Vancouver Olympic Village go behind fences, according to the updated VANOC transport plan published Wednesday.

Who's buying the tix?

How many people are coming to the 2010 Winter Olympics and where are they coming from?

B.C.'s Olympics minister wants to know.

VANOC was supposed to conduct market research based on spectator ticket sales and provide the results to its partners for planning and marketing purposes.

"I've asked for that as well," said minister Mary McNeil. "I think they are in the process of putting that together."

Olympic Village gets a preview ahead of handover

VANOC isn’t getting the key to the entire Vancouver Olympic Village on Nov. 1, but the City of Vancouver says the home-away-from-home for 2010 Winter Olympians will be ready well before its Jan. 29 opening.

“There’s a little bit of flexibility from VANOC that enables everything to get done just right and ensures we don’t incur some costs that would’ve been driven by a harder deadline,” Mayor Gregor Robertson said Friday.

A smooth first day for Canada Line

It was smooth running for the Canada Line yesterday during its first full day of operations.

By 6 p.m. 60,000 people had used the Canada Line, and 70,000 were anticipated by the end of yesterday, said Jason Chan, communications manager with Protrans B.C.

According to Chan, 9,000 people used the line from its opening to about 9:30 a.m. By 12:30 p.m. that number had increased to 23,000 riders and by 2:15 p.m. had exceeded 33,000.

August Market Update

All of you who still have your rental properties available for entire February 2010 or for few dates here and there are probably wondering what’s going to happen and are getting a bit worried. The good news is that Olympic rentals market is still strong, in fact we have more than 40% of our Verified listings rented out (for entire period or at least one week during February 2010).

Availability Calendar is Finally Here!

Did you know that you can advertise your property not only for the Olympics but for any other time? All our existing clients can enjoy this complimentary service for FREE until March 31, 2010.

Now you can easily update availability of your property by logging into your account, selecting the property you would like to update and clicking on the “Edit Calendar” link at the top of the listing or in your account.

Why update? Well, this will help to drive more targeted leads to your property and as a result will eliminate unnecessary requests.

Presenting to Vancouver Homeowners - 2010 Olympic Rentals

We were invited to a local Vancouver Homeowners and Investors meeting were Natallia Hramianitskaya, marketing director at Golden City Rentals Inc, delivered a presentation on 2010 Olympic Rentals. Fortunately for those of you who were not able to attend, we have a video recording of the whole presentation (watch it on the bottom of this page) plus Q&A session afterwards. Watch this video and you will discover:

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