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Articles tagged “london”

Tourism

London Olympics’ first big weekday test today: will transit stay smooth?

Will London's transit disintegrate, or did we all overestimate its ability to mess up a good thing going, a British specialty? We'll find out.

Gwyn Topham, Guardian | 12 years ago

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Global cycling coalition that bothers most of the globe’s cyclists arrested at Olympics

Critical Mass cyclists stood up for the rights of bicycle riders when nobody else would, but for years now they've been behaving like Teamsters on a bad hair day. What's so wrong about putting off your your post-posh-job workout until after the games?

Alexandra Topping, The Guardian | 12 years ago

Tourism

Crowds in London respond to opening ceremony finale with rendition of “Hey, Jude”

Early reports out of London point to resounding success on opening night, despite months of setbacks and some wonderful governmental blunders. Is Romney to thank for uniting them around a common enemy?

Skift | 12 years ago

Tourism

Lefty songwriter actually gets sentimental over Olympics opening ceremony

If a famously cranky, formerly socialist songwriter can get emotional about your opening ceremony, you know you've successfully struck the right chords. Is this where we mark the first success of London's Olympics?

Skift | 12 years ago

Hotels

London has too many hotel rooms and not enough people to fill them

Like most Olympic host cities, London is set to repeat the mistakes of its predecessors by giving into pre-game hype and building up hotels rooms that will stay vacant or be given away with up to 60% discounts.

Skift | 12 years ago

Cruises

The Thames is overflowing with mega-yachts for the rich and chartered ships for workers

West India Dock is the busiest it's been since the 1980s as the world's 1% avoid Heathrow's lines or traffic gridlocks and dock right on the Thames for as much as 9,000 pounds a day.

Skift | 12 years ago

Tourism

Last-minute Olympics bargains for procrastinating sports fans

The prohibitive prices that everyone feared have turned out not to be too overwhelming, making London a possibility for the Olympics fan even at this late date.

Catharine M. Hamm, Los Angeles Times | 12 years ago

Airlines

Live flight landings map gives real-time thrills on Heathrow’s biggest day ever

Real-time data like this gives plane-watchers plenty of reasons to decrease productivity at work by a significant percentage.

Skift | 12 years ago

Tourism

UK border control decides not to strike at the Olympics after all

Border Agency staff resisted the strike plans after the government agreed to begin hiring 1,100 more workers to man passport control and other border posts.

Dan Milmo, The Guardian | 12 years ago

Tourism

How will the London Olympics hurt or help UK tourism?

So domestic visitors in UK will really have to save the day for the London Olympics, this analysis says. But they're the ones most frustrated with all the traffic, security and other snarls across London and elsewhere.

Skift | 12 years ago