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what is cheapest method to attend china olympics?
On Jan 7, 1:11 am, baldeagle wrote:
On Jan 7, 12:06 am, "Jim" wrote: On Jan 5, 1:27 pm, PeterL wrote: any secrets for Americans to securing cheap western-style motel rooms and eating well with minimum expense inside china during the olympics? Can we bid on cheap hotel accommodations on priceline? There is no chance to secure hotel rooms or service appartments in Beijing during the Oympics....all hotel rooms, cheap or not so cheap, are all fully booked. Your best bet is to book a room in a hotel, in the nearby township. Langfang Shi (town), located about 40 kilo metres away from Beijing.. is less than a hour away by bus or train. This town is half way between Beijing and Tianjin, the seaport city. There is no online booking service for all the hotels in Langfang. You could book a room through a travel agent in Beijing. Good luck. thank you so much. which chinese airlines are "safe", and which are to be avoided? I don't want to book some cheap tickets only to find out the pilot is drunk. |
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what is cheapest method to attend china olympics?
On Jan 7, 1:18 am, "tim....." wrote:
"baldeagle" wrote in message ... On Jan 7, 12:06 am, "Jim" wrote: On Jan 5, 1:27 pm, PeterL wrote: any secrets for Americans to securing cheap western-style motel rooms and eating well with minimum expense inside china during the olympics? Can we bid on cheap hotel accommodations on priceline? There is no chance to secure hotel rooms or service appartments in Beijing during the Oympics....all hotel rooms, cheap or not so cheap, are all fully booked. And if you believe that you'll believe anything. What they mean is that they've allocated the rooms to the package tour companies who are trying to sell packages at rip-off prices. But many of these rooms are bound to go unsold and will be released back to the hotels in a couple of months. Athens probably has less hotel space than Beijing has, and it was not full during the Olympics because casual travellers wern't prepared to pay the prices being asked. The same will happen in Beijing. tim we are staying at a suburb 45 minutes drive from the city. motels in the suburb are much cheaper. |
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what is cheapest method to attend china olympics?
On Jan 7, 1:53 am, baldeagle wrote:
On Jan 7, 5:18 pm, "tim....." wrote: "baldeagle" wrote in message ... On Jan 7, 12:06 am, "Jim" wrote: On Jan 5, 1:27 pm, PeterL wrote: any secrets for Americans to securing cheap western-style motel rooms and eating well with minimum expense inside china during the olympics? Can we bid on cheap hotel accommodations on priceline? There is no chance to secure hotel rooms or service appartments in Beijing during the Oympics....all hotel rooms, cheap or not so cheap, are all fully booked. And if you believe that you'll believe anything. What they mean is that they've allocated the rooms to the package tour companies who are trying to sell packages at rip-off prices. True. The tour companies have been active since Dec, 2007 in Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Hong Kong selling tours (with guaranteed admission tickets) at two to three times the normal prices...plus cost of tickets. If you have tickets, or friends to purchase tickets locally,.. it is far cheaper to stay at Langfang (including transport)... at less than 20% the cost of package tours. But many of these rooms are bound to go unsold and will be released back to the hotels in a couple of months. What if there is no room left... I wouldn't gamble with the chance of a life time...to watch the Olympics in Bejing. Athens probably has less hotel space than Beijing has, and it was not full during the Olympics because casual travellers wern't prepared to pay the prices being asked. The same will happen in Beijing. It is not the same. The Americans and the Europeans may be put off by the high prices. But ..the Chinese in SE Asia and Hong Kong are cash rich and are fanatical in their support of the Beijing games. All the rooms in Beijing are NOT enough for the supporters from SE Asia alone... if no millions ...at least a few hundred thousands. but the richest people in se asia, taiwan, is boycotting the games because proc would not let their team in. |
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what is cheapest method to attend china olympics?
On Jan 8, 3:19*am, "tim....." wrote:
"baldeagle" wrote in message ... On Jan 7, 5:18 pm, "tim....." wrote: "baldeagle" wrote in message What if there is no room left... I wouldn't gamble with the chance of a life time...to watch the Olympics in Bejing. But a chance of a lifetime that you can't afford, may as well not br available. Millions can afford to go to the Beijing Olympics... It is only an American, who refused to be cheated by sharks...asked for ways to beat those greedy *******s selling Olympic tours. Hence my suggestions to stay in Langfan. For you info, I have been attending the Olympics without fail since the LA games...as a student. I'll be staying in Beijing with a buddy of mine whom I met as a fellow student in the USA. And TBH this isn't really a chance of a lifetime. There will be other opportunities to go to the Olympics As a Chinese..it is a chance of a lifetime...to see the oldest sporting events held in China..watching it with millions of fellow country men. I can imagine, the cheer for Chinese sport heroes will be heard from Beijing to Hong Kong even without the microphone. My applause will reverberate with other Chinese... reaching the four corners in China.... It is a celebration ..for the coming of age of China...in the grandest way possible. Is there another chance to see such significant event ever in our life time ? |
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what is cheapest method to attend china olympics?
On Jan 8, 12:59*pm, "Ira IRa IRA Humperdink MD
" wrote: On Jan 7, 1:11 am, baldeagle wrote: On Jan 7, 12:06 am, "Jim" wrote: On Jan 5, 1:27 pm, PeterL wrote: any secrets for Americans to securing cheap western-style motel rooms and eating well with minimum expense inside china during the olympics? *Can we bid on cheap hotel accommodations on priceline? There is no chance to secure hotel rooms or service appartments in Beijing during the Oympics....all hotel rooms, cheap or not so cheap, are all fully booked. Your best bet is to book a room in a hotel, in the nearby township. *Langfang Shi (town), located about 40 kilo metres away from Beijing.. is less than a hour away by bus or train. *This town is half way between Beijing and Tianjin, the seaport city. There is no online booking service for all the hotels in Langfang. You could book a room through a travel agent in Beijing. Good luck. thank you so much. *which chinese airlines are "safe", and which are to be avoided? *I don't want to book some cheap tickets only to find out the pilot is drunk You have to ask ! Those who could afford it, always go to Beijing on SIA. Ever hear of the saying...if you have to ask, you couldn't afford it ! Go fly cheap budget carriers. |
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what is cheapest method to attend china olympics?
On Jan 8, 1:03*pm, "Ira IRa IRA Humperdink MD
" wrote: It is not the same. The Americans and the Europeans may be put off by the high prices. *But ..the Chinese in SE Asia and Hong Kong *are cash rich and are fanatical in their support of the Beijing games. . but the richest people in se asia, taiwan, is boycotting the games because proc would not let their team in.. You are dead wrong again. Taiwan is NOT in SE Asia. The richest Chinese are not from Taiwan. |
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what is cheapest method to attend china olympics?
On Jan 8, 6:17 am, baldeagle wrote:
On Jan 8, 1:03 pm, "Ira IRa IRA Humperdink MD " wrote: It is not the same. The Americans and the Europeans may be put off by the high prices. But ..the Chinese in SE Asia and Hong Kong are cash rich and are fanatical in their support of the Beijing games. . but the richest people in se asia, taiwan, is boycotting the games because proc would not let their team in.. You are dead wrong again. Taiwan is NOT in SE Asia. really?! The richest Chinese are not from Taiwan. like the owner of AMD???? |
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what is cheapest method to attend china olympics?
On Jan 9, 1:21*pm, "Ira IRa IRA Humperdink MD
" wrote: but the richest people in se asia, taiwan, is boycotting the games because proc would not let their team in.. You are dead wrong again. Taiwan is NOT in SE Asia. really?! Taiwan is NOT in SE Asia. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southeast_Asia The richest Chinese are not from Taiwan. like the owner of AMD???? The richest Chinese from SE Asia : Robert Kuok Kwek Leng Beng Ng Teng Fong See Forbes list: http://www.forbes.com/2004/08/25/04seasialand.html Richest Chinese: Lee Kah Shing. http://www.forbes.com/2007/03/07/bil...ie_land.ht ml |
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what is cheapest method to attend china olympics?
On Jan 9, 12:42 am, baldeagle wrote:
On Jan 9, 1:21 pm, "Ira IRa IRA Humperdink MD " wrote: but the richest people in se asia, taiwan, is boycotting the games because proc would not let their team in.. You are dead wrong again. Taiwan is NOT in SE Asia. really?! Taiwan is NOT in SE Asia. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southeast_Asia The richest Chinese are not from Taiwan. like the owner of AMD???? The richest Chinese from SE Asia : Robert Kuok Kwek Leng Beng Ng Teng Fong See Forbes list:http://www.forbes.com/2004/08/25/04seasialand.html Richest Chinese: Lee Kah Shing.http://www.forbes.com/2007/03/07/bil...chest_07billio... but these people hold chinese yuans and chinese communist real estate. both assets can evaporate over night when proc collapses or undergoes cultural revolution. |
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