American athletes get cultural training
Athletes from the United States received cultural training to help prepare them for the upcoming Beijing Olympics.
The U.S. Olympic Committee with sponsorship from Hilton Hotels, brought in travel etiquette experts to speak to athletes.
“One of the most important things I can tell you is that, once you get through that first layer, […]
The deadline to pay for round three tickets to the Olympics has been extended one week after Monday’s devastating earthquake in Sichuan Province.
Payments must now be paid by May 23rd.
China has also announced that tickets will be fitted with RFID technology to reduce counterfeiting and make the process of checking tickets smoother.
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Call to cancel Olympics after earthquake
A Chinese group based in Washington is calling for the Olympic Games to be cancelled after Monday’s devastating earthquake. There is going to be very little to stop the Olympics in Beijing. China has put so much investment already in staging the Olympics, it is just not going to happen. I can […]
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