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Olympic Games will NOT cause a boost in UK visitor numbers

Britain is unlikely to enjoy any boost in the number of tourists visiting the country next year – even though 2012 will see the country host two of its biggest events in decades. Both the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations, [...]

Posted On : Dec, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

London 2012 Olympics: UK's tallest sculpture completed on Ol...

The twisting red tower, situated next to the Olympic Stadium, was designed by Turner Prize-winning artist Anish Kapoor and structural designer Cecil Balmond and cost £22.7 million to create. It will have two observation floors, a 45 [...]

Posted On : Oct, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

UK athletes to miss out 2012 London Olympics' opening ceremo...

Britain's track athletes will not participate in the opening ceremony of next year's London Olympics. Spectators paying up to 2,012 pounds will be denied the chance of seeing athletes like of Paula Radcliffe, Jessica Ennis and Ph [...]

Posted On : Mar, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

UK report points out the shortcomings of Vancouver Olympics

Our volunteers were underfed and the blue and green colour scheme was "pale and too complex". Those are just a few of the complaints about our 2010 Winter Olympics found in reports by the U.K. Department for Culture, Media and [...]

Posted On : Jan, 03 2011 | Comments : 0

Wales ‘to lose £400m’ as UK spends on London Olympics

A NEW UK Government report suggests Wales will see little benefit from the 2012 Olympic Games, it is claimed today. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport’s Plans for the Legacy from the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games makes [...]

Posted On : Dec, 27 2010 | Comments : 0

London 2012 Olympic games can restore winning feeling to fra...

"They are a global shop window, which we can use to showcase the very best that this country has to offer."That was the message about the 2012 Olympics from Mark Prisk, the Business Minister, this week as he spoke at a summit o [...]

Posted On : Nov, 05 2010 | Comments : 0

London 2012: swimming tops list as UK Sport reveals medal ta...

Swimming – which will receive more than £25 million throughout the four-year London Olympiad period, just behind the funding given to rowing and cycling and on a par with athletics – has the highest target over the next [...]

Posted On : Mar, 11 2010 | Comments : 0

UK tourism agency turns to social media in run up to 2012 Ol...

VisitBritain, the U.K.'s national tourism agency, has announced plans to boost the number of visitors in the years running up to the 2012 Olympic Games by employing social media tools and focusing on five "themes". Tho [...]