subject: Hotels In London [print this page] The Summer Olympic Games, the Queen's diamond jubilee and the Farnborough International Air show are three events that are set to bring people from all over the world flocking to London. And hotels in London are readying themselves in anticipation of the mega-rush in 2012.
According to a Price water house Coopers (PWC) survey, hotels in London are set to have an occupancy of almost 92% in the third quarter of 2012, and revenue per room is estimated to grow to 167.86, a growth of 40.3%.
Premier Inn, Thistle Group, Mayfair and Hilton Worldwide, are some of the big hotels that have committed thousands of rooms at preferential discounts to Olympic officials and guests.
Meanwhile, the official Olympics hotel is the Hilton Hyde Park. The Intercontinental Park Lane is the official hotel for the National Olympic Committee. Holiday Inn is the official hotel services provider for the Olympics, and Heathrow Airport is the official host airport and supplier.
Stratford is where most of the action will take place. The Olympic Village, Park and Stadium complex will host track and field, cycling, aquatic, and other sports.
Some of the 4 star hotels close to the Olympic Stadium and the queen Elizabeth Olympic Park are Holiday Inn London Stratford City, Staybridge Suites London Stratford City, Re London Shoreditch Hotel, Holiday Inn West India Dock Road Docklands, Radisson Edwardian New Providence Wharf, Marriott West India Quay, Four Seasons Canary Wharf, Hilton Docklands, Crowne Plaza Docklands Excel, Novotel London Excel, and Britannia International Hotel.
The 3 star bouquet of London hotels located near the Olympics venues includes Holiday Inn Express Stratford, Premier Inn Stratford, Holiday Inn Express Royal Docks, Holiday Inn Express Limehouse, West Ham United Hotel, All Seasons London Leyton, and City Hotel.
Among the 2-star hotels in the vicinity are Hotel Citystay London, Ibis Stratford, Newham Hotel, and Forest Gate Hotel.
If you want to book tickets and accommodation for the London 2012 Games, portals like Thomas Cook and Prestige Ticketing, official ticket providers for the Games, offer various packages for the budget traveler and the high-end traveller. Both hotel rooms and event tickets are included in these packages. Some of these deals even combine airfare and travel.
Other websites, too, offer to sell tickets, but you might want to check with the official Olympics site to know if a particular website is authorized. There are ticket lotteries that you could try, too.
