Planning to attend the Vancouver Olympics?

You might want to start saving now. Some of the first package deals have come out already for the 2010 games. They are charging $1400 per night for a room that would normally be less than $300. The platinum package costs just under $26,000. That includes flight, limo ride, and 18 nights accomodations. It does not include any event tickets.

Well, we have seriously been contemplating attending the Olympics, but I can pretty much guarantee that our blogging revenues will not cover $26,000 (even if was for the entire family). Even if we could afford $26,000 I can’t imagine spending the amount of money that many families make in a year on a vacation— even a working vacation.

But don’t give up hope. The official Vancouver tourism program doesn’t launch until 2008, and they plan to encourage hotels to keep their costs reasonable.