Whistler Olympic Accommodations
Already we’re 1 1/2 years away from the monumental 2010 Olympic winter games in Whistler and Vancouver and the locals are finally waking up to vacate their homes over the Olympic weeks and put their accommodations up for rent to the vast number of foreign travellers anticipated to visit the city.
Speaking with a few locals in Vancouver and Whistler, its not too surprising to hear individuals wanting to position their vacations around the time of the Olympics. They general consensious is they just don’t want to deal with the crowds and traffic during this time…and hey, why not make a buck while I’m at it.
2010 Olympic accommodations in Whistler and Vancouver during the 2010 Olympics are now ranging on the market from three to four times regular rental rates, depending on the luxury status and location of the accommodation. Some of the more luxurious homes and accommodations for rent during the Olympics are ranging from $50,000 to $90,000 and up for the month. And back in Vancouver, we spoke with an individual placing their False Creek two bedroom condominium for $30K for the full month….but then again, this one is located near the Olympic Village across from Yaletown.
For the average home owner or property manager in Whistler, those ones with the 1-4 bedroom Whistler home or condo are now fill up the market to fill their vacancies over the Olympic period. Many now turning online to promote their accommodations as a “Whistler Olympic accommodation“ to capitalize on families and groups from abroad seeking rental accommodations by scouring the web for availability.
MJ, a professional consultant for MJA Impressions who are a local Vancouver Internet marketing services company said, “The influx of inquries from individuals and accommodation rental agencies in Whistler, and some in Vancouver, have really spiked since February. The vast majority of these people are seeking out the services of Internet marketing professionals to help increase their search engine position in Google on major search terms as Whistler 2010, 2010 accommodations, Olympic accommodation rentals, etc.”.
“I find this as no surprise as we typically see this trend from businesses when a major industry event is coming - and they’re amiing to get a strong position on the market”, concluded MJ.
One local web-based company whose in business of helping home owners and property managment companies in Whistler and Vancouver with booking their accommodations leading up to the 2010 Whistler Olympic games, is Bamja.com - Whistler Accommodations.
“Our goal with Bamja - Whistler Accommodations is not simply to be another ‘directory’ of accommodations for rent to capitalize on the 2010 demand. We’re in the business of building relationships with our Whistler home owners and property managers to help fullfill their accommodation vacancies over every season - not just 2010 Olympics, and tailor our services to their specific needs.”
“Our home owners and property managers advertise their Whistler accommodations (and Squamish and Pemberton included) with us for the Olympics in Whistler and seasonally, receive privelged access to our community of owners and property managers, through a collaborative forum where they can communicate and learn from one another -such as share a renters blacklist as one example.” They also receive a wealth of marketing tools to manage their business, such as sales lead generator system that acts as a auto-matchmaking service for them and the renter.
“Bamja.com’s services were designed with the owner direct and property manager needs in mind…and we’re always fine tuning the services based on owners feedback and suggestions.”
There are a few options for owners and property managers with the smaller to medium sized homes sought to rent over the 2010 Olympic’s in Whistler and Vancouver. Though it will be a owners market with the rental pricing raising every quarter for the Olympics, a tipping point will come for those who leave it to late to find their perfect Whister accommodation rental for the 2010 Olympic event.
About Whistler
The 2010 Winter Olympics will take place in Vancouver and Whistler. The cities of Vancouver and Whistler were selected host city of the XXI Olympic Winter Games in 2010 at the 115th IOC Session in Prague on 2 July 2003.
Vancouver and Whistler are proud to be a host city for a global competition of best winter athletes world has to offer. Whistler is home to 10,000 residents and boasts the largest ski area in North America. Whistler is a fairly young community with unprecedented natural scenery - Whistler Mountain opened in 1966 and Blackcomb Mountain opened in 1980.
In 1992, Snow Country Magazine voted Whistler Blackcomb as the Number One Ski Resort in North America. Since then, various publications have continued to offer top designations to the Whistler Ski Resort, and finally we deserved a chance to host 2010 Winter Olympics.
