Known as the Games of the XXXII Olympiad, Tokyo 2020 will begin on July 22 with a few preliminary events, and end on August 9. Have you ever been to Japan during this period? It is hot, humid and prone to typhoons.
By the way, the 2022 Winter Olympics will be held in Beijing, from February 4 to 20, making it the first city to host both Olympics. Coal use peaks during this period, and air pollution will be horrendous. Then again, most of the skiing events will be held in Zhangjiakou, which is 120 miles away. However, there will be a new railway with trains going 217 MPH, taking only 50 minutes either way. By then, the Beijing Subway will be 620 miles long and the brand new Beijing Daxing International Airport will be operational.
Returning to Tokyo 2020, baseball and softball will be back, for the first time since 2008. There will also be a new event, 3x3 basketball. Did you know this is the largest urban team sport in the world? There is now even an international world tour. The current world champs are U.S. men and Chinese women.
Interestingly enough, the central venue for Tokyo 2020 is their National Stadium, which was where the opening and closing sessions were held in the 1964 Tokyo Summer Olympics. The capacity was increased from 50,000 to 80,000, and this will be a completely new facility. The marathon will be held on the Imperial Palace Gardens grounds. Soccer preliminaries will be held as far away as Sendai and Sapporo.
People must be planning to attend, for I looked at the hotel room availability at many of my favorite hotels, such as the Marriott/Sheratons...and they were ALL sold out. So I went to Booking.com, and the Daiichi Hotel Tokyo, a nothing of a place to stay, costs $2317/night. You can get a room there tonight for $132.
Does this mean you're shut out? Nope, all you need is money. Roadtrips will take care of you for $13,025/person at the Park Hyatt, double occupancy, or, effectively, $26,050 for two. You get free breakfast, some shuttle service and good advice. Tickets are extra.
ESPN reports that ticket demand is unprecedented, with demand exceeding supply by a factor of ten. But companies have glommed on to tickets and offer luxury packages:
- $60,000: opening and closing ceremonies and finals of the men's and women's 100-meter races and 4x100-meter relays.
- So you want to go golfing, instead? $7,195 for a 4-day package. Baseball package: $3,270.
- $840: gymnastics PRELIMINARIES.
You might want to, instead, go to Expo 2020 Dubai, where an entrance ticket will cost $33, for which you get 60 live shows daily and the architecture and excitement of any World Fair. Oh, if you're under 5 or over 65, ENTRANCE WILL BE FREE.
Details?
- 20 October 2020 to 10 April 2021
- Theme? Connecting Minds, Creating the Future.
- Expected visitors: 25 million.
- Numerous hotels can be booked for under $100/night, with typical Hyatts and Marriotts not much more than that. I think there are 43 Marriotts just in Dubai.
Renewable energy will be featured, with a 700-MW solar facility (to be expanded to 5000 MW in 2030), plus hydrogen transport. Dubai has plans for 75% solar by 2050
Their new cruise terminal will begin operations just around the time the Expo opens.
What about then a Princess cruise from Dubai to Los Angeles, leaving on 15 March 2021 and arriving on 9 May 2021? Transits the Suez and Panama Canals, with stops in Muscat, Venice, Rome, Monte Carlo, Barcelona, Casablanca, Santa Cruz de la Palma, Fort Lauderdale, Cartagena and Puerto Vallarta. Balcony $13,124 (each for double occupancy) for 56 days ($234/night).
This is, actually, an around the world itinerary, which stops in Honolulu, but only spends one day in Dubai, and the individual rate from Los Angeles on 17 January 2021 is $27,999 in balcony:
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