Here are a few short videos to whet your appetite for the Winter Olympics. These are commercials for the Olympics seen in Canada, Britain, Germany and Austria most Americans won’t see. The mountains surrounding Vancouver and the city itself will be showcased to the world. May the weather gods shine favorably.
We start off with the Canadian Television commercial promoting their coverage of these Winter Olympics, “We Believe.”.
This video is the BBC teaser for the Olympics run in Britain.
This is a German commercial to promote the Vancouver Olympics. You don’t need to understand German to get the gist of this commercial.
Here is another German-language ad for the Olumpics, this time from Austria, one of the top Winter Olympic countries.
These are going to be great games. Enjoy.
Charlie Leocha is the President of Travelers United. He has been working in Washington, DC, for the past 14 years with Congress, the Department of Transportation, and industry stakeholders on travel issues. He was the first consumer representative to the Advisory Committee for Aviation Consumer Protections appointed by the Secretary of Transportation from 2012 through 2018.
