Beijing Olympics Travel Hacks here!

With the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games drawing ever nearer - and with the Olympic torch already making it into China - the half a million foreign tourists expected to head into China to watch Olympic events should be making their final travel arrangements. With another two million domestic tourists expected t be flooding into Beijing and other Olympic venues like Qingdao, anybody who isn’t well-organized could find themselves in some chaotic situations.

Top 10 budget tips

1. Free admission day

2. Pass it on! Entrance tickets and Museum Pass

3. Welcome to Beijing! Upon arrival

4 Getting orientated

5. All change! Using public transport

6. When in Rome! Eating out

7. Low-cost or free activities

8. Shop' til you drop

9. Let your hair down: relaxing in Beijing

10 Bicycle and walking tours

via china.org

11 smart travel tips

1. Consider alternate (and sometimes cheaper!) routes to Beijing

2. Choose a hotel located in a hutong neighborhood

3. Avoid crowded hotels altogether with a homestay

4. Embrace the capital’s public transportation

5. Pack a sense of adventure—and your own tissues .

6. Get a proper introduction to the city at the Temple of Heaven

7. Seek out your Great Wall

8. Enjoy at least one Peking Duck meal

9. Take a breather from the city at the Summer Palace

10. Save some energy for Beijing by night

11. End your visit with the most affordable massage of your life

Via windowseat

Travel Health Tips

Preparing for Your Trip to China

Before visiting China, you may need to get the following vaccinations and medications for vaccine-preventable diseases and other diseases you might be at risk for at your destination

Be sure your routine vaccinations are up-to-date. Check the links below to see which vaccinations adults and children should get.

Via cdc.gov