Hospitality centres

Hospitality Centres are one of the main ways Christians will impact visitors to the Games.

These More Than Gold centres will be where people gather or attend events. This means pedestrian walkways, transport hubs, at park-and-ride areas and at venues near the Games sites and Torch Relay route. 

They will give visitors somewhere to receive–  

• Rest for weary feet and limbs - but not overnight accommodation
• Free internet access 
• Free tea or coffee 
• Free water as part of the Million Cups of Water programme  
• Information on the Games, travel and more 
• Information about local attractions 
• Help in practical ways including prayer and advice

Churches in the area may well turn their own premises into a hospitality centre or they may rent or borrow other facilities to meet the needs of visitors.

Hospitality centres at past Olympics

During the Atlanta 1996 Olympic and Paralympic Games, over 300,000 hospitality bags of lip balm, suncreen, tissue, and sweets were distributed to visitors at hospitality locations.

And at the Salt Lake 2002 Winter Olympics, more than 25,000 hospitality bags were distrubuted that included lip balm, sunscreen, tissues, mints, sticking pasters, and hand lotion.