The ticket system in place for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics is such that locals had first chance to buy tickets, based on a lottery system related to demand for each sport. The lottery round just ended Friday.
I dropped a potential $7000 on tickets, but won't find out how many tix I get for a few days.
Anyone else buy tickets?
More info:
Vancouver, BC — With only two days left in the Phase 1 Request Period of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games ticketing program, the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) is advising Canadians not to wait until the last moment before requesting tickets. This is the public’s best chance to request tickets; the deadline is midnight, on Friday, November 7, 2008 (Pacific Time).
“Interest and new accounts have been increasing every day, and clearly Canadians are enthusiastic about attending the Games. Our data shows that they are taking some time to complete their requests and are building their ticket requests over several days as they consider their options with friends and family,” said Caley Denton, vice-president, ticketing and consumer marketing. “So with only two days remaining, our message is simple: this is your best chance to get Olympic tickets, so give yourself enough time and don’t wait until the last minute.”
“I hope that our Canadian Olympic Team will have stands full of cheering fans for all of the action. The Olympic Winter Games will have it all, and there’s no emotion like being there when it happens,” said Nathalie Lambert, a four-time Olympic medallist in speed skating, and chef de mission for the Canadian Olympic Team for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
I dropped a potential $7000 on tickets, but won't find out how many tix I get for a few days.
Anyone else buy tickets?
More info:
Vancouver, BC — With only two days left in the Phase 1 Request Period of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games ticketing program, the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) is advising Canadians not to wait until the last moment before requesting tickets. This is the public’s best chance to request tickets; the deadline is midnight, on Friday, November 7, 2008 (Pacific Time).
“Interest and new accounts have been increasing every day, and clearly Canadians are enthusiastic about attending the Games. Our data shows that they are taking some time to complete their requests and are building their ticket requests over several days as they consider their options with friends and family,” said Caley Denton, vice-president, ticketing and consumer marketing. “So with only two days remaining, our message is simple: this is your best chance to get Olympic tickets, so give yourself enough time and don’t wait until the last minute.”
“I hope that our Canadian Olympic Team will have stands full of cheering fans for all of the action. The Olympic Winter Games will have it all, and there’s no emotion like being there when it happens,” said Nathalie Lambert, a four-time Olympic medallist in speed skating, and chef de mission for the Canadian Olympic Team for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
