Vancouver 2010 Olympic Tickets!
#31
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Here are a couple articles about the sale of 40,000 individual tickets to the US and other countries this Thursday May 14th.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...653_oly07.html
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...olyjudd10.html
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...653_oly07.html
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...olyjudd10.html
Last edited by Jeeves; May 12, 2009 at 9:10 am
#32
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Here are a couple articles about the sale of 40,000 individual tickets to the US and other countries this Thursday May 14th.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...653_oly07.html
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...olyjudd10.html
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...653_oly07.html
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...olyjudd10.html
They just confirmed my earlier thoughts that the whole thing is a scam. I have applied for some tickets in the first round in Canada and I was unsuccessful. The whole process was very secretive.
#33
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I have gone through this process for two other olympics. It is very similar and it requires patience and time. I got 3 of 8 event tickets last fall that I was looking for. Today I got the other 5 plus another one I wasn't initially interested in. So now I have event tickets for 9 events at a total cost of US$579 including shipping and fees.
I have lodging reserved at a cost of US$890 for 12 nights, in two different hostels (seven nights in a multi-bed room in Whistler, five nights in a private two-bed room in Vancouver), paid $10 for my frequent flyer ticket to Vancouver and returning from Seattle (lowest award level). I figure with transportation and food costs, my entire cost for 12 nights at the olympics will be $1,900.
Yes it takes patience. I booked the lodging in October 2007 when it first became available (steep cancellation fees), even though I had no event tickets confirmed. I booked the flights 11+ months in advance. And I have been patient in waiting for the event tickets.
Not much different than Torino or Beijing, at least in my experience.
John
#35
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Last lot of tickets being flogged off this Saturday at 1000 PST (I think).
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-col...kets-sale.html
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-col...kets-sale.html
#36
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Last lot of tickets being flogged off this Saturday at 1000 PST (I think).
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-col...kets-sale.html
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-col...kets-sale.html
But it shows that there are still tickets for sale.
#38
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Phase 3 Ticket Sales postponed to November 14
#44
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Here's an article in this Sunday's Seattle Times: Olympics Ticket Monopoly Freezes out the Fans.