“I think it’s either cycling and basketball, or table tennis and two football matches,” said one friend, who had bid for tickets worth £1,200 and been charged £386. Another – a high-flying statistician – had sat down and worked out that her family’s bill meant they were going to either three or five events. “The only one we’re sure of is the BMX,” her husband told me, “because it’s the only price that ends in a six.” I asked whether they’d taken the £6 administration fee into account. He sighed, and reached for his BlackBerry.
Everything you need to know about The London Olympics Ticket Sales - London Olympics 2012
London Olympics Ticket Sales
Be wary of any other organisation selling tickets for the London Olympics unless for example they are a reputable corporate hospitality company or a reputable travel agent.
For UK residents looking to buy tickets to the London Olympics you should have applied directly through the official London Olympics website before the deadline of 26th April 2011. But all is not lost with the promise of more tickets becoming available.
Keep an eye out here for the latest news regarding London Olympics Ticket Sales.
Winners are Losers in the Olympic Lottery (The Telegraph)
When Britain landed the Olympics, we were promised that the result would be a surge of interest in sport and healthy living. Instead, the Games have quickened our interest in quite another topic: higher mathematics. All across the country yesterday, those lucky enough to have received Olympic tickets – or rather, to have had mysterious deductions made from their bank accounts – were trying to work out what it meant.