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The London Organising Committee
of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) today announced
more details of its ticketing plans and invited sports fans all
over the country to ‘sign up’ and register their interest. By
signing up to www.tickets.london2012.com
, people will be able to indicate which sports they are interested
in and receive updates on major sporting events, test events and
London 2012 developments – plus they will be among the first to
find out when tickets go on sale in 2011 and how to apply for
them.
In its first major announcement on
ticketing, LOCOG today confirmed:
• More tickets will go
on sale for the Olympic Games than originally stated – increasing
from 7.7m to 8m
• More tickets
will also go on sale for the Paralympic Games – increasing from
1.5m to 2m
• 75% of
tickets will be available directly to the public via a ballot
process
• Tickets
will go on sale from spring 2011
• There will
be a fair application process through a ballot
• Prestige
hospitality tickets will account for less than 1% of tickets on
sale
• More information
on pricing will be issued later this year
• The ticket
‘sign up’ registration scheme is now open at www.tickets.london2012.com
or by calling 0844 847 2012
The ‘sign up’ process will
allow the British fans to identify which Olympic and Paralympic
sports and events they are interested in and make sure they are
in the best position to learn about when tickets go on sale, how
to apply for them and what events – including test events – will
be taking place between now and 2012. People can sign up
any time between now and when tickets go on sale from spring 2011.
With 10 million tickets for both Olympic Games and Paralympic
Games going on sale, signing up now will help the British public
save time in 2011 when tickets go on sale and make the process
easier.
By issuing more details
around the allocation of tickets, LOCOG is reaffirming its commitment
to making the Games accessible and affordable. Later this year
when the competition schedules and all venues are confirmed, more
information around pricing and availability will be released.
LOCOG CEO Paul Deighton
explained the approach: “After the success of the Vancouver Olympic
Games and Paralympic Games, which saw fantastic atmospheres at
venues and around the city, we are now progressing with our plans.
This is our first major announcement on ticketing and we commit
to updating again later this year, with more information around
pricing. Right now, we’re asking people to sign up on the ticketing
website and make sure they’re in the front row for information.
Ticket sales make up a significant part of our income, but at
the same time we are completely committed to ensuring our events
are accessible, that tickets are affordable and that our venues
are packed to the rafters with sports fans.’
Tessa Jowell, Olympics
Minister, said: “Watching an Olympic event in your home country
is a once in a lifetime experience. That's why it's critical that
as many tickets as possible end up in the hands of the general
public. With 10 million tickets going on sale next year people
will have even more of a chance to get the ticket that makes their
dream come true. It's great that people have the chance now to
sign up for more information about Olympic tickets.”
The Mayor of London, Boris
Johnson, said: "With less than 900 days to go to the London
Games excitement levels are starting to pick up pace and there
is understandably huge interest in tickets. Today is another important
stepping-stone on the journey to the 2012 Games, confirming that
tickets will be on sale in Spring 2011. I want to encourage as
many Londoners as possible to sign up for information so that
they are kept fully up to date on progress and are poised to purchase
tickets once they go on sale."
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