Atos, BA, Coca Cola, McDonalds, EDF and Thomas Cook have all denied that they own the empty Olympics seats.
That being the case, who does own these seats, and why have the tickets not been given to someone else who actually wants to see the Games?
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Showing posts with label seats. Show all posts
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Monday, February 21, 2011
Record Breaking
It seems that records are already being broken, despite the fact that the 2012 Olympics have yet to start.
"Prestige" seats to watch the most popular events at the Games will cost £5,400 per person.
This price is the second highest price for sports seats in history, being beaten only by the £5,500 price tag for the 2011 Super Bowl.
Olympic Medals won during the Beijing 2008 Olympics
"Prestige" seats to watch the most popular events at the Games will cost £5,400 per person.
This price is the second highest price for sports seats in history, being beaten only by the £5,500 price tag for the 2011 Super Bowl.
Olympic Medals won during the Beijing 2008 Olympics
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Monday, August 18, 2008
Empty Seats
Before the Olympics began, Beijing Olympic organisers claimed that that all the 6.8 million tickets to Olympic events had been sold.
However, it seems that there are empty seats in the Bird's Nest and other venues.
Organisers are trying to "save face" by bussing in people from soccer fan clubs, high schools, and local neighborhoods to fill the empty seats. However, it is still not working, on 11th of August there were 20 competitions in the 18 stadiums attended by 40,000 spectators. Only two of stadiums were more than 90% full, six were more than 80% full and over half had at least 30% of seats empty.
One factor being blamed is the weather. However, the most likely cause is the fact that corporate sponsors and VIP's are allocated vast swathes of tickets that they never use.
The key to making future Olympics successful, wrt crowd attendance, is to give the games back to the people and allocate less tickets to faceless corporate sponsors who never turn up.
Olympic Medals Won
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However, it seems that there are empty seats in the Bird's Nest and other venues.
Organisers are trying to "save face" by bussing in people from soccer fan clubs, high schools, and local neighborhoods to fill the empty seats. However, it is still not working, on 11th of August there were 20 competitions in the 18 stadiums attended by 40,000 spectators. Only two of stadiums were more than 90% full, six were more than 80% full and over half had at least 30% of seats empty.
One factor being blamed is the weather. However, the most likely cause is the fact that corporate sponsors and VIP's are allocated vast swathes of tickets that they never use.
The key to making future Olympics successful, wrt crowd attendance, is to give the games back to the people and allocate less tickets to faceless corporate sponsors who never turn up.
Olympic Medals Won
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www.olympicsdiary.com brought to you by www.kenfrost.com "The Living Brand"
Friday, May 9, 2008
Work To Commence on London Stadium
Work on the construction of London's 80,000 seat Olympic stadium for the 2012 games will start in the next two weeks, according to the BBC.
When the games end, the current plan is for the stadium to be turned into a 25,000 seat community venue.
Strangely enough, given the shambles of the budget, construction is actually going to start 3 months ahead of schedule.
A cynic might raise the following caveats:
1 Given the shambles of T5 and Wembley, the contractors will need all the time that they can get in order to finish their work in time for the games; this is bound to run over schedule.
2 By starting work now, the contractors lessen the chances of anyone revising the budget and design.
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When the games end, the current plan is for the stadium to be turned into a 25,000 seat community venue.
Strangely enough, given the shambles of the budget, construction is actually going to start 3 months ahead of schedule.
A cynic might raise the following caveats:
1 Given the shambles of T5 and Wembley, the contractors will need all the time that they can get in order to finish their work in time for the games; this is bound to run over schedule.
2 By starting work now, the contractors lessen the chances of anyone revising the budget and design.
Don't forget to visit www.theolympicswarehouse.com
www.olympicsdiary.com brought to you by www.kenfrost.com "The Living Brand"
Monday, April 28, 2008
Wasting Our Money
It is reassuring to know that, despite the lousy state of the government's finances and the ongoing credit crunch, Gordon Brown and his minions are prepared to use our money to treat visiting Olympics officials in a manner akin to royalty.
The Times reports that organisers of the 2012 London Olympics have booked 1,925 rooms in London's best hotels for international delegates and their spouses at a cost of £10M.
The top officials will be staying in 345 suites costing up to £3,000 a night.
Half of this bill will be settled by London 2012, the Games organiser.
Apparently it is the most expensive block booking in Olympic history.
Even the International Olympic Committee (IOC), used to sitting in the very best seats of the Olympic gravy train, is surprised at Gordon Brown's generosity.
Oddly enough the details about the costs of these hotel rooms etc have been edited out of the online bid document, that is on the official 2012 website.
I wonder why?
It is apparent that no one is actually in charge of the budget for these absurd and unwanted games.
This fiasco will blow back on both the government (politically), and on the taxpayer (financially).
Now is the time to be seriously consideirng pulling out of the games.
The London Olympics is now completely out of control.
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Friday, February 1, 2008
Costs Keep Rising
The costs for the 2012 London Olympics just keep rising. The latest admission of budgetary failure relates to the costs of the aquatics centre, which has trebled in cost over the last 4 years.
The expected cost of the 22,500-seat building, which will contain two 50-metre pools and a diving pool, is now £214M against a budget £70M in 2004.
Seemingly a large amount of this increase is down to VAT and inflation.
You would have thought that the original budget would have take these two very obvious factors into account, wouldn't you?
Needless to say, opposition politicians are duly "outraged". Bob Neill, the Conservative London Assembly Olympics spokesman, said:
"This is simply an outrage.
Late and massively over budget.
It's a terrible shame for those who would have used it to train, those Londoners who were looking forward to swimming there and a big disappointment for all of us who are going to pay for it."
No one seriously believes that the current budget £12BN (including £2BN running costs) will actually be met, do they?
The expected cost of the 22,500-seat building, which will contain two 50-metre pools and a diving pool, is now £214M against a budget £70M in 2004.
Seemingly a large amount of this increase is down to VAT and inflation.
You would have thought that the original budget would have take these two very obvious factors into account, wouldn't you?
Needless to say, opposition politicians are duly "outraged". Bob Neill, the Conservative London Assembly Olympics spokesman, said:
"This is simply an outrage.
Late and massively over budget.
It's a terrible shame for those who would have used it to train, those Londoners who were looking forward to swimming there and a big disappointment for all of us who are going to pay for it."
No one seriously believes that the current budget £12BN (including £2BN running costs) will actually be met, do they?
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Get On With It
The President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Jacques Rogge, has issued a thinly disguised "hurry up" message to the London Olympics organisers.
Rogge told the BBC that London "is doing OK", but must focus on delivering the Games on time.
Quote:
"We urge them to work as soon as possible and to prepare today for the unforeseen of tomorrow."
Hardly a ringing endorsement of progress made so far.
Rogge also said that he remained optimistic that a permanent tenant for the London Olympic stadium will be found.
The current legacy plan is to reduce the stadium's capacity from 80,000 to 25,000 in 2013, and use it as a multi-sport venue with athletics and community facilities at its heart.
However, LOCOG need a football or rugby club to become the "anchor tenant" and thus subsidise the stadium. The trouble being that the plans for the stadium do not include a roof for the majority of the seats.
Another example of the poor planning of this event.
Rogge told the BBC that London "is doing OK", but must focus on delivering the Games on time.
Quote:
"We urge them to work as soon as possible and to prepare today for the unforeseen of tomorrow."
Hardly a ringing endorsement of progress made so far.
Rogge also said that he remained optimistic that a permanent tenant for the London Olympic stadium will be found.
The current legacy plan is to reduce the stadium's capacity from 80,000 to 25,000 in 2013, and use it as a multi-sport venue with athletics and community facilities at its heart.
However, LOCOG need a football or rugby club to become the "anchor tenant" and thus subsidise the stadium. The trouble being that the plans for the stadium do not include a roof for the majority of the seats.
Another example of the poor planning of this event.
Monday, October 29, 2007
Tickets Go On Sale
This Tuesday 1.85 million tickets for the 2008 Olympic Games will be up for sale in China, in the second round of booking.
Ticket prices range from 30 Yuan to 5,000 Yuan, and will be sold on the first come, first serve basis at this stage.
Rong Jun, head of the Beijing Olympics Organising Committee (BOCOG), said:
"One can buy a maximum of 50 tickets and the two-ticket limit is applied for 'high-demand events'."
There are over seven million tickets available for sale, with about 40% reserved for domestic Chinese sale.
In the first round of sale between April and August, 63,000 tickets for the opening and closing ceremonies at the 91,000 seat capacity stadium and over two million tickets for the sports events were sold.
Ticket prices range from 30 Yuan to 5,000 Yuan, and will be sold on the first come, first serve basis at this stage.
Rong Jun, head of the Beijing Olympics Organising Committee (BOCOG), said:
"One can buy a maximum of 50 tickets and the two-ticket limit is applied for 'high-demand events'."
There are over seven million tickets available for sale, with about 40% reserved for domestic Chinese sale.
In the first round of sale between April and August, 63,000 tickets for the opening and closing ceremonies at the 91,000 seat capacity stadium and over two million tickets for the sports events were sold.
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