First Olympics ticket sell-out expected at Vancouver
All 1.6 million tickets for the 86 events of the Vancouver Winter Olympics are expected to sell out, according to organisers. If this transpires it will be the first time an Olympics has sold out of tickets.
As reported by Bloomberg, Dave Cobb, Deputy Chief Executive of the Vancouver organiSing committee, explained "demand has been huge."
A few tickets will be sold on the day at events, including curling, early rounds of the ice hockey competitions, and the closing ceremony, but these are also expected to sell out he said. Sales are being driven by a reviving Canadian economy, US fans coming across the border, and strong demand from the 2.3 million locals in Vancouver.
The 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics sold 95% of its 1.6 million tickets, while the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics sold nearly 96% of its 6.8 million tickets.
The US television audience for the first two days of the Vancouver Games hit around 97 million, the biggest audience since 1994.
25th July 2008 - HUGE DEMAND FOR LAST OLYMPIC TICKETS
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