Go Olympics! July 27th marks the opening of the 2012 Summer Olympics. Until August 12th, athletes from around the world will be demonstrating their finesse, speed, agility, and perseverance as they compete for a gold medal. While many will be watching at home, there are thousands that will make the trip to London to view the games in person. Although, finding the cost of tickets and where to even buy them is complicated the atmosphere of the Olympics will be worth it in the end.
Tickets to the opening and closing ceremonies start at $32 and increase up to $3,200. Not only do prices vary depending on the event, it also depends on when you attend. Preliminary round tickets to all sport events start at $32, but once events progress to medal rounds, prices start to rise. Cheapest tickets for medal-round events can begin at $104 (example--tennis for the gold and silver rounds)!
While in London, spectators will receive free public transportation passes for the Tube and all buses on the day of their event. While this accommodation relieves some of the worry, we are still left with one important question--how and where do we buy tickets?
Tickets can be purchased in three different ways. You can buy them as a package with a hotel room, enter an official ticket lottery or buy them from a broker. You can find details on each option here.
While you search around and see which ticket options are best for you, keep these fun facts in mind.
1. There will be 20,000 press/media in attendance (5.7 times more people than the undergrad population)! You just might get that 20 seconds of fame you have been looking for by attending the Olympics.
2. Charities will be given the sports equipment used in the game for FREE once the Olympics are over.
3. Food and beverage potential: 18 million meals
4. Estimated value of tourism benefit: $3.15 billion (4 years of Brandeis tuition for approximately 18,450 students)
5. 4,000 trees are planted on the Olympic Park and Olympic Village sites. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth planted the first tree in October 2009 on the Olympic Stadium site.
6. Total Workforce needed: 200,000 (roughly 121 times more faculty and staff then presently employed at Brandeis)
7. Number of foreign visitors: 350,00 per day (that explains the meals)!
8. 90% of material that will be reclaimed from demolition within the Olympic park can be reused or recycled. Now that makes us happy!
9. This is the third Olympics London has hosted. The first two were in 1908 and and 1948.
10. There will be 26 Olympic sports and 19 Paralympic sports played (there are only 17 varsity sports on campus)
Go Team USA,
Savvy Student
Tickets to the opening and closing ceremonies start at $32 and increase up to $3,200. Not only do prices vary depending on the event, it also depends on when you attend. Preliminary round tickets to all sport events start at $32, but once events progress to medal rounds, prices start to rise. Cheapest tickets for medal-round events can begin at $104 (example--tennis for the gold and silver rounds)!
While in London, spectators will receive free public transportation passes for the Tube and all buses on the day of their event. While this accommodation relieves some of the worry, we are still left with one important question--how and where do we buy tickets?
Tickets can be purchased in three different ways. You can buy them as a package with a hotel room, enter an official ticket lottery or buy them from a broker. You can find details on each option here.
While you search around and see which ticket options are best for you, keep these fun facts in mind.
1. There will be 20,000 press/media in attendance (5.7 times more people than the undergrad population)! You just might get that 20 seconds of fame you have been looking for by attending the Olympics.
2. Charities will be given the sports equipment used in the game for FREE once the Olympics are over.
3. Food and beverage potential: 18 million meals
4. Estimated value of tourism benefit: $3.15 billion (4 years of Brandeis tuition for approximately 18,450 students)
5. 4,000 trees are planted on the Olympic Park and Olympic Village sites. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth planted the first tree in October 2009 on the Olympic Stadium site.
6. Total Workforce needed: 200,000 (roughly 121 times more faculty and staff then presently employed at Brandeis)
7. Number of foreign visitors: 350,00 per day (that explains the meals)!
8. 90% of material that will be reclaimed from demolition within the Olympic park can be reused or recycled. Now that makes us happy!
9. This is the third Olympics London has hosted. The first two were in 1908 and and 1948.
10. There will be 26 Olympic sports and 19 Paralympic sports played (there are only 17 varsity sports on campus)
Go Team USA,
Savvy Student
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