Olympic Ticket Update

Applications for purchasing Olympic tickets began on April 15 and will continue until June 30. Here is some info:

• For Visa card and Bank of China savings account holders, submit your ticket application online at www.tickets.beijing2008.cn (in Chinese and English).

• You can also manually fill out an application form on the official website (see above) and submit it to any Bank of China Olympic Ticket Outlet.

• Finally, if you want do it the old fashioned way, mail an application to Beijing 100007 Mailbox, 98 Sub Box, Post Code: 100007.

• For the opening and closing ceremonies, buyers can only purchase one ticket each (no group purchases), for other events, you can purchase between two to five tickets (depending on the event). Details forthcoming on the website.

• All applications, regardless of when they were received will be entered in a random drawing – in other words, whether you submit your application early or on the last day, you will have an equal chance of securing tickets. BOCOG will notify you of your ticket allocation results via e-mail or SMS after the lottery.

Buy Beijing Olympic ticket now

Beijing Olympic committee is now accepting ticket application requests through this ticketing website and designated Bank of China Olympic Ticket Outlets throughout China. Applications for any over-subscribed sessions will enter a random selection. Whether you submit your application early or on the last day, you will have an equal chance of securing tickets.

•	You can submit your ticket application online if you have a Visa Card or a Bank of China savings account.
•	Or, you may manually fill out the Application Form and go to any Bank of China Olympic Ticket Outlet to submit your application. You may also mail it to: Beijing 100007 mail box, 98 sub-box, Post code 100007.
•	Only valid applications will enter the ticket lottery.
•	We will notify you of your ticket allocation results after the ticket lottery.
•	Please note that since the Beijing 2008 Olympic competition schedule is subject to change, the sessions available for application may also change, We strive to provide you with the most up-to-date information on this website.

Olympic official website : http://www.tickets.beijing2008.cn/

Register for Beijing Olympics ticket

The line has begun to form for tickets to the Beijing 2008 Olympics.

The website, www.tickets.beijing2008.cn has opened to register for the tickets.

The actual sales begin next month, and a random draw will be used for the most popular events, officials said.

The initial ticket sales are limited to domestic public only. The first phase of sales will continue until June, and tickets will not be delivered until June 2008.

Beijing Organizing Committee officials said the most expensive ticket would be $646 for the Aug. 8 opening ceremony.

Organizers plan to sell about seven million tickets, and have promised to make tickets affordable. Prices for competition events will begin at $3.90 and top out at $130. About 58 percent of the tickets will cost $12.75 or less.

According to the website, tickets of opening and closing ceremony, diving and Artistic Gymnastics are of greatest demands.