The Anonymous Widower

Olympic Tickets

What has happened here is that the organisers got their sums wrong.

They based the number of tickets on what had been sold for previous games in places like Athens, Sydney and Barcelona.

But they forgot some things in their calculations. How about these?

London has lots of residents, who have families who live abroad.  So what better time to have a family reunion?

Lots of those who work in the City are highly paid EU citizens.  So what better time to buy a lot of tickets so all your friends and family from Ireland, Germany or Spain can see the Olympics?

London has lots of attractions, so many ordinary people in nearby EU countries, who probably won’t get another chance to see an Olympics, are making the London their big holiday this year.  Rio will be a bit expensive next time round. The Irish certainly will be coming in droves, as we all know they love a party.

So if anything, the shortage of Olympic tickets is more of a success thing than anything else.  Although you could blame London’s unique place in the world and being a member of the EU as important too.

February 16, 2012 - Posted by AnonW | Sport, Transport/Travel | Olympics