2008 Olympics: How to get tickets to the Beijing Olympics – Part 1

If someone has a chance to actually travel to an Olympic Games they should always go. Even if they don’t have event tickets they should go. This is especially true of the Beijing Olympics. It’s a great opportunity to visit a country that has been a mystery to many people around the worlds.

Besides, there are always methods of getting tickets for “any” Olympic Games regardless of where they are taking place.

First of all, you can try by applying through the primary lottery system where everyone has a chance of getting lucky and win the opportunity to purchase tickets to the event of their choice.

With the advent of the internet, there are many sites where one can purchase Olympic tickets. It’s simply a matter of googling “Olympic tickets for Beijing” and all sorts of hits will pop up. Of course these tickets will not be cheap. There are many sports holiday booking agents who will have access to tickets and accommodation packages, and like most things in life, if you are willing to pay the price, there will be tickets there for you.

There are many huge corporations that will have blocks of tickets available for the games as these are often alloted to Olympic corporate sponsors. Normally they are used by the management part of the company and their families, but if you have access to someone who is high up in one of those companies, they may be able to help you with tickets.

When I was a volunteer at an Olympic Games in my city, it was not unusual to see huge blocks of empty seats at some Olympic hockey games because the tickets were not used by the company who had access to them for that game. In a way it is wasteful and an avenue that might be looked at to find some tickets while in Beijing.

I would never let not having venue tickets deter me from going to the Olympics in any city. There will always be tickets available for some events. Regardless if it is an event that you are not particularly fond of, you will still have an opportunity to see some of the best in the world perform and actually be part of the Olympic experience.

Whenever there are big events in the world, you can bet there will be scalpers who want to cash in. It never hurts to go to even the most popular events and try your luck at picking up last minute tickets. The price will most likely be high if it’s a marquee event, but if you are patient enough to wait until the event has started, you might pick up some cheaper tickets, as scalpers won’t want to be stuck with them.

There is also a chance that someone has spare tickets because of someone being sick and unable to make it. They will be trying to well their spare ticket of tickets as they are very costly. It never hurts to be there and hope for the best.

It might just be your lucky day and your opportunity to be present at an Olympic event where history is made.