2008 Olympics: How to get tickets to the Beijing Olympics
There are some great websites out there for buying some the tickets to Beijing Olympics and arranging the necessary accommodations. According to the Beijing 2008 official ticket news, the lottery tickets (phase 2 winners) to the Beijing Olympic Games and the Opening/Closing Ceremonies of the Paralympic Games ended on February 22, 2008. The ticket search feature has also been disabled from February 23, 2008 until further notice by the Chinese Olympic Committee. Also please be aware that the submission of photo IDs and personal information for Olympic Ceremony ticket buyers has already ended on February 22, 2008 and the approved attendees will be notified by the Chinese Olympic Committee. The tickets for the general public for the rest of the Olympic games are open from April 1st until the end of the games.
If you are a citizen of China, you must provide proof of residency and a valid form of ID to be eligible to buy tickets (the people of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan must have a valid passport, with mainland travel permits with valid endorsements). Citizens of Taiwan must also provide accurate travel documents to be allowed to buy tickets. Foreign citizens must possess a valid passport with a Chinese visa valid for 6 months or more and they must order tickets after seeking the proper procedure through their national Olympic committees.
All International Olympic Committees are listed at the following link, as well as their contact info: http://media.tickets.beijing20 08.cn/en-cn/img/static/docs/GS ANOC2008.pdf
If you meet all the required eligibility criteria and if you are sure you will or can attend the games, then you are cleared to proceed to the actual process of buying the tickets. Many of the tickets and accommodation deals are on first come, first serve basis and all tickets are based in US dollar currency. The following are some good sites for you to order tickets at:
http://www.wstickets.com/olymp ics/games/beijing_2008_summer_ games_tickets.html
WS Tickets are a private company, US based, selling the tickets at pretty discounted prices.
http://www.gotickets.com/sport s/olympics.php
http://travel.gotickets.com/ol ympics/2008-summer-olympics.ph p
The first link takes you to the go ticket’s game schedules, and the 2nd ticket offers you some good travel packages. Please be aware that many packages are already sold out.
http://en.beijing2008.cn/ticke ts/
The official Chinese ticket website, a good place to stay directly connected to the games
