LOCOG asks for public support in Olympic ticketing process
The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) have recently asked the public to support them in order to make sure that the ticketing of the London 2012 Olympic Games proceeds smoothly.
The CEO of LOCOG, Paul Deighton, made it known that each ticket would have the name of the buyer inscribed on it. This rests the responsibility of making sure that the ticket does not fall in the wrong hands with the buyer of the ticket.
Despite the fact that numerous tickets have already been sold, there are still a total of 8.8 million tickets for the London 2012 Olympic Games that are available for sale. Other than that, an additional 2 million tickets of the Paralympic Games are also
lined up for sale.
Even though the name of the buyers would be printed on the tickets, the individual can still pass it on to family or friends, making sure that they do not abuse the ticket. In case the ticket is found to be misused, the ticket buyer would be identified through
the printed name and held accountable.
Deighton made this clear at a press conference in the following words: "The person who buys those tickets retains the responsibility of making sure they do not find themselves - those tickets - as part of illegal activity. If in the very unlikely circumstances
there's a problem with the ticket we would expect the ticket holder to be able to get hold of the person whose name is on the ticket to resolve it."
The address was made by Mr. Deighton after he had done a three day review of the London 2012 Olympic Game’s preparations by the IOC. The scheduled tour is to make sure that all preparations are on track and ready for next years mega event that is sure to
attract fans from all around the world.
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