LOCOG to take action if allegations against Olympic resellers proved correct – London Olympics 2012
The London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games has warned that it will be proceeding with tough measures against two of its official ticket re sellers in the event that allegations against them are proven to be true.
The allegations hold the official London 2012 Olympic Games resellers responsible for offering usage of the VIP lanes to the Olympic venues to their clients as part of their hospitality package.
However, according to the agreement between the London 2012 organizers and their ticket resellers, the provision of VIP lanes to the customers was not to be allowed.
The two hospitality companies that have been brought to the limelight in the illegal allotment of VIP lanes to their customers are Thomas Cook as well as Jet Set Sports. The information became public on Monday when former employees from both the companies
gave statements on Channel 4’s Dispatches programme that access to the VIP lanes was available to the company’s clients during the time of the Olympic Games that are scheduled to start from July 27 and last until August 12.
However, LOCOG stated its stance on the same night as the interviews that it had not given permission to the re sellers to offer access to the VIP lanes as part of their packages. The LOCOG has sold an estimated amount of 200,000 Olympic tickets to the resellers
for the upcoming Games.
A spokeswoman from LOCOG expressed the organiser’s stance in the following manner, “We are really clear. If we have evidence they are selling things they can’t sell we will take immediate and appropriate action. Neither Thomas Cook nor Jet Set Sports can
sell access to Games lanes. They don’t have the right to do it.”
According to the allegations made against Thomas Cook, the clients are being offered access to the VIP lanes irrespective of the fact that they would be attending the Olympic event or not.
The cost of one such package that includes other privileges like six-night stay for 23 people and coach travel was told to be £450,708. The package was made available for the men’s 100m final and the cycling events.
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