Detail Bring on the Touts; The Olympic Tickets Fiasco   Oleh:  [s.n] Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine Dalam koleksi: The Economist (http://search.proquest.com/) vol. 404 no. 8796 (Aug. 2012), page 10. Topik: Ticket Sales; Olympic Games; Ticket Scalping Ketersediaan Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: EE29.73 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada     Lihat Detail Induk Isi artikel The opening ceremony was as noisy and as daft as anybody could have hoped. London's transport network has not collapsed under the strain of carrying games-goers: on the contrary, many streets are eerily quiet, workers and tourists having been scared off. The Olympic Park is full of smiling, purple-shirted volunteers wishing everybody a good time. But there are some embarrassing holes. The ugliest image of the 2012 Olympics so far is of banks of empty seats.When it bid for the games, London promised "venues packed with passionate fans, renowned for their sense of fair play". Instead of which, organisers have had to corral soldiers and schoolchildren to fill gaps at events including gymnastics and beach volleyball. Britons, who had to negotiate a complex online ballot and rarely got the tickets they wanted, are miffed. Fingers have been pointed at sponsors, reporters and international sports federations for failing to fill their allotted seats: the most glaring gaps, though not the only ones, are in areas reserved for them. But the fault really lies with the Olympic organisers, and with Britain's politicians, for refusing to allow a market in tickets. Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Kembali

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