All posts belonging to the Olympics tag can be found in the list below.
Laws that prohibit ticket reselling in Japan have come into force today ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Passed by Japan’s parliament last December, the legislation outlaws a number of acti...
Tags: Bill, Japan, Legislation, Olympics, Scalping, Tokyo 2020Irish Olympic officials have questioned the decision to invite Patrick Hickey, the disgraced former president of the Olympic Federation of Ireland (OFI), to the European Games in Minsk this month. Th...
Tags: Ireland, OFI, Olympics, Patrick Hickey, Rio 2016Organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games claim that more than four million people have now registered on the ticketing site for the domestic lottery. The initial ticketing phase fo...
Tags: Applications, Lottery, Olympics, Sales, Tokyo 2020This week, the organising committee for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles named Brian Lafemina as chief business officer and Amy Gleeson as chief marketing officer, while Lisa Brown...
Tags: Appointments, Eventim UK, LA 2028, OlympicsThe Olympic Federation of Ireland (OFI) has named Elämys Group as its authorised ticket seller (ATR) for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games following the ticketing scandal that followed Rio ...
Tags: Ireland, Olympics, Patrick HickeyTokyo 2020 is set to launch its international ticket sales in June, while domestic sales for Japanese fans are to begin in April. The June 14 date marks the same date that the new anti-scalping law...
Tags: Olympics, Sales, Tokyo 2020, ToutsSurfing fans hoping to catch the Olympic event for the first time at Tokyo 2020 may need to buy non-refundable tickets for more than one day in case of rescheduling due to weather. Organisers have ...
Tags: Japan, Olympics, Surfing, Tokyo 2020Financial services company Visa has detailed a range of initiatives that will seek to enhance the fan experience at future editions of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Visa is a long-time, top-tie...
Tags: Fan Experience, IOC, IPC, Olympic Games, Olympics, Paralympics, VisaHackers have reportedly been caught planning to target American and Japanese ticket-buyers looking to purchase passes to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games. The group had supposedly been p...
Tags: hacking, Olympics, Phishing, scam, Tokyo 2020With the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in mind, Japanese lawmakers have revealed plans to submit a bill that would prohibit ticket resale for profit. As it stands, Japan does not ha...
Tags: Ban, Bill, Japan, Legislation, Olympics, Resale, Tokyo 2020, Touts
