ISO advice from anyone who has attended winter olympics [Archive]

mrzeigler

10-17-2008, 01:26 PM

puck swami

12-12-2008, 12:10 PM

How easy is it to swap tickets for the olympic hockey games if you have tix to one qualifier/semifinal game and your team is in another one?

Is it easy? Do olympics organizers faciliate this by matching people up or are you on your own?

I've been to Salt Lake, Athens, Torino and Beijing and it's been the same everywhere. You are pretty much on your own. Olympic tickets, like any premium event, are all about supply and demand. It all depends on what you have and what you want to see. Canada men's hockey games in Vancouver will be very hard to get as a 'swap', since people holding tickets to those are more likely to watch the game themselves or sell them for a profit. Other teams/game might be somewhat easier to find a swap partner. Your best bets are online, or go the venue and hang around - there are always scalpers and people looking to unload. I have also found lots of ticket guys prowling hotel lobbies and major city sqaures/gathering places as good ticket sources.


	HFBoards > Hockey Talk by Country > International Tournaments > ISO advice from anyone who has attended winter olympics PDA ISO advice from anyone who has attended winter olympics mrzeigler 10-17-2008, 01:26 PM How easy is it to swap tickets for the olympic hockey games if you have tix to one qualifier/semifinal game and your team is in another one? Is it easy? Do olympics organizers faciliate this by matching people up or are you on your own? puck swami 12-12-2008, 12:10 PM How easy is it to swap tickets for the olympic hockey games if you have tix to one qualifier/semifinal game and your team is in another one? Is it easy? Do olympics organizers faciliate this by matching people up or are you on your own? I've been to Salt Lake, Athens, Torino and Beijing and it's been the same everywhere. You are pretty much on your own. Olympic tickets, like any premium event, are all about supply and demand. It all depends on what you have and what you want to see. Canada men's hockey games in Vancouver will be very hard to get as a 'swap', since people holding tickets to those are more likely to watch the game themselves or sell them for a profit. Other teams/game might be somewhat easier to find a swap partner. Your best bets are online, or go the venue and hang around - there are always scalpers and people looking to unload. I have also found lots of ticket guys prowling hotel lobbies and major city sqaures/gathering places as good ticket sources.