Buying Your Michael Phelps Olympics Tickets Today?
With little fanfare in the United States, more than seven million tickets to the Beijing Olympics went on sale in China on a first-come, first-served basis today. But overwhelming demand crashed the computer ticketing system. More than eight hours after ticket sales began, the online ticketing site had a note saying the system was busy and to check back later (anyone who tried to purchase World Series tickets last week encountered the same problem). Tickets are being sold in a three-phase process for domestic sales. In each phase, residents on the Chinese mainland will be able to order tickets through the official ticketing website (http://tickets.beijing2008.com), calling the BOCOG ticketing call center (+86-10-952008), or through designated Bank of China branches. About 75% of the tickets will be sold domestically and the rest will be available to the overseas public. For overseas sales, the process will be determined in each country and territory by its National Olympic Committee and its ticketing agent.
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