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Millions plan to escape abroad during the 2012 London Olympi...

Overseas holiday home owners could benefit from the London 2012 Olympics as millions of UK holidaymakers are already making plans to get away from the hype surrounding the Games during next July and August. With only a year until the o [...]

Posted On : Aug, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

London 2012 Olympics tickets: a million may have lost out

It had been confirmed that about 250,000 sports fans were unsuccessful in the ballot to attend events at next year’s London Olympics. But it has emerged that the demand for tickets has been such that about 55 per cent of the 1.8 mil [...]

Posted On : Jun, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

London 2012 Olympics: fraudsters posing as fake builders sto...

One of the men trying to launder the stolen money, Ansmana Kamara, 31, was jailed for 3½ years on Monday at Southwark Crown Court after pleading guilty to a variety of fraud charges. The ODA, which is in charge of more than £ [...]

Posted On : Apr, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

2 million request tickets for London 2012 Olympics

London 2012 organizers say two million people have registered for tickets to the Olympics. When tickets go on sale in March, 8.8 million seats will be available at prices ranging from 20 pounds ($31) for standard events to a symbolic 2,0 [...]

Posted On : Dec, 25 2010 | Comments : 0

Cost of London Olympics trimmed $46.9 million

The projected cost of staging the 2012 London Olympics has been lowered by $46.9 million, according to the quarterly financial report released Tuesday. The report estimates the final cost of the Olympics and Paralympics at $11.6 [...]

Posted On : Nov, 11 2010 | Comments : 0

London 2012 Olympics: 8.8millions tickets costing as little ...

Sports fans got a marathon treat yesterday as it was revealed 8.8 million tickets costing as little as a few pounds will be available for the 2012 Olympics. Organisers declared 90% will be £100 or under with those over 60 paying a [...]

Posted On : Oct, 16 2010 | Comments : 0

London 2012 ticket sign-ups pass million mark

And fears that home spectators might miss out on getting tickets because of demand from abroad have not been realised, with 96 per cent of registrations in the "Sign Up" programme so far coming from UK citizens. The London [...]