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Beijing Launches Online Ticketing for 2008 Olympic Games

Via Reuters.

Chinese nationals and foreigners residing in China can now register to book advance tickets for the 2008 Games online after organizers launched the official ticketing Web site on Thursday.

The site (www.tickets.beijing2008.cn) announced tickets would be issued in three phases and that tickets to oversubscribed events would be allocated by random draw.

Overseas residents would be able to buy Olympic tickets from their national Olympic Committee or from designated outlets at the same price as Chinese residents, an organizing official said.

More here.

Note: Given the astounding amount of malware and website compromises that originate from China, I'd personally be very, very hesitant to use any website in China for a financial transaction. But that's just me...

posted by Fergie @ 3/08/2007 09:37:00 AM