The second phase of domestic ticket sales for the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games was announced Saturday and will start on October 30.
Unlike the first phase, which relied on a lottery, the sales in this phase will use a “first come, first-serve” policy within the scheduled time frame until all the tickets are sold.
About 1.85 million tickets to the sports competitions will be on sale in this phase, which ends late January 2008.
During the first phase from April 15 to June 30 all tickets to the Olympic Opening and Closing Ceremonies and 1,590,000 tickets for the sports competitions were sold.
Tickets will be sold through the Beijing 2008 official ticketing website, 1,000 BOCOG designated Bank of China branches, and the Beijing Olympic Ticketing Call Center. Applicants can reserve tickets at any of the locations.
Tickets for the Paralympic Games ceremonies and sports events will also be available following the release of the policy regulating the sales of those tickets.
Information is available on the Beijing 2008 official website.
