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Demand for London 2012 Olympics tickets rockets

Sports fans from around the world are scrambling to submit last minute applications for London 2012 Olympics tickets as the deadline approaches. London 2012 chief executive Paul Deighton revealed demand had “hit the roof”, with the six-week window for applications set to close at 23:59 tonight.

London 2012 sustainability comes under spotlight

London 2012 sustainability comes under spotlight

25 April 2011 Press Release Travel Events News Tourism News

London 2012 has issued its first full sustainability report, covering the whole London 2012 programme for the calendar year 2010. Setting out the ways in which London 2012 is taking sustainability considerations into new areas, ‘A Blueprint for change’ covers the key themes set out in the original plan, first published in 2007.

London 2012 aquatics centre nears completion

London 2012 aquatics centre nears completion

19 April 2011 Tourism News

The final tile in the Aquatics Centre competition pool has been laid by Paralympic gold medal winning swimmer Liz Johnson as the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games draws ever closer. More than 180,000 tiles line the 50m competition and training pools and the diving pool. The competition and diving pools will now be filled, the 50m training pool has already been filled.

Shortlist announced for London 2012 Olympic Village

Shortlist announced for London 2012 Olympic Village

6 April 2011 Travel Technology News

Delancey & Qatari Diar, Hutchison Whampoa Limited and Wellcome Trust have been short-listed to submit best and final offers for the purchase and long-term management of the Olympic Village. The Olympic Village will deliver 2,818 new homes after the London 2012 Games, including 1,379 new homes already purchased by Triathlon Homes, which will become affordable housing.

London 2012 Olympic tickets go on sale

15 March 2011 Travel Events News

Applications for tickets for the London 2012 Olympic Games have opened today for residents of the UK and designated European countries. The application process is open for a six-week period until 23:59 on April 26th 2011.