Can't they get anything right?

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.independen...billions-6296557.html

/// The organising committee for the London 2012 Games, Locog, revealed yesterday that it had over-estimated by a quarter the number of rooms needed by officials, media and sponsors. It has now handed back 120,000 of the total 600,000 nights booked for the sporting event. ///

Also if tickets are in short supply to the general public, how can certain commercial outlets, advertise them on TV as competition prices?

[dotty.]

I wiondered that one last night, some food company or other said it had 'thousands of tickets to be won' what the heck is that all about when folk with relies in the events couldn't even get tickets?

[Ankou]

who cares. the olympics is about athletics and sporting achievement.

the number of reserved bedrooms is neither here nor there.

[anotheoldgit]

Ankou

Try telling that to those wishing to make 'big money' from this event.

[Ankou]

locog are largely funded by the private sector.

why should i have to tell their investors anything ?

[VHG]

It is so easy isn't AOG to sit at your computer and critisize everyone.

If they had ordered too few hotel rooms then you would be moaning that they had underestimated the number.

Better they order too many rooms then cancel the ones they dont need, at least the rooms will be resold.

If you underestimate and find you need more then it would be very difficult to find them.

Be interested to know if you were involved in organizing the olympic if you got everything right.

[anotheoldgit]

VHG

/// It is so easy isn't AOG to sit at your computer and criticize everyone. ///

I was not criticising EVERYONE I was just making a point, just the same as the media does on a daily basis.

It would be a strange world indeed if we were not allowed to criticise, and one does not have to be an expert in a particular subject to make a justifiable criticism.

I am no expert in spelling, but I do know that the English spelling of your word 'critisize', is criticise.

[jno]

the commercial outlets advertising them are probably official sponsors, who'll get tickets in return for their investment.

Locog don't always seem to be the sharpest knives in the drawer, but I don't know that Simon Calder's analysis is right. Apparently overbooking hotel rooms drove up the price of the rest. So why wouldn't releasing thousands of them back on to the market push prices down again? Why is it too late to boost visitor numbers? It's only January!

[Ankou]

fairs fair aog. you did exchange prizes for prices in your op.

[anotheoldgit]

Fair dues I hold my hands up, well spotted.

Any plans on being the next Sherlock?