Organizers this week laid out a raft of safety measures they said would make it possible to hold the Games, even if the pandemic has not been brought under control. Organizers have promised more reimbursements if events are canceled, or fewer seats are available because of coronavirus safety measures. In a time of both misinformation and too much information, quality journalism is more crucial than ever. By subscribing, you can help us get the story right. With your current subscription plan you can comment on stories.
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The government in September decided to set up a system exempting Olympic and Paralympic athletes from entry restrictions placed on countries and regions. In a time of both misinformation and too much information, quality journalism is more crucial than ever.
By subscribing, you can help us get the story right. With your current subscription plan you can comment on stories. However, before writing your first comment, please create a display name in the Profile section of your subscriber account page. Your subscription plan doesn't allow commenting. An estimated , people outside of Japan purchased Olympic tickets through authorized resellers. Now, after enduring a long postponement only to be told they would not be permitted in the stands , many find themselves battling to get their money back.
Depending on the terms and conditions in each country, some ticket holders are looking at partial refunds and months of waiting. Olympic torch begins its day relay across Japan. The torch relay for the Tokyo Olympics has begun, a day journey across Japan that will end in the capital for the July 23 opening ceremony.
Ticketing for the Tokyo Olympics became more complicated when the pandemic forced a yearlong delay and then the exclusion of foreign spectators.
But the Olympic marketplace was already, by its nature, complex. Each of more than national Olympic committees can select an authorized ticket reseller, or ATR, for its territory. Each ATR has the right to purchase a block of seats from the host organizing committee and put those tickets on the market back home. The process involves currency exchange rates, credit card fees and other administrative expenses. CoSport Chief Executive Alan Dizdarevic says his company does not turn a profit on ticket sales, making its money instead on high-end packages that include hotel rooms and hospitality events.
The fees that his customers want back, he said, have already been spent on buying and processing tickets. The New Jersey-based company contends the Japanese should refund fees because they made the decision to ban outsiders. Tokyo officials will refund face value for all tickets sold internationally but have pushed back against reimbursing fees they neither collected nor received.
The U. CoSport, which operates in several countries, claims it could not find suitable coverage in the U.
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