2016 Rio Olympic Ticket Prices — June 30th Update
With less than 6 weeks to go before the Opening Ceremonies for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, here is my weekly update on secondary market Olympic ticket pricing. This update is for June 27th.
Priced continue to fall this week for the “Get In” prices for the these marquee events as all dropped between 10–15%. The biggest drop of the week was for the SW012 Category A ticket for the 200IM finals which is expected to feature Michael Phelps, falling another over 45% down to $595.18. The Category A tickets for both the 100M finals and Opening Ceremonies increased another 4% week over week.
Michael Phelps’ 200IM finals is still more expensive than Usain Bolt’s 100M finals on a “Get In” basis, but the premium Category A tickets for the 100M finals are higher.
The three events being tracked are:
- Opening Ceremonies (ZO001)
- Men’s 100M Finals (AT005)
- Men’s Swimming 200IM Finals w/ Michael Phelps (SW012)
Update for June 27, 2016:
- Opening Ceremonies: Get In: $751.51 (-8%), Category A: $2,222.70 (-4%)
- Men’s 100M Finals: Get In: $232.58 (-9%), Category A: $1,070.12 (+4%)
- Men’s Swimming 200IM: Get In: $274.90 (-16%), Category A: $595.18 (-45%)
Note: Prices are sourced from an aggregation of key ticket providers around the world and will be updated in US dollars each week, inclusive of any fees.
About Ken Hanscom
Ken Hanscom is the Chief Product Officer for InviteManager. His firm manages over 15 million tickets and invitations annually and currently oversees the sale and distribution of Olympic ticket allocations for the United States Olympic Committee, NBC Universal, and Cartan Tours, the re-seller of Olympics tickets for 74 countries around the globe. In addition to being the ultimate Olympics insider, Ken is a veteran of the Olympics and will be experiencing the power of Rio 2016 for at least 24 events, including the opening and closing ceremonies, six swimming finals, the 100M finals, the long jump finals and several other marquee events.
