November 10, 2007 (Vancouver, BC) – Tickets to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games are a hot topic, as is evident by the impressive number of visitors and subscribers to vancouver2010.com following the recent release of ticket information by the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC). Since the ticket program announcement on Thursday, October 11, vancouver2010.com has received more than one million page views while online registration for ticket updates has increased by nearly 20 per cent to roughly 65,000 subscriptions. Website traffic on the day of the announcement was the third highest in VANOC’s history.

“We are delighted to see this growth in traffic to our website and in our subscriber list,” said Caley Denton, VANOC vice president, ticketing and consumer marketing. “This further supports our research that the demand for tickets will be high and also confirms that spectators are keen to receive information early. People are planning ahead for our on-sale date a year from now. They recognize that vancouver2010.com is the best source for complete information on the Games and how easy it is to be well informed by having updates sent to them by email.”

By signing up at www.vancouver2010.com , the public receives important news and next steps for the user-friendly ticket program, delivered directly to their inbox. In addition, subscribers are also sent:

· A 2010 Winter Games competition schedule and other helpful Games planning tools

· 2010 Winter Games online ticket exchange and donation program information

· Details on how to set up an online ticket account ahead of the first day of ticket sales

· Information on convenient Olympic Experience Packages and other hospitality packages

· Exclusive ticket contests offered through Vancouver 2010 sponsors

· The latest release of official Vancouver 2010 merchandise

Tickets for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games will be available for purchase in October of 2008, with prices starting as low as $25. VANOC’s Official Supporter Jet Set Sports, and its affiliate company CoSport, is the only company authorized to develop and supply official Vancouver 2010 hospitality packages. All other tickets will be sold through VANOC directly or through individual countries’ National Olympic Committees.

VANOC is responsible for the planning, organizing, financing and staging of the XXI Olympic Winter Games and the X Paralympic Winter Games in 2010. The 2010 Olympic Winter Games will be staged in Vancouver and Whistler from February 12 to 28, 2010. Vancouver and Whistler will host the Paralympic Winter Games from March 12 to 21, 2010.