26 . Glasgow Business May/June 2014


Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2014


LET THE GAMES BEGIN


It’s now the final sprint in the run-up to the Commonwealth Games – is your business ready to take advantage of all the opportunities?


T


he last big sale of Commonwealth Games tickets – for events from the Rugby Sevens, Athletics, Badminton, Weightliſting and the


Opening and Closing ceremonies – has been completed. Te Games’ organisers has confirmed that the finalising of venue layouts and


seating plans was completed with the release of contingency seating allowing even more seats to be released for public sale. Glasgow 2014 said that the ticketing


programme had enjoyed unprecedented success since its launch in August 2013, ensuring that the 4,500 athletes “competing for gold and glory” would do so in packed


stadia. It also meant, it said, that the Glasgow Commonwealth Games would be one of the most popular events in Scotland’s history. David Grevemberg, Chief Executive of


Glasgow 2014, said: “Te demand for Glasgow 2014 tickets has been incredible and we can’t wait to welcome the world to Glasgow and Scotland.”


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40  |  Page 41  |  Page 42  |  Page 43  |  Page 44  |  Page 45  |  Page 46  |  Page 47  |  Page 48  |  Page 49  |  Page 50  |  Page 51  |  Page 52