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Olympic Ticket Holders Got Offers Free Bus, And Subway From Beijing

Clara NewsDiscover.com on 10 July, 2008 19:35:00 | 50 times read
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Beijing, which hosts the Olympics from Aug. 8 to 24 and the Paralympics from Sept. 6 to 17, is expected to draw about 500,000 overseas visitors during the Games period, according to a Beijing Municipal Tourism Administration forecast. Bei -

jing will offer free bus and subway services for Olympic ticket holders during the Games, as the Chinese capital gears up to provide swift transport for 8 million athletes, media people and spectators.

In addition, the city will extend the operation time of more than 350 bus routes and open 34 new routes connecting the city with each of the Olympic competition venue, according to Zhou Zhengyu, Beijing Municipal Committee of Communications director.

Spectators can take buses and subways free in downtown Beijing till 4 a.m. the - next day of the ticket date. However, they would have to pay for buses on the outskirts of the city and the airport express subway.The authorities were still working on details for the free bus and subway services for spectators, reporters and Games' staff.

Beijing is expect to handle 15 mil - lion bus trips per day and 21.1 million trips on its public transport network during the Games.

Clara Luciana, Yogyakarta

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