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With all the hype surrounding London 2012 Olympic tickets, cloud-based email security and compliance solutions company, Proofpoint, is warning of potential email ticketing scams. The company is warning customers not to get too carried away and to be alert of phishing email scams. Below is an official quote from Proofpoint offering advice for anybody purchasing [...]

Applications for tickets for the 2012 London Olympics will be accepted from today, Tuesday 15 March 2011 – 500 days before the games officially start. UK applicants can apply online at www.london2012.com/visiting/tickets/ – don’t panic if you haven’t worked out when your favourite events are taking place as you have between the 15 March and [...]

Thomas Cook, the largest leisure group in the UK, has been unveiled as the 23rd domestic sponsor of the 2012 London Olympics. The leisure group signed a Tier 2 sponsorship deal which will see Thomas Cook provide UK short breaks and trips to the 2012 Games. The company will offer accommodation, transport and event tickets [...]

The very first purpose-built sporting venue for the London 2012 Olympics has been completed at Weymouth and Portland Sailing Academy in Dorset. At a cost of £15m, the venue will host both the Olympics and Paralympics events. A 200m breakwater has been built to protect the new facilities which include a new pier with two [...]