How to get the best seats at the Games
THE hottest tickets in town for the Commonwealth Games come with canapés on demand, a chef at the snap of your fingers and front-row action.
But they don’t come cheaply, with the most expensive tickets costing $1200 and the cheapest $300.
Prince Charles and highranking politicians are among those who will have some of the best seats at the Commonwealth Games.
Premium Hospitality tickets,
which went on sale yesterday, have already sold out for the opening ceremony, according to GOLDOC.
There are just 150 premium tickets available per event – a total of 4000 across the 11 days of the Games.
As for the best suite, it’s a choice between a party in the park under a marquee while watching the swimming or cycling at the velodrome.
The menus feature seafood, ceviche, sushi and Peking duck pancakes.
One business offering special treatment tickets is the Coolangatta Surf Life Saving Club, whose special ticket holders will be pampered with a beachfront breakfast.
Olympic gold medallist Natalie Cook said the beach volleyball stadium at Coolangatta would rival the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics.
“This is the first time beach volleyball will be played at a Commonwealth Games and it is the first time we’ve seen international competition of this level in Australia in almost two decades,” she said.
“The Premium Hospitality packages offer a chance to snag great seats in one of the most energetic and electric spectator atmospheres of the Games.”
Games boss Peter Beattie said the hospitality experiences were designed to make the most of the action.
“Queenslanders may not see another event of this size in their backyard in their lifetime, let alone have the chance to experience unique hospitality at international sports of this calibre,” he said.
“This is an opportunity to be part of history.”