When and where at the 2030 Winter Olympics

THE CHASE CENTER. THE 2028 OLYMPIC GAMES IN LOS ANGELES ARE STILL MORE THAN TWO YEARS AWAY, BUT PLANNING IS ALREADY WELL UNDERWAY. TICKET REGISTRATION OPENS UP JANUARY 14TH WITH A LOTTERY SYSTEM THAT COULD DETERMINE WHO GETS A CHANCE TO BUY SEATS. SO FROM HOW MUCH THE TICKETS MAY COST TO WHERE TO STAY AND WHEN TO BOOK TRAVEL, THERE’S A LOT FOR FANS TO CONSIDER JOINING US LIVE NOW TO BREAK IT ALL DOWN, JESSICA ROY FROM THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE. JESSICA, THANKS FOR FOR JOINING US. FIRST OF ALL, LET’S START WITH JUST THE WHOLE TICKET PROCESS IN GENERAL. SO YOU NEED TO REGISTER ON JANUARY 14TH. AND THEN WHAT HAPPENS NEXT. RIGHT. SO YEAH, JANUARY 14TH IS THE START OF THE TICKET REGISTRATION. AND THEN WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS IT’S BASICALLY A LOTTERY SYSTEM. LATER IN 2026, YOU WILL GET AN EMAIL. IF YOU GET A SPOT THAT SAYS, HEY, HERE’S THE DATE THAT YOU CAN GO IN AND BUY TICKETS. AND SO JANUARY 14TH, YOU’RE NOT BUYING TICKETS THAT DAY. YOU’RE NOT PUTTING IN A CREDIT CARD OR SPENDING ANY MONEY OR DECIDING WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE. THIS IS JUST LIKE THE FIRST STEP TOWARD HOPEFULLY GETTING TICKETS. SO YOU’RE JUST ENTERING THAT LOTTERY TO SEE IF YOU WILL BE PICKED OUT OF THE LOTTERY. TO BE ABLE TO BUY A TICKET, IN WHICH CASE YOU WOULD GET AN EMAIL NOTIFYING YOU OF THAT. WE DO KNOW THAT TICKETS FOR THE INDIVIDUAL EVENTS TALK TO US ABOUT THE PRICES FOR THAT. SO FOR THE PREVIOUS OLYMPICS IN PARIS, THEY WERE $26. LA 28 SPOKESPEOPLE SAY THAT IT’S GOING TO START AT $28 FOR THE EVENTS HERE. FOR INDIVIDUAL TICKETS. OKAY. AND THEN HOW SOON IF, LET’S SAY YOU DO GET TO BUY A TICKET, HOW SOON SHOULD YOU BUY YOUR TRAVEL TO GET THERE? AND WHAT KIND OF HOTELS SHOULD WE BE LOOKING AT? WHERE SHOULD WE STAY? I MEAN, LOS ANGELES IS A HUGE PLACE AND THEY’RE GOING TO BE EVENT PLACES ALL OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. YEAH, LOS ANGELES IS A HUGE CITY. IT’S INTERESTING. I SPOKE TO THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE HOTEL ASSOCIATION OF LOS ANGELES WHEN THE PARIS GAMES HAPPENED. THOSE HOTELS COST ABOUT THREE TIMES MORE THAN USUAL, SHE SAID. WE HAVE WAY MORE HOTEL INVENTORY IN LA, SO SHE ISN’T ANTICIPATING THAT KIND OF PRICE MULTIPLIER. THE MAJORITY OF EVENTS ARE GOING TO TAKE PLACE NEAR UCLA, SO THE WESTWOOD AREA IN DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES AND THEN DOWN IN INGLEWOOD WITH SOME MORE ALONG THE BEACH IN VENICE AND DOWN IN LONG BEACH. AND SO I THINK STAYING NEAR ANY OF THOSE VENUES WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA. ALTHOUGH THE CITY IS PLANNING TO REALLY RAMP UP PUBLIC TRANSIT SO THAT PEOPLE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET WHEREVER THEY WANT TO GO, NO MATTER WHERE THEY STAY, WILL THERE BE EVENTS WHERE USC PLAYS? THERE NEAR USC AND ALSO AT SOFI STADIUM, WHERE THERE’LL BE EVENTS THERE? I BELIEVE. SO THE ENTIRE LIST OF ALL THE VENUES IS ON THE LA 28 WEBSITE. OH, AND YOU ASKED ABOUT TIMING. MOST HOTEL AND AIRLINE SOFTWARE DOESN’T LET YOU BOOK OUT MORE THAN A YEAR IN ADVANCE. AND SO I WOULD SAY REGISTER ON THE 14TH, GET YOUR TICKETS HOPEFULLY LATER THIS YEAR, AND THEN SET A CALENDAR REMINDER FOR JULY OF 2027. SO A YEAR OUT IN ADVANCE AND THEN YOU CAN REALLY START BOOKING STUFF AND REALLY PAY ATTENTION TO THE PARKING RIGHT AT THE HOTELS, BECAUSE SOME HOTELS THEY REQUIRE YOU. I JUST STAYED AT A HOTEL IN LA AND IT WAS $55 FOR VALET, AND YOU HAD TO DO IT. THERE WERE NO OTHER OPTIONS. YEAH, I THINK IF PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, IF YOU’RE IN SACRAMENTO, IF YOU’RE IN THE BAY AREA, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE GOING TO THINK, WELL, YOU KNOW, I’LL JUST DRIVE DOWN. BUT I THINK WHEN YOU’RE BUDGETING FOR YOUR TRIP, YEAH, FACTORING IN WHAT IS PARKING GOING TO COST, WHAT IS PARKING AT THE VENUE IS GOING TO COST. THAT’S GOING TO BE SOMETHING YOU WANT TO KEEP IN MIND. ALL RIGHT. JESSICA ROY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US. ALL THAT GREAT INFORMATION. WE JUST GOT