Overview
- Visa projects a 160% rise in international bookings to the Olympic areas, with Linate up 450%, Malpensa up 190%, and notable increases at Verona, Bergamo, Venice and Treviso.
- Organizers report 800,000–850,000 tickets sold with some sessions already sold out, outpacing internal forecasts.
- Final works continue on critical sites such as Milan’s Arena Santa Giulia and nearby access roads, with weather cited as a risk and a test event scheduled for early January.
- The Winter Games open on 6 February at San Siro, featuring 195 medal events and nearly 2,900 athletes competing across Milano, Cortina, Anterselva, Valtellina and Val di Fiemme.
- Digital services will be expanded with a payment-and-skipass wristband and expectations that over 90% of transactions on site will be cashless.