Overview
Just introduced - Hostel package for Sweden v England in Kyiv with the option to add a category 3 match ticket (upgrade available).
This trip includes access to a face-value match ticket direct from UEFA (book by 1st March) and 2 nights at a centrally located hostel close to the stadium.
Access to official tickets through UEFA
** The ticket submission deadline through UEFA expires on Thursday 1st March. Make sure you secure your ticket with us by then to guarantee your seat at the game.**
As England’s only licensed tour operator, we’re in a unique position to guarantee you get a match ticket. You have the option of adding a face-value match ticket for Sweden v England on Friday 15th June. On entering the booking process with us the price shown is the advertised package price minus the cost you will pay separately for the ticket directly to UEFA. By booking a ticket with us this means you have been assigned a ticket by UEFA and have a guaranteed right to purchase. Once you secure your travel package with us UEFA will contact you directly to take payment for the face-value of your ticket. This means you'll be getting your ticket sent direct to you home address from UEFA. It doesn't get any more official than that!
Accommodation
You’ll stay at the 1★ Campus Of Olympic Sports Centre (Block 1) the night before and night of the match (Thursday 14th June and Friday 15th June). This sports hostel is located amongst green fields on one side yet offers direct access to supermarkets, cafes, nightclub, restaurants, shops and shopping centre Zelena Liniya on the other.
The rooms in block 1 are all completely renovated and offer shared room facilities with a bath and toilet shared by every 2 rooms. We have an allocation of twin share rooms so you can book as a pair or you'll share with another person. You can gain access to 5 football fields, 5 indoor tennis courts, and a 400 m athletic track should you be feeling energetic for a kick-around! The campus has a new reception area and a cafeteria where food and refreshments can be bought. The football stadium is situated 14 km from the hotel and the train from the nearby Lisova metro station takes you directly there so you won't have any problems getting to and from the match.
You’ll share the hostel with other like-minded football fans, so the whole place should have a real party atmosphere and you’ll be completely caught up in the UEFA EURO 2012™ buzz.
This package DOES NOT include:
- Flights, airport or match day transfers, the services of a Thomson Sport host or local representatives. It will include a match ticket only if you have requested one in the booking process. Otherwise it will just be a hostel only package.
Tickets
Thomson Sport is the ONLY UK operator offering UEFA ‘Licensed’ travel packages, meaning we’re the only company who can guarantee you the all-important match ticket.
The process
• You book your ‘Licensed’ travel package with Thomson Sport, this secures your travel and reserves a ticket for you with UEFA
• We inform UEFA of your purchase with us
• UEFA contact you directly to pay for your face-value ticket on the official UEFA Ticket Portal
• On behalf of UEFA we then collect information about the other travellers on your booking
• Your tickets are sent to you directly from UEFA
• You join us in Ukraine to see England in action
For avoidance of doubt, if you choose to purchase a package including the ‘right to purchase’ you will be required to make two transactions making two separate payments. The first to Thomson Sport to book your travel and secure your right to the ticket. The second is a payment at a later date directly to UEFA though their Official Ticket Portal
The rules
When purchasing a package which includes the ‘right to purchase’ match ticket, the following UEFA rules apply:
• You can book up to a maximum of 4 people per match
• You must provide detailed information on every individual on the booking, including passport numbers (see step 3 below)
• You must be a UK National or a UK Resident
Selecting your ticket
When you enter the booking process for one of the clearly market ‘right to purchase’ packages, you will be guaranteed access to a Category 3 ticket by UEFA.
Subject to availability, you also have the opportunity to upgrade your ticket to a ‘Category 2’ ticket. Thomson Sport will not be collecting any payment for this ticket (this will be collected later by UEFA), but the category of ticket you select in this booking process for all travellers on your booking will be fixed at this point. You will not have the opportunity to change this selection at a later date with Thomson Sport or with UEFA.
Prices (set by UEFA, payable to UEFA) of the ticket categories:
Category 3 - €30.00 : Category 2 - €70
A €20 booking fee, per booking, will also be required by UEFA at time of purchase on the ticket portal.
Making your booking
Once you have made your ticket ‘Category’ selection continue through the booking process until you have arranged payment and completed the booking. We will issue you with a ‘Booking confirmation number’ which you will require to purchase your face-value match-ticket from UEFA.
In receiving your unique ‘Booking confirmation number’ you will have successfully secured your right to purchase a match ticket from UEFA along with your travel package – you’re on your way to EURO 2012!
The Next step - Buying your match ticket from UEFA:
UEFA are allocating match tickets via the ‘UEFA ticket portal’ which opens from the 12th December 2011. We as a licenced operator, and you as our customer, gain access to this all important Ticket Portal. After securing your ‘Licensed’ travel package with us sit back and relax as your ticket is now reserved we will inform UEFA of your purchase and category selection.
Within 14 days of booking UEFA will contact you directly with an ‘activation email’, to the email address you provided in your booking with us. All you then need to do is follow their instructions, using your ‘Booking confirmation number’ provided to you at the time of booking with us.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us on 0845 121 2018.
The last step – Providing us with information:
UEFA require us to collect some further information about those travelling on your booking (name must be provided at time of booking of all passengers). We will contact you in due course to collect this information:
Nationality
Passport number
Country of Residence
Postal Address
Email Address
Mobile Telephone Number
Once we have received this information, we will inform UEFA and your tickets are ready to be released by UEFA and sent to you in line with the UEFAs standard ticket distribution process outlined on the UEFA ticket portal site.
Itinerary
2 Night Stay: Thursday 14th - Saturday 16th June 2012
Day 1 | 14th June
Make your own way to Kyiv and check in to the hostel (Time TBC)
Day 2 | 15th June
Day at leisure
Make your way to the Olympic Stadium to arrive in plenty of time for 9.45pm KO
Day 3 | 16th June
Check-out of the hostel (Time TBC) and make your way home or to your onward journey
Travel Essentials
Those all important travel extras
We will be offering exclusive rates on pre-departure hotels, foreign exchange and travel insurance for all our customers.
