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Originally Posted by ken0042

Can you give us a couple of examples of their demands? Not that I doubt you; just asking because you seem to be knowledgeable on the subject.

http://sports.nationalpost.com/2014/...mpics-bidding/

• They demand to meet the king prior to the opening ceremony. Afterwards, there shall be a cocktail reception.
• Drinks shall be paid for by the Royal Palace or the local organizing committee.
• Separate lanes should be created on all roads where IOC members will travel, which are not to be used by regular people or public transportation.
• A welcome greeting from the local Olympic boss and the hotel manager should be presented in IOC members’ rooms, along with fruit and cakes of the season. (Seasonal fruit in Oslo in February is a challenge…)
• The hotel bar at their hotel should extend its hours “extra late” and the minibars must stock Coke products.
• The IOC president shall be welcomed ceremoniously on the runway when he arrives.
• The IOC members should have separate entrances and exits to and from the airport.
• During the opening and closing ceremonies a fully stocked bar shall be available. During competition days, wine and beer will do at the stadium lounge.
• IOC members shall be greeted with a smile when arriving at their hotel.
• Meeting rooms shall be kept at exactly 20 degrees Celsius at all times.
• The hot food offered in the lounges at venues should be replaced at regular intervals, as IOC members might “risk” having to eat several meals at the same lounge during the Olympics.
• “All furniture should be OL-shaped and have Olympic Appearance.“

http://www.businessinsider.com/ioc-d...-hosts-2014-10

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1. The IOC hotel must be rated at either four or five stars (a higher rating than any other client group at the Olympics).
2. The IOC hotel must offer: "A full international hot breakfast buffet for up to two occupants for each room (included in the room rate), catering services for IOC events, and 24-hour room service.
3. The hotel must have a members lounge to be used exclusively by IOC members. If there is no members lounge, the hotel has to install one at its own cost.
4. Doves must be released after the parade of athletes but before the head of the Olympic organizing committee speaks at the Opening Ceremony.
5. Signs around the city telling people where to go should be in sans-serif font and "be conceived as part of the Look."
6. "100% security screening of passengers and their baggage is required prior to entry into the IOC Hotel." This is not a requirement at other hotels.
7. The venues must be designed such that IOC members and guests are "segregated from press and broadcast" personnel.
8. Every IOC member gets a plus-one at the Opening Ceremony.
9. IOC members must be greeted by "smiling, positive, and welcoming staff" at the airport.
10. Starting two weeks before the Olympics, no street vendors are allowed.
11. IOC meeting rooms must be air-conditioned to 20 degrees Celsius (68 degrees Fahrenheit).
12. "The IOC Hotel must make available at no extra cost, existing sport facilities such as fitness facilities, swimming pool and sauna facilities to all IOC Hotel guests and IOC staff members."
13. Private cars must be provided to select IOC members at the expense of the Olympic organizing committee.
14. Volunteer drivers for IOC members must speak fluent English or French and be available to work up to 10 hours a day for six days a week.

etc etc


They are as bad as FIFA.