by Alison Brown
If you’re planning to attend the LA28 Olympics or Paralympics and want to make your experience a little more….well, Olympic, a hospitality package might be for you. What exactly does hospitality mean though? Paul Caine, president of On Location, the Olympics official hospitality provider, joined us on the podcast to give us all the details on what we can expect from hospitality packages for the LA 2028 Olympics. Thinking about planning your Olympics adventure? Take a listen!
Our First Hand On Location Experience
We were lucky enough to enjoy the On Location experience in Italy. We attended the pairs finals at Milano-Cortina 2026 as guests of On Location. Our package included a dedicated entrance, box seats, curated food and beverage, plus white glove service. Spoiler alert: it was worth the hype. You can hear our initial impressions here.
What Are Hospitality Packages?
If you are unfamiliar with hospitality packages, think of them as tickets plus+. The packages can include food and beverages, dedicated entrances to venues, skip-the-line access to events, meet & greets with athletes, a commemorative gift, exclusive lounges and so much more. As Paul Caine told us, On Location is constantly trying to come up with new and exciting offerings.
If you want, On Location can plan your entire trip without you lifting a finger. For LA28, On Location has offerings for all sports but the most popular are artistic gymnastics, athletics, basketball, swimming, tennis and volleyball. Prices range from a few hundred dollars to several thousand dollars, but packages come in a variety of price points. If you have a larger group or have particular needs, On Location wants to hear from you so they can create a package to make all your Olympic dreams come true.
Clubhouse 26
All packages include access to a central hospitality center. At Milano-Cortina, I got to experience Clubhouse 26 Milano, the central hospitality space created by On Location in the city. Located right next to the Arco della Pace, the space included two buildings. One housed an incredible array of Olympic memorabilia, many borrowed from the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, including all the torches and medals from Games gone by. Walking through the display was like walking through over a century of Olympic history. The second building housed an Italian aperitivo experience with big screens airing the competitions. The food was excellent, the drinks were always refreshed, and the service was outstanding.
Hospitality Packages for LA28 Are on Sale Now
Olympics hospitality packages are on sale now. The current offerings feature a variety of lounge and suite options across preliminaries and finals for many sports. Currently, they’re just available for the Olympics, but On Location told us there would be hospitality offerings for the LA28 Paralympics as well.
Get Your Tickets for LA28 Now
If you are inspired to start planning a trip to the LA28 Olympics, you aren’t alone. Sure, the LA28 Olympics is more than two years away but tickets are already on sale. If you want to get in on the action, the next ticket drop is coming in August but you need to register ahead of time, by July 22. The random drawing gets you access to the sale but you are not required to purchase any tickets if you sign up.
Don’t forget: you can only pay with your Visa card.
Results from Ticket Drop 1
The results of the first sale are impressive. According to the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee, about 500,000 of the cheapest tickets, priced at $28, were sold in the sale specifically for local LA residents. That covers about 95% of the cheap tickets that were offered in drop one. The good news is that means there should still be another 500,000 of those cheap tickets coming in future ticket drops.
Some more results from the drop one sale of LA28 tickets:
- Almost everything available for football (soccer) sold. That includes venues across across the country
- Artistic gymnastics sold the fastest
- All the tickets available in this drop for the new sports – flag football, lacrosse, softball and squash – sold out. That doesn’t mean all the tickets for those sports are gone. More will be available in future sales.
- The Valley Zone, which includes 3×3, BMX, modern pentathlon, and skateboarding, led sell-through for its combined feature sports.
Marathon, Not a Sprint
Not ready to commit? It can be a real challenge to know what you will want to do and be able to swing two years into the future. Not to worry. As Olympic travel expert Ken Hanscom has told us before, planning an Olympic trip is a marathon, not a sprint.