Shanghai Disneyland management has revealed a series of park ticket price increases that will be implemented from June 23. At present, a regular day pass costs RMB 453 (£53/€60/$63) which will increase to RMB 475 in June, while a special regular day pass currently sets back Disney fans RMB 545. From the summer, this pass …
NIVA partners with R.Cup to reduce single-use plastic at live music events
The National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) in the US has partnered with R.Cup, a sustainable company that provides reusable cups to help reduce the reliance on single-use plastic at concerts. R.Cup is a full-service reuse system that provides different types of cups and containers, collection bins, delivery and pick-up logistics, sanitising services, programme training and …
Night time businesses lose out during festive period
The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has said that businesses in the sector lost a fifth of their trade over the festive period. While New Year’s Eve performed better than expected with trading down by only 16% compared to 2019, the month of December was underwhelming for trade due to consumers having less disposable income, …
Calvin Harris to present immersive, virtual TikTok concert
Calvin Harris (pictured) is set to perform an immersive, virtual concert for dance fans through video-sharing platform TikTok. The award-winning DJ and producer will present The Calvin Harris Experience in partnership with virtual entertainment company Wave. Premiering on January 13, the concert will take fans on a musical journey through Harris’ virtual universe, with audio …
Events.com secures capital commitment – TheTicketingBusiness News
Events software and services platform Events.com recently secured a capital commitment of $100m (£83m/€94m) in the form of a Share Subscription Facility (SSF) from investment group, GEM Global Yield. Under the new agreement, Events.com will be able to draw down up to $100m following an equity exchange listing. It is hoped that the SSF will …
Victorian Government reminds consumers to be cautious when purchasing resale tickets
Victoria’s state government has reminded consumers to take precautions when purchasing tickets for events across the Australian summer. The warning comes after Consumer Affairs Victoria received over 1,100 reports about event ticketing and resale during the 2021-22 financial year. A number of Victorians reported to the consumer agency that they have overpaid for tickets on …
CardsPal named official ticketing partner for finance festival
Singapore-based lifestyle app CardsPal has been appointed as the official ticketing partner for Seedly Personal Finance Festival 2023. The partnership follows the launch of e-ticketing from CardsPal in September last year. CardsPal then went on to partner with Glowhard, a Singapore hard dance music festival, in November. While Seedly Finance Festival is a different type …
People on the move: Kilimanjaro Live, ABBA Voyage and more…
We round up the latest movements from the ticketing sector and associated industries… Neil Jones (pictured left) has started a new position as venue manager at Kilimanjaro Live and Myticket.co.uk. Jones previously spent four years as head of ticketing at London’s Royal Opera House between 2018 and 2022. Elsewhere, Richard Howle has started a new …
Eventbrite to refund those scammed by fake New Year’s Eve boat party
Ticketing platform Eventbrite has said it will refund those that were scammed into purchasing tickets for a non-existent New Year’s Eve yacht party just off Adelaide’s coastline. According to a report from ABC News, South Australia Police are investigating an incident which saw more than 100 people pay for tickets to the party which did …
Real Betis turns to P1 Travel for international sales
Spanish LaLiga club Real Betis has partnered with travel agency P1 Travel to sell tickets to international football fans that would like to visit Estadio Benito Villamarín (pictured). Over the next two seasons, P1 Travel will act as an authorised agent for Real Betis in Europe, offering tickets to LaLiga matches, the Copa del Rey …