The Rajasthan Government in India is set to introduce e-ticketing for all of the state’s monuments and museums. The Department of Archeology and Museology will introduce online ticketing to make it easier for tourists and visitors. The move follows reports of harassment from illegal guides, and the fact that a number of monuments do not …
Major Dutch national park picks Ticketcounter
Hoge Veluwe National Park, the largest privately owned nature reserve in the Netherlands, has selected Ticketcounter as its new ticketing partner. Through the multiyear deal, Ticketcounter will be responsible for all on-site and online ticket sales as well as the technology for access control on site. The ticketing operator will also become a sponsor of …
Concerns raised over Covid visitor data collected by UK attractions
The Natural History Museum shared visitor data with Facebook as it “hoovered up” personal details during the pandemic, according to the Telegraph. The newspaper reports that the London attraction obtained more than 700,000 sets of data with the help of the Covid-19 booking system. It shares some of its visitor information with third parties, including …
Delhi National Zoological Park sells 4,000 tickets for reopening
Delhi’s National Zoological Park in India sold all 4,000 tickets for its reopening day, after two months of closure following a spike in COVID-19 cases. The zoo reopened today (Tuesday) after it was closed to the public from January 4 after restrictions were put in place in Delhi to hinder the spread of the Omicron …
Google introduces ‘Things to do’ function
Search engine and internet giant, Google, is currently going through the soft launch of its ‘Things to do’ function, which aims to make travel research and booking experience as user-friendly as possible. Google developed the function to help users discover new things to do, as well as helping partners to promote their tours, attractions and …
Lovetovisit.com partners with Musement – TheTicketingBusiness News
Tourism and culture platform Lovetovisit.com has partnered with tours and activities company, Musement. The collaboration will mean the new platform will take bookings for Musement’s portfolio of attractions such as The Tower of London, The London Eye, Harry Potter Studios, Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle, as well as other UK tourist hotspots. Lovetovisit.com, which has …
Tourism app launched to unify ticketing system
Chandigarh Administrator, Banwarilal Purohit, has launched a new app that unifies the ticketing system for tourist spots across the Indian city of Chandigarh. Purohit is also the Governor of Punjab and developed the app in conjunction with India’s Tourism Department. Users operating both Android and iOS systems will be able to download the app, which …
UK Government set to launch tourism campaign and highlights 2022’s major events
The UK Government is set to launch a £10m ($13.5m/€11.9m) VisitBritain international marketing campaign in February, targeting visitor markets in Europe and the US. The Government hopes the campaign will entice tourists to Britain’s events and attractions, highlighting Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee and the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games as unmissable events. VisitBritain’s campaign …
Accesso secures three-year Parks! America deal
Wild Animal Safari operator Parks! America has linked up with technology solutions provider for attractions and venues, Accesso Technology Group, in a three-year deal. Accesso’s Passport ticketing solution will be used by Parks! America across its Drive-Thru and Walkabout Adventure Zoo Animal Safari parks, supporting online ticket sales and on-site operations. Implementation of Accesso’s e-commerce …
UK Music calls for halt on VAT hike
UK Music, a British umbrella organisation for the music industry, has called for the UK Government to rethink its position on raising VAT on live event and attraction tickets, set to come into effect from March 31. VAT on certain tickets was slashed to 5% in July 2020 in the UK, in order to provide …