Western Australia residents will have to provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19 for indoor entertainment venues, nightclubs, music festivals and live music venues from later this month. Proof of vaccination is already in place for higher-risk venues in Perth and Peel, but the scheme has now been extended state-wide. Visitors to indoor establishments such as …
New ticketing platform for historical attraction
South African historical attraction Robben Island Museum is migrating its official ticketing platform from online ticket marketplace Webtickets to the newly implemented Plankton solution. The island is where anti-apartheid fighter, political leader and the first president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, was imprisoned for 18 of his 27 serving years. South Africa’s Department of Arts …
New Orleans attraction utilises Gateway solutions
Vue Orleans, an indoor and outdoor observatory and cultural exhibit in New Orleans, has chosen to implement Gateway Ticketing Systems’ Galaxy Ticketing and Guest Experience solutions. The exhibit features a 360-degree panorama riverfront view of New Orleans and is located in the former World Trade Center building. Vue Orleans will initially launch the Galaxy Ticketing …
Lovetovisit.com postpones launch – TheTicketingBusiness News
Discovery platform Lovetovisit.com, which was originally set to launch this month, has seen its introduction delayed by “just a few months”. The UK tech start-up was due to launch a mobile-optimised web app to help people find and book things to do in the UK, easily and all in one place. The company had invested over …
Connect&Go raises further $3m in funding
Attractions management solutions company, Connect&Go, has secured an additional $3m (£2.2m/€2.6m) in financing, and has also launched Connect Express, a mobile point-of-sale and payments offering. The Montreal-based business has now raised a total of $16m since the company’s initial launch. Dominic Gagnon, co-founder and chief executive of Connect&Go, said: “The attractions technology solutions market is …
Former ticket kiosk up for sale in London for over £3m
A former, small West End ticket kiosk on a traffic island near Leicester Square is on sale for £3.3m (€3.9m/$4.4m) plus VAT. The freehold property is a former ticket kiosk, which many Londoners would have used to purchase tickets for theatre shows, and is based on Charing Cross Road. It has a small structure at …
Lovetovisit.com set to launch tourism platform
UK tech start-up Lovetovisit.com is set to launch a mobile-optimised web app to help people find and book things to do in the UK, easily and all in one place. Lovetovisit.com is investing over £3.5m ($4.7m/€4.1m) in its app, which is due to launch in the UK this month. The platform already has over 1,200 …
Fully vaccinated to return to stadiums, theatres and cinemas in NSW
Due to the unexpected speed of the COVID-19 vaccination roll out in the Australian state of New South Wales, the local Government has brought forward the relaxation of restrictions on entertainment facilities with fixed seating such as stadiums, theatres and cinemas. The restrictions for fully vaccinated Australians were set to ease on December 1, but …