Internet search engines have been criticised for helping to facilitate unauthorised ticket resales by Sam Shemtob, director of the Face-value European Alliance for Ticketing (FEAT). Speaking at the Primavera Pro music conference in Barcelona, Shemtob slammed search engines for hosting advertisements from unauthorised resellers. “Across Europe, countries including Belgium, France, Ireland and others have outlawed …
Google fails in appeal over ticket resale ad ban
Google has failed in its appeal against an order prohibiting the purchasing of ads promoting tickets sold by unauthorised secondary ticketing platforms in France. The search engine giant, which was attempting to reverse a decision made in favour of Prodiss in 2020, was also ordered to pay the music industry trade union €300,000 in damages …
Leeds United turns to eTicketing
Queuing at the ticket office is an experience that belongs in the past. Now, one of the most iconic football clubs in England, Premier League club Leeds United, offers its supporters an extra convenience: They shop, pay, and enjoy their ticket purchase with their smartphone, and load QR codes and NFC tickets directly into their Apple and Google …
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 …