Major events help to deliver economic recovery for Victoria

Melbourne’s packed schedule of major events, as well as regional concerts and events, have helped to bring a major boost to the state of Victoria in Australia. Most recently, the 2023 Melbourne International Comedy Festival was on track to be the biggest version ever, with ticket sales predicted to pass the previous box office of …

Cricket Australia announces record attendance for 2022-23

Cricket Australia has announced that a record 2.4 million fans attended matches over the 2022-23 season, which encompassed the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, BBL, WBBL and men’s and women’s international fixtures.  The figure of 2,400,755 has surpassed the previous record of 2,349,326, which was set in the Ashes season of 2017-18. In addition to …

Gabba Test to lure in one millionth fan for men’s international matches

Cricket Australia has revealed that fans have attended in unprecedented numbers for the start of the season. Day one of the first Test between Australia and South Africa at The Gabba (pictured) in Brisbane on Saturday is also set to mark one million fans through the gates for men’s international games. There are a limited …

Extra tickets released for T20 World Cup match days

Standing room tickets have been released for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 fixture between India and Zimbabwe due to increased demand.  Some 90,293 fans attended the India vs Pakistan fixture on October 23 with another full house anticipated for the Zimbabwe game, which is set to take place next Sunday at the Melbourne …

Australia’s T20 title defence to begin with sold-out game against New Zealand

The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, which will begin on Sunday with Sri Lanka vs Namibia and UAE vs Netherlands, will see hosts Australia defend its title against New Zealand in front of a sell-out crowd.  Australia will face New Zealand on October 22 at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) (pictured).  Over 600,000 tickets have …

ICC Men’s T20 World Cup travel and tours packages launch 

STH UK has launched travel and tours packages for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, which is set to take place in Australia later this year. STH UK is the sales arm of Sports Travel & Hospitality Group (STH Group) which is a joint venture between French food services and facilities management giant Sodexo and …

Over 200,000 tickets sold for T20 World Cup in pre-sale

Over 200,000 tickets were sold across 45 matches in the pre-sale for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, which is set to take place in Australia later this year. Tickets also went on sale to the general public today (Monday) with around 800,000 fans expected to attend the tournament. The most popular match in the …