Tickets for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games opening ceremony could cost as much as €25,000 (£22,000/$27,000) according to French newspaper, Le Parisien. The article reports that the steep price is expected for premium seats, but the opening ceremony will also feature free tickets given out to the public. The opening ceremony of the Games has …
A Q&A with SECUTIX CEO Frédéric Longatte
We spoke to SECUTIX chief executive Frédéric Longatte, on the successes of this year and looking forward to what’s in store for the ticketing technology provider in 2023. TheTicketingBusiness: In 2022, SECUTIX’s mobile ticketing technology was used for a number of high-profile events, including the UEFA Women’s European Championships, Wimbledon and concerts from artist Ed Sheeran in …
England Rugby Travel unveils England Rugby House experience
England Rugby Travel has revealed a new England Rugby House experience for fans travelling to next year’s Rugby World Cup in France. The experience is available exclusively with selected ticket-inclusive travel packages, and is described as a ‘home away from home’ at private locations across host cities. The pre-game experiences will take place in a …
Paris’ Odéon Théâtre faces €200K strike loss
Strike action at Paris’ iconic Odéon-Théâtre de l’Europe has cost the venue a reported €200,000 in box office revenue since commencing last month. Performances at the national theatre will resume tonight (Thursday) and Friday following weeks of walkouts by workers from two of the three theatre unions, CGT and Force Ouvrière. At present, there is …
Key dates revealed for Paris 2024 Olympic Games ticket sales
Organisers of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games have revealed that the first sales phase for multi-ticket package purchases will begin on February 15 2023, with registration opening December 1. Paris 2024 Club members will be selected at random and given priority access to the sale. For the first phase of the official Olympic ticketing sale, …
Paris 2024 offers sneak peak at Olympic ticket pricing plans
The organising committee for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games has unveiled a first look at its ticket pricing details. The official launch of ticketing, which will include the full price list, will take place in December, but Paris 2024 organisers have offered a glimpse of their plans. More than one million tickets will be offered …
UEFA apologises to fans over Champions League final
UEFA, football’s European governing body, has issued an apology to fans who witnessed “frightening and distressing events” in the build-up to the Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid at the Stade de France on May 28. Last week, UEFA commissioned an independent review into the events surrounding the final, which was delayed by …
UEFA switches Saint Petersburg’s Champions League final to Stade de France
UEFA has today (Friday) moved the staging of the 2021-22 Champions League final from Saint Petersburg to Paris, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Executive Committee of European football’s governing body today held an extraordinary meeting following what UEFA described as the “grave escalation of the security situation in Europe”. Having originally been due to …
Catholic protestors force cancellation of church-based live performances
Catholic protestors have forced Swedish musician Anna Von Hausswolff to cancel two shows in Nantes and Paris, as the protests prompted security concerns. The protestors claimed that Hausswolff’s music, which heavily features the pipe organ, is ‘satanist’ despite the show at Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Port church being organised in partnership with the Nantes diocese. According to a tweet …
Paris 2024 eyes record-breaking ticket sales for Paralympics
Paris 2024 president Tony Estanguet has revealed plans to sell a record-breaking three million tickets for the Paralympic Games in the French capital. The Paris Paralympics are due to take place from August 28 to September 8, 2024 with the Olympics scheduled to run from July 26 to August 11. In an interview with the …