2021 in review – July

July was a momentous month for those in the UK as all restrictions relating to the pandemic were removed, and Europe also enjoyed relative freedom, although the coronavirus still hung like a cloud over some of the live entertainment industry’s biggest events.  More than one in 20 ticket-holders at a Dutch music festival that welcomed …

Washington Pavilion Management pens landmark SecuTix deal

Washington Pavilion Management (WPMI), a non-profit management services company specialising in performing arts, visual arts, interactive science and education, has selected SecuTix as its new ticketing and engagement platform. The deal will see WPMI use SecuTix’s ticketing platform to attract more visitors, grow its audiences, and build loyalty among its network of facilities and clients. …

SecuTix links up with The Guinness Storehouse as part of Diageo partnership

The Guinness Storehouse, a brewery experience and popular tourist destination in Dublin, Ireland, has partnered with ticketing technology provider, SecuTix.  SecuTix will be the official ticketing technology partner for The Guinness Storehouse and will provide its S-360 ticketing engagement solution. In a multi-year agreement, this solution will also be utilised across beverage company Diageo’s Irish …

Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo utilises SecuTix technology for 2022 return

The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo will return in 2022 following COVID-19-induced cancellations and will offer digital ticketing for the first time, thanks to a multi-year agreement with ticketing technology provider SecuTix.  The event will return in August next year, and will utilise digital ticketing through SecuTix’s mobile ticketing solution, TixNGo.  The Tattoo’s app will allow …

Everton not ready to scrap ticketing cards

English Premier League football club Everton is not ready to dispense with established ticketing methods despite the broader shift towards mobile access across the industry.  Georgia Bekyra, Everton’s senior manager of ticketing, told TheTicketingBusiness.com that the club had not seen persuasive evidence that fans are ready for physical cards to be scrapped, even though the …