English Championship club Rotherham United is trialling a ticketing ‘buy back’ scheme which will allow season ticket holders to recoup most of the cost of their ticket if they are unable to attend games. The scheme will be utilised for fixtures that have sold out or are extremely close to selling out. The move comes …
Seat Unique expands Formula 1 roster
Seat Unique has become an official reseller for the Bahrain International Circuit, powering online sales for hospitality and grandstand tickets through its platform. The partnership marks the second Formula 1 client for the premium sales platform after the Baku City Circuit and the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Hospitality packages and grandstand tickets for the 2023 Formula …
Millions register for Paris 2024 tickets, organisers ask buyers to help others
Paris 2024 president Tony Estanguet has said that over 2.5 million people have registered for the first ticketing phase. In a conference yesterday (Wednesday), Olympic and Paralympic Games organisers said they were “super happy” with the initial response, with the draw for the first ticketing phase set to close on January 31. The initial ticketing …
East Asia Super League announces ticket details for Champions Week
The East Asia Super League (EASL) and Japan Professional Basketball League (B.League) have revealed ticketing details for the upcoming EASL Champions Week. The league’s eight-qualified champions and runner-up teams from EASL partner leagues, which include B.League, Korea KBL, Philippine PBA, Chinese Taipei P.League+ and the EASL-seeded Bay Area Dragons, will compete for the EASL crown …
FC Barcelona signs US travel partner
FC Barcelona has signed a partnership agreement with Orlando-based subscription travel club Travel + Leisure GO as the organisation’s official travel club partner in the US. FC Barcelona said the agreement furthers trade links with the US and deepens its relationship with its North American fan base. As part of the partnership, Travel + Leisure …
SI Tickets to launch TicketPlan ticketing insurance solution
Ticket insurance innovator TicketPlan has partnered with SI Tickets, the fan-first ticketing site from Sports Illustrated, to deliver a refund insurance solution for the ticketing platform’s customers later in 2023. TicketPlan will work with long-time collaborator GoReady Insurance to implement the system. Launched in June of 2021, SI Tickets boasts over 50 million tickets to …
Ticketmaster and CSM team up ahead of London MLB series
Ticketmaster and marketing agency CSM Sport & Entertainment will once again work together across ticket sales for the return of Major League Baseball (MLB) to London, later this year. The St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs are set to play in a two-game series, with the teams featuring at the 66,000-capacity London Stadium on June …
Miami Grand Prix sees capacity boost due to demand for tickets
South Florida Motorsports (SFM), organiser of the Miami Formula 1 Grand Prix, has increased the capacity of the Miami International Autodrome, due to a high demand for tickets. To cater for the demand, the organiser has expanded grandstands, and introduced new hospitality suites and an updated ‘Campus Pass’ for general admission spectators. Grandstand capacity has …
United to remove executive seats from Stretford End
Premier League football club Manchester United has announced today (Monday) that it will replace the executive seating area in Old Trafford’s Stretford End with admission season tickets following consultation with fans. United has worked with its fans’ advisory board to review the presence of 850 executive seats in the famous Stretford End in support of …
Amateur side to face PSG in French Cup with over 30,000 tickets sold
Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain is set to meet a small village team from France’s regional sixth footballing tier, with over 30,000 tickets having been sold for the French Cup (Coupe de France) tie. US Pays de Cassel, which represents a few villages in the far north of France, will take on the French giants …