English Football League club Portsmouth is set to trial a new ticket exchange service for season ticket-holders that are no longer able to attend sold-out fixtures. Supporters of the League One club will be able to make their seat available to fellow fans and receive part of the sale price. The service will be first …
Tickitto partners with Norse Atlantic Airways
UK-headquartered operator Tickitto has partnered with Norse Atlantic Airways to offer the new airline’s customers access to activities across its destinations. Tickitto’s marketplace is now available to all Norse Atlantic customers to book tickets for sports and live music events, as well as theatre shows. Guests will also be able to search through a full …
LIV Golf adds new venues, Adelaide event sees record ticket sales
LIV Golf has added three new global venues that will host tournaments as part of its 2023 schedule. Mayakoba’s El Camaleón Golf Course in Mexico, Sentosa Golf Club in Singapore and Real Club Valderrama in Spain will all join the previously announced The Grange Golf Club in Adelaide as hosts. Following the announcement of the …
England fans warned against ticket touts ahead of Senegal game
England fans have been warned against using ticket touts to score last-minute tickets for the FIFA World Cup clash with Senegal. England will face Senegal at the 68,895-capacity Al Bayt Stadium on Sunday, after progressing from the group stages with two wins and a draw. According to an article from PA news agency, tickets for …
Tickets go on sale for first-ever official Formula 1 exhibition
Formula 1 fans will now be able to snap up tickets for the first-ever official F1 exhibition, which is set to open in the Spanish city of Madrid in March next year. The exhibition will run between March 24 and July 16 at IFEMA Madrid, and is delivered across six purpose-built rooms. Each room has …
Proposed security rules could limit ticket-buying for tourists in Japan
Purchasing tickets could be harder for tourists in Japan, after the country’s Minister of Digital Affairs Taro Kano asked the Cabinet’s Digital Agency to discuss the possibility of event-goers presenting their My Number Card, a government-issued ID card, when purchasing tickets and attempting to enter the venue. According to a report from newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun, …
Seat Unique scores first major music partnership, signs deals with Essex Cricket and St. Helens
Seat Unique has been named as the exclusive premium ticketing and hospitality partner of Rock N Roll Circus. The event sees musical talent entwined with the circus, with artists performing in the Big Top alongside resident aerialists, stilt walkers, fortune tellers and more. Fans will now be able to purchase tickets at any time online …
Hayya Card holders allowed to watch Qatar match for free
Hayya Card holders were allowed to enter Al Bayt Stadium without tickets for yesterday’s match between FIFA World Cup hosts Qatar and the Netherlands. Hayya Cards are Fan IDs needed for travelling to Qatar in order to enter the country, stadiums and access free transport. According to Tariq Panja, a reporter for the New York …
SeatGeek partners with MLS franchise Real Salt Lake
End-to-end live event platform SeatGeek has partnered with Major League Soccer (MLS) side, Real Salt Lake (RSL). RSL has become the eighth MLS team to use SeatGeek as its ticketing platform, along with a number of football teams in the English Premier League. Fans will be able to purchase tickets through the platform, and utilise …
Italy’s live sector shows positive signs of bouncing back
The recent Milan Music Week provided the perfect backdrop for Italy’s copyright agency SIAE to present a preview of its figures relating to concerts, for the first nine months of 2022. During a panel discussion at the event, guests talked about the data and how the pandemic significantly impacted the live sector in Italy. Despite …