The Hundred’s success last summer, which saw over half a million tickets sold for the inaugural edition of the cricket tournament, will see organisers maintain a similar low-cost ticketing strategy for younger fans in 2022. Tickets will be available to those under 16 for just £5 (€6/$6.70), while children under five can watch the action …
Choice Group Asia partners with TixTaQ
Choice Group Asia, a media company with a focus on expatriate communities in Thailand, has added B-Concept Media Entertainment Group’s ticketing platform, TixTaQ, as its partner. Choice Group owns expat community website ASEAN NOW and brands such as Inspire Bangkok, an e-magazine, and Pattaya. Dan Cheeseman, Choice Group Asia managing director, commented that adding a …
Adele postpones Las Vegas residency as fans fight for refunds
Adele fans have until mid-February to claim their refund for tickets to the singer’s cancelled Las Vegas residency, according to reports. Last week, Adele left some fans feeling frustrated after cancelling her shows at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace just 24 hours before the first concert was due to start. The concert series, Weekends with …
US indie venues struggle with up to 50% ticket holder no-shows
The US-based National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) has said that independent venues across the country are facing no-show rates of almost 50%. A NIVA representative made the claim in a US House Small Business Committee hearing, called ‘The Power, Peril, and Promise of The Creative Economy’. The organisation was originally formed in March 2020 during …
Accesso secures three-year Parks! America deal
Wild Animal Safari operator Parks! America has linked up with technology solutions provider for attractions and venues, Accesso Technology Group, in a three-year deal. Accesso’s Passport ticketing solution will be used by Parks! America across its Drive-Thru and Walkabout Adventure Zoo Animal Safari parks, supporting online ticket sales and on-site operations. Implementation of Accesso’s e-commerce …
Applications for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 tickets now open
The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 ticket application phase launched today (Wednesday) with a range of prices and packages to attract local and global fans, including a special fourth category that allows local residents to secure tickets for as little as QAR 40 (£8/$11/€10). During the initial sales period which ends on February 8, fans …
UK Music calls for halt on VAT hike
UK Music, a British umbrella organisation for the music industry, has called for the UK Government to rethink its position on raising VAT on live event and attraction tickets, set to come into effect from March 31. VAT on certain tickets was slashed to 5% in July 2020 in the UK, in order to provide …
FC Barcelona Femení set to smash attendance records
FC Barcelona Femení’s UEFA Women’s Champions League quarter-final second leg tie against Real Madrid, at the Camp Nou in March, is set to smash records for the number of attendees watching a women’s football match. Over 70,000 tickets have now been issued or purchased for the game, which is already set to be the record …
TikTok owner ByteDance acquires cinema ticketing platform
Beijing-based ByteDance, an internet technology firm, has acquired cinema ticketing platform Leyinghui Cultural Media Co and comic platform Yizhikan. ByteDance, which also founded video-centric social media platform TikTok, has purchased Leyinghui from Shanghai-based Sky City Industrial Co. Leyinghui is a service provider of films, gifts, film entertainment marketing and other services. The company covers over …
No general sale for Beijing 2022 tickets
The organising committee for the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing has announced today (Monday) that tickets for the Games will be distributed as part of an adapted programme that will invite groups of spectators to attend events. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) had previously announced that tickets for the Games would be placed on general …