The Legislative Assembly of Sao Paulo, Brazil has approved a bill that ends the half-price entry tickets to theatres, sport events, cinemas and attractions for senior citizens and students. Instead, the bill proposed that half-price tickets should be made available to all residents. State Deputy and Congressman Arthur do Val put the bill forward, which …
Villa fans threatened with bans over ticket reselling
English Premier League club Aston Villa has reiterated its warning to fans over reselling tickets, threatening season-long bans for those in breach of rules. Villa’s match programme for the home game against West Ham advised supporters of a series of punishments should they be caught selling tickets on, transferring season tickets, abusing concessions and profiting …
Tuboleta welcomes new management addition
Sofia Higuera has joined the general management team at Colombian ticketing company Tuboleta. Higuera will hold the responsibility of maintaining the company and developing new strategies, focusing on digital transformation and exploring new business opportunities. The announcement comes as Hernando Sánchez Gil leaves the management of the company after 21 years with Tuboleta, which tickets …
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 …
UEFA seeks new ticketing customer services partner
Europe’s football governing body UEFA is looking for a new company or companies to partner with between 2022 and 2025 in a ticketing customer services role. UEFA is seeking one or more companies to provide ticketing customer services for the Champions League final, the Europa League final, the Super Cup and the Europa Conference League …
Australia’s live entertainment industry suffers significantly
Australia’s live entertainment industry suffered a devastating loss of more than A$1.4bn (£770m/€911.5m/$1.06bn) due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a report from Live Performance Australia has revealed. Ticket sales tumbled in 2020 following a record year in 2018 and a second-best year in 2019. In 2019, Australia’s live performance industry generated ticket sales of almost A$2bn. …
See Tickets acquires LiveBuzz – TheTicketingBusiness News
Independent ticketing company See Tickets has acquired LiveBuzz, a provider of services to the UK exhibition sector. See Tickets, which is owned by French global media company Vivendi, believes the acquisition will compliment its existing activities. The transaction is immediately accretive to earnings. Global chief executive at See Tickets Rob Wilmshurt said: “We are delighted …
AFC Wimbledon suspends FA Cup ticketing until Friday
The Club and Dons Trust, a supporters organisation which owns English League One football club AFC Wimbledon, has apologised to fans hoping to purchase their usual seat for the upcoming Emirates FA Cup game against Guiseley. The Trust hoped to free up large sections of the Ry stand at Plough Lane for this match so …
Ticketpass launches own resale platform
Ticketing company Ticketpass has launched its own resale platform. The secondary ticketing marketplace will allow ticket holders to resell their tickets up to face-value cost or pass on their tickets to somebody else. Ticketpass, which aims to be ethical and champion event organisers and attendees and donates 50% of its ticket booking fees to charity, …
Wolfsburg innovates with VfL CONNECT app
German Bundesliga football club VfL Wolfsburg has rolled out an innovative new service for the hospitality areas of its Volkswagen Arena, and is already fielding inquiries from other sports teams interested in its technology. VfL CONNECT has been dubbed a unique solution combining a VIP service app including ticketing functions. The project commenced in mid-January …