Venice officials have outlined plans for an entrance fee to visit the Italian city in order to combat over-tourism. From January 16, 2023, visitors will have to pay to enter the city – the first location in the world to require an entrance fee. The entry ticket will cost between €3 and €10 (£9/$10) and …
Angkor Archaeological Park sees significant increase in ticket sales
Cambodia’s Angkor Archaeological Park saw an increase in ticket sales of more than 1,000% year-on-year, for the first half of 2022. Angkor Enterprise, a state-run institution that manages ticket sales for international visitors to the UNESCO site, said that 59,983 tickets had been sold between January and June, for a total of $2,420,081 (£2m/€2.3m). Some …
Pollen lays off over 150 employees
Music, travel and experiences company Pollen has reportedly made a number of redundancies, despite raising $150m (£119m/€140m) in a Series C funding round in April. According to Music Business Worldwide, Pollen has laid off over 150 members of staff in the UK and the US. The article cited posts on LinkedIn, including one from Christine …
World Cup ticket-holders to benefit from match-day shuttles
FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 ticket-holders will be able to explore the sights, sounds and smells of the Middle East while also being able to relax about their match-day travel as Qatar Airways, flydubai, Kuwait Airways, Oman Air and Saudia to offer match day shuttle flights. The shuttle flights also include on-the-ground transport to the …
Tech Stack: NFTs, investment and more…
Our weekly tech round-up from the world of ticketing and associated industries… NFT ticketing NFT (non-fungible tokens) platform Afterparty has recently closed a $4m (£3m/€3.2m) funding round to bring total capital raised to $7m. The platform is hoping to use the funding to launch an NFT ticketing platform for artists. Investors include celebrity hotel heiress …
Pollen raises $150m in Series C funding
Travel and entertainment technology company Pollen has raised $150m (€140m/£118m) in a Series C funding round. Pollen was founded in 2014 and curates and delivers experiences across the globe, using data and customer insights. It was founded by two brothers, Callum and Liam Negus-Fancey, who use the data to create experiences exclusive to Pollen, as …
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup travel and tours packages launch
STH UK has launched travel and tours packages for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, which is set to take place in Australia later this year. STH UK is the sales arm of Sports Travel & Hospitality Group (STH Group) which is a joint venture between French food services and facilities management giant Sodexo and …
Uber adds Explore function for live events and experiences
Transport company Uber has added a new function that will allow its customers to browse and book experiences, including live events. Uber Explore will also allow users to book dinner reservations and other activities. Customers will see locations recommended for them based on the categories they have chosen in the Explore tab, which will include …
WWE partners with On Location
WWE, the iconic entertainment company and wrestling franchise, has agreed a multi-year partnership with premium experiential hospitality firm, On Location. The collaboration means fans will be able to purchase premium hospitality packages to some of the biggest wrestling events in WWE, including WrestleMania, SummerSlam and Royal Rumble. On Location has this week launched the first …
Redeam teams up with Ticketmaster to inspire travellers
Ticketing platform Ticketmaster has linked up with experiences technology company Redeam to prompt travellers to purchase tickets for events when booking trips on global travel websites. The partnership will enable event organisers to create special packages and promotions that travellers can combine with other experiences, when booking their trip. Redeam then shares these offers across …