California residents to benefit from Disney ticket deal

[ad_1] Disneyland is offering local California residents a special ticket offer to visit the Anaheim theme parks over the winter and spring seasons.  Disneyland is offering local California residents a special ticket offer to visit the Anaheim theme parks over the winter and spring seasons. There are numerous offers for local residents to visit Disneyland …

Proposed security rules could limit ticket-buying for tourists in Japan

[ad_1] 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 …

Senators question FTC over bot tactics

[ad_1] US Senators have turned to the country’s Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to discuss the agency’s plans to fight the use of bots in ticketing, following the issues which plagued the recent Taylor Swift pre-sale.  Senators Amy Klobuchar and Mike Lee announced recently they would be holding a hearing to examine the ticketing industry, while …

Westminster City Council launches new culture budget

[ad_1] Westminster City Council has launched a new £1.8m ($2.2m/€2.1m) budget to fund culture projects across London.  The budget will be allocated over four years, and will fund a number of projects that will make culture more accessible to residents and visitors to the English capital. Westminster City Council is aiming to break down social …

New event ticketing standard introduced in Australia

[ad_1] A new event ticketing standard has been introduced by the Australian Government to help ticket buyers make informed decisions when purchasing tickets from online resellers. Under the Australian Consumer Law (ACL), online ticket resellers will have to clearly disclose that they are a reseller and not a primary ticket provider, as well as the …

Kägelbanan set to reopen under Stockholm Live

[ad_1] Live entertainment, venue management and event strategy company ASM Global has announced that Kägelbanan, Stockholm is set to reopen under a new operator, Stockholm Live.  The music venue at Södra Teatern has been closed for three years but will now be opening its doors once more for concerts and events. In previous years, Kägelbanan …

Seat Unique scores first major music partnership, signs deals with Essex Cricket and St. Helens

[ad_1] 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 …

Hayya Card holders allowed to watch Qatar match for free

[ad_1] 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 …

Italian Supreme Administrative Court affirms TicketOne fine annulment

[ad_1] Bird & Bird partner and associate Federico Marini Balestra and Lucia Antonazzi have analysed the annulment of the €10.9m (£9.4m/$11.3m) fine given to CTS Eventim-owned TicketOne by the Italian Competition Authority (ICA) in 2021.  In October, the Italian Supreme Administrative Court ( ‘Consiglio di Stato’ in Italian or CDS) affirmed the Lazio Regional Administrative …