TicketSource

TicketSource
Type of business Private
Type of site
 Ticket sales, Event Management
Headquarters Cardiff, United Kingdom
Area served United States, UK, Europe
Website www.TicketSource.co.uk
Alexa rank 4002 (UK)[1]
Launched 2004
Current status Active

TicketSource Ltd is a primary ticketing agent and developer of an event ticketing system of the same name.

History

Founded by Simon Wilsher, Gavin Davidson and Alex McLaughlan of Source Insurance ltd in 2004.[2] Initially offering services only to UK based event organisers, TicketSource expanded in 2014 to offer services in the US and Europe as well. TicketSource is a full member of Society of Ticket Agents and Retailers. [3] As of June 2017, over 20,000 event organisers worldwide were using the software and the company ranked 20th in the 50 fastest growing companies in Wales. [4] [5][6]

Industry Involvement

TicketSource sponsored the first ever National Rural Touring Awards,[7][8] dedicated to honouring the hard working people that come together to make UK based rural touring schemes a success.

Cardiff Fringe Theatre Festival was sponsored by TicketSource, who also ran an award for the 'Festival Favourite'.[9]

After 5 year hiatus, TicketSource sponsored Pride Cymru's resurrection of Cardiff's Big Weekend as Pride Cymru's Big Weekend [10] - a fusion of one of the UK's largest open music festivals with the Cardiff LGBT Pride parade.

Booking Fees

In September 2015, TicketSource changed its fee structure from a flat 10% per ticket fee to 45p + 2.5% with a separate 3.5% card processing fee on transactions using their merchant service.

After The Times published TicketSource in a list of companies charging excessive card payment fees,[11] the company announced it was already planning to reduce it's fees to compensate. In February 2017, the booking fee was changed to a flat 7.5%.[12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/ticketsource.co.ukAlexa Internet, 2017-07-19. Accessed 2017-07-19.
  2. ↑ "TICKETSOURCE MAKES ONLINE TICKET SALES POSSIBLE FOR AMATEUR PERFORMERS". www.pressdispensary.co.uk. 2004-09-15. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "FULL MEMBERS". www.star.org.uk. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  4. ↑ SION BARRY. "The expanding Welsh firm whose online technology sells tickets for thousands of events globally". Wales Online. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
  5. ↑ Anthony Lewis. "Penarth ticketing company named in top 20 fastest growing businesses in Wales". Penarth Times. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  6. ↑ Nicholas Fearn (6 July 2017). "High-growth online ticketing firm opens new office in Penarth". techdragons.wales. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "first rural touring awards announced". Penarth Times. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  8. ↑ "Winners of the Inaugural TicketSource Rural Touring Awards Announced". sardinesmagazine.co.uk. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  9. ↑ http://www.cardifffringetheatrefestival.co.uk/
  10. ↑ http://www.pridecymru.co.uk/events/event/pride-cymrus-big-weekend/, Pride Cymru, 10-05-2017, Accessed 19-07-2017
  11. ↑ Andrew Ellson (10 December 2016). "The great credit card rip–off". www.thetimes.co.uk. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  12. ↑ "Pricing". www.ticketsource.co.uk. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
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