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TicketSource
Type of businessPrivate
Type of site
Ticket sales, Event Management
Headquarters,
Area servedUSA, UK, Europe
URLwww.TicketSource.co.uk
Launched2004
Current statusActive

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

History

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Founded by Simon Wilsher, Gavin Davidson and Alex McLaughlan of Source Insurance ltd in 2004. [2] - they offered services only to UK based event organisers and expanded in 2014 to offer services in the USA and Europe. They are a full member of Society of Ticket Agents and Retailers. [3] In 2016, TicketSource was announced to be 20th in the 50 fastest growing companies in Wales. [4] [5]

Industry Involvement

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TicketSource sponsored the first ever National Rural Touring Awards[6], 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'. [7].

After 5 year hiatus, TicketSource sponsored Pride Cymru's resurrection of Cardiff's Big Weekend as Pride Cymru's Big Weekend [8] - a fusion of one of the UK's largest open music festivals with the Cardiff LGBT Pride parade.

Booking Fees

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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[9], 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%[10].

References

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  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, CHRIS KELSEY, CHRIS PYKE. "Wales Fast Growth 50, 2016: The 50 fastest growing firms in Wales". Wales Online. Retrieved 2017-07-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Anthony Lewis. "Penarth ticketing company named in top 20 fastest growing businesses in Wales". Penarth Times. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  6. ^ "first rural touring awards announced". Penarth Times. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  7. ^ http://www.cardifffringetheatrefestival.co.uk/
  8. ^ http://www.pridecymru.co.uk/events/event/pride-cymrus-big-weekend/, Pride Cymru, 10-05-2017, Accessed 19-07-2017
  9. ^ Andrew Ellson (10 December 2016). "The great credit card rip–off". www.thetimes.co.uk. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  10. ^ "Pricing". www.ticketsource.co.uk. Retrieved 20 July 2017.

Category:Ticket sales companies

External links

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