Viagogo snubs MPs' inquiry into online ticket reselling
Switzerland-based firm angers MPs by failing to send an executive to give evidence before select committee into secondary ticketingControversial ticket resale website Viagogo was accused of “naked...
View ArticleNo show for Viagogo at MPs' inquiry into ticket abuse – video
Ticket resale website Viagogo fails to send a spokesperson to a Commons select committee hearing on Tuesday, despite an advance request from MPs asking the company to answer questions as part of an...
View ArticleViagogo should be forced to face a grilling over ticket resale abuse | Nils...
MPs investigating secondary ticketing were snubbed by the site despite evidence of vastly inflated pricesSecondary ticket site Viagogo’s explanation for not sending a representative to the Tuesday’s...
View ArticleEverton urged to end StubHub ticket partnership by supporters trust
• Trust fears fans can be exploited on the online ticket exchange• Club urged to seek fairer solution to secondary ticket salesThe Everton Supporters Trust has urged the club to end their partnership...
View ArticleLondon now 'cheaper to live than New York and Tokyo', plus Viagogo snubs MPs
Also, average house costs 7.6 times annual salary, part-time workers face five-fold NICs increase and for sale: Pierre Cardin’s bubble palace Hello and welcome to this week’s Money Talks – a roundup of...
View ArticleViagogo's shady reputation grows as it shuns critics
Elusive company that snubbed MPs runs its multimillion ticket resale empire from a small office in a business park in Limerick, IrelandWhen controversial ticket reselling website Viagogo failed to show...
View ArticleViagogo: who runs it and who owns it?
Andre Agassi, Steffi Graf and banking dynasty’s Jacob Rothschild have invested in ticket reselling company that snubbed MPs’ inquiry this weekEric Baker is Viagogo’s charismatic but reclusive founder...
View ArticleGreat Western Railway's refund was way overdue
It took four months for me to receive my money back after the station machine and ticket office couldn’t trace my ticketI booked online two return train tickets from London to Exeter. When I went to...
View ArticleTicketmaster accused of not doing enough to thwart touts
Company says it tries to stop people bulk-buying tickets for resale at a mark-up but fans group questions its commitmentTicketmaster has been accused of not doing enough to stop professional ticket...
View ArticleShare your horror stories to help end ticket rip-offs
Consumer group Which? launches a worldwide survey into secondary resale sites and urges any victims to take partMusic, theatre and sports fans are being asked to share horror stories about...
View ArticleManchester benefit gig: 'opportunists and touts' try to get free tickets
More than 10,000 ‘unscrupulous’ attempts were made for tickets set aside for Ariana Grande fans who were at the bombed concertMore than 10,000 “opportunists and touts” tried to get free tickets for...
View ArticleGet more sounds for your pound at UK music festivals this summer
Glastonbury might have sold out, but other festivals around the country are offering discounted tickets – and many towns and cities throw free eventsAre you paying more, less or the same for your music...
View ArticleMPs threatened with arrest after protest at Viagogo office in London
Nigel Adams and Sharon Hodgson warned police would be called in they didn’t leave after joining protest at office of ticket resale siteTwo MPs have been threatened with arrest after attempting to...
View ArticleAir passengers wary of pilotless planes – even if they lead to lower fares
UBS survey finds more than half of people would refuse to travel in a fully automated aircraft, but says this may change over timePilotless planes would save airlines $35bn (£27bn) a year and could...
View ArticleLabour’s Tom Watson calls for more flexible rail ticketing to help away fans
• Shadow sport secretary Tom Watson criticises late changes to fixtures• ‘When matches are switched for TV it is fans who pay the price’As the Premier League season gets under way with a highly...
View ArticleAmazon to take on Ticketmaster in lucrative ticketing market, report says
World’s largest retailer sees US market as ripe for the taking, following consumer dislike for fees and sports teams desire to boost merchandise salesAmazon’s next big thing is reportedly to be ticket...
View ArticleViagogo: ACCC launches legal action against 'misleading' ticket reseller
Consumer watchdog alleges Viagogo failed to disclose fees upfront, manufactured ticket scarcity and posed as official sellerTicket reselling website Viagogo has been taken to federal court by the...
View ArticleTicket resellers' sneaky tactics leave Australians fed up, Choice says
More than 75% of Australians buying tickets for shows and sporting events have been tricked into using resale companyMore than three-quarters of Australians buying tickets to go to concerts and...
View ArticleBad blood! Is Taylor Swift’s ‘verified fan’ system a way to reward followers...
Swift’s scheme to get tickets into the hands of genuine fans may be noble, but it involves them shelling out for extra goodies. It’s the latest chapter in a struggle between artists, fans and promoters...
View ArticleWe should all applaud the pre-booked Proms | Letters
Keen Promenader Lee McLernon says the sale of pre-booked tickets to unreserved standing areas has opened up the Proms to new audiencesAs a long-standing Promenader (pun intended), I must take issue...
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