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BroadwayBox.com launches first
London
theatre discount site with comparative ticket shopping
New site offers
West End
show tickets with up to 50% discounts
London
, West End, October 17, 2005 - Broadwaybox.com launches the first site that is focused on
London
theatre discounts.
All available ticket sources are listed for each show, to allow comparison, and selection of the best seats and best
prices.
It
allows users to buy heavily discounted tickets for the shows of their choice, on their preferred date, in advance,
from the conveniency of their home.
The site currently lists over 50 discount offers for dozens of shows. With a single click of a mouse users can find
a discount code to any show, if it exists. The site has already attracted hundreds of daily users during beta. Users reported getting up to 50% off theatre
ticket prices.
Since discount codes are released frequently, BroadwayBox users sign up for alerts and newsletters that will automatically notify them by email when new
discounts are listed.
As a true community site BroadwayBox.com enables the exchange of discount offers between users in real time. BroadwayBox
community web distributes these discount offers free of charge. No ticket sales. No membership fees. No cost.
This site is especially attractive to visitors from around the world.
Until now, the only way for them to buy discount tickets was to stand in line at the TKTS booth on
Leicester Square
,
rain or heat, hoping that tickets for their show are still available. Buying tickets in advance using BroadwayBox discount offers gives the travelers
more time to enjoy
London
.
All that a user needs to do is visit the site at
www.broadwaybox.com/london, select a
show from the wide shows list, choose the discount offer and then follow the link to order tickets online, or by phone if listed. The discounted ticket
will be waiting at the theatre box or shipped to a given address per customer request.
Comparison Tickets shopping in London West End
In
London
the producers split the tickets between several agencies. Prices, seat locations, and availability vary between agencies. Broadwaybox provides links to
all agencies that sell tickets to a given show to allow users to compare ticket agencies, and choose the best deal.
Why do the producers offer advanced discounts?
Theatre seats are like airline seats, once the doors have closed, empty seats are worth nothing. To recover their
huge investments, producers are challenged to sell every seat, at every performance. They do it by distributing discount offers for selected performances
where they expect unsold seats. These are usually applicable for the mid-week performances, or when the show has been running for a while. Discounts vary
from 25%-50% off and sometimes even more. The seats provided are usually the best available seats in a given category. In addition, if empty seats are
still available on the day of the performance, they are offered, at the TKTS booth, at 25% or 50% off. BroadwayBox.com combines the ease of regular advanced
orders with the attractive discounts of the TKTS booth.
The story behind BroadwayBox.com
Broadwaybox was created by a group of NY theatre fans to help the city recover from the September 11 disaster. They decided that encouraging people to
visit Broadway and Off-Broadway would be their humble contribution. With just word of mouth, Broadwaybox.com became the premier site for
New York
City
theatre tickets. The site was covered by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and all major
U.S.
newspapers. Over quarter million visits are registered monthly on the site.
About BroadwayBox.com:
BroadwayBox community web facilitates the exchange of theatre discount offers for Broadway and
West End
shows free of charge. No membership fees. No cost. Using these discount offers users get heavily discounted tickets,
for the show of their choice, on their preferred date,
in advance, from their home.
Site Address:
http://www.broadwaybox.com/london
For further information please contact:
Dan Geisler at press@broadwaybox.com
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