Tickets for Hyderabad’s Deccan Chargers’ games in the forthcoming India Premier League Twenty20 matches went on sale on Saturday 12th April 2008. 5000 tickets sold within 24 hours of launch.
India, Republic of (Press Release) April 15, 2008 --
Tickets for Hyderabad’s Deccan Chargers’ games in the forthcoming India Premier League Twenty20 matches went on sale Saturday 12th April 2008. Given the state of anticipation in India regarding the India Premier League; both Deccan Chargers and its online ticketing solution provider EventAvenue; expected a positive response to the online booking option. However, neither company anticipated the sheer volume of bookings that happened during the first 24 hours. Deccan Chargers fans snapped up over 5000 tickets on the first day itself.
Mr. J. Krishnan, President and CEO of Deccan Chargers said, “Our intention for going online was to make it easy for our fans to buy tickets. The focus was on simplicity, ease of use and speed. To add to this, our partner EventAvenue, provided us with the most comprehensive bundle of payment options. This opened out our tickets to the largest paying audience in the country. Naturally, this strategy has worked well for us.”
EventAvenue, which provides end-to-end Ticketing solutions, has a built in payment gateway which accepts 5 major credit card brands and more than 20 net banking payment options. For example, a Deccan Chargers fan can actually pay for the tickets directly through his State Bank of India bank account or through any of the other 19 banks available. This facility is not available with any of the other 7 IPL teams.
Mr. Vishwas Patel, CEO, Avenues said, “We have added another segment to our EventAvenue solution – Ticket Management. With our new solution, event holders will enjoy advanced tools and technology to better sell out professional sporting events, concerts and theaters. We are happy that Deccan Chargers team has benefited by using our solution and we would also like to take this opportunity to wish the Deccan Chargers a good series.”
Tickets for Hyderabad’s Deccan Chargers’ games in the forthcoming India Premier League Twenty20 matches went on sale Saturday 12th April 2008. Given the state of anticipation in India regarding the India Premier League; both Deccan Chargers and its online ticketing solution provider EventAvenue; expected a positive response to the online booking option. However, neither company anticipated the sheer volume of bookings that happened during the first 24 hours. Deccan Chargers fans snapped up over 5000 tickets on the first day itself.
Mr. J. Krishnan, President and CEO of Deccan Chargers said, “Our intention for going online was to make it easy for our fans to buy tickets. The focus was on simplicity, ease of use and speed. To add to this, our partner EventAvenue, provided us with the most comprehensive bundle of payment options. This opened out our tickets to the largest paying audience in the country. Naturally, this strategy has worked well for us.”
EventAvenue, which provides end-to-end Ticketing solutions, has a built in payment gateway which accepts 5 major credit card brands and more than 20 net banking payment options. For example, a Deccan Chargers fan can actually pay for the tickets directly through his State Bank of India bank account or through any of the other 19 banks available. This facility is not available with any of the other 7 IPL teams.
Mr. Vishwas Patel, CEO, Avenues said, “We have added another segment to our EventAvenue solution – Ticket Management. With our new solution, event holders will enjoy advanced tools and technology to better sell out professional sporting events, concerts and theaters. We are happy that Deccan Chargers team has benefited by using our solution and we would also like to take this opportunity to wish the Deccan Chargers a good series.”
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