Ticket (admission) - Wikipedia

An individual typically pays for a ticket, but it may be free of charge. A ticket may serve simply as proof of entitlement or reservation. A ticket may be valid ... Ticket(admission) FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch Forotheruses,seeTicket(disambiguation). Thisarticleneedsadditionalcitationsforverification.Pleasehelpimprovethisarticlebyaddingcitationstoreliablesources.Unsourcedmaterialmaybechallengedandremoved.Findsources: "Ticket" admission – news ·newspapers ·books ·scholar ·JSTOR(January2017)(Learnhowandwhentoremovethistemplatemessage) GermanadmissionticketforWürzburgResidence(2010) AnunseparatedticketfortheKurkinoinBerchtesgaden(2005orearlier) AU.S.basketballticketfrom2006 Boxingfightticketfrom1982forafightbetweenRayManciniandDukKooKimthatendedwiththelatter'sdeath. InauguralParadeticketforPresidentHerbertHoover,March4,1929 TicketmachinesofChinaRailwayinZhuzhouStation Aticketisavoucherthatindicatesthatanindividualisentitledtoadmissiontoaneventorestablishmentsuchasatheatre,amusementparkortouristattraction,orhasarighttotravelonavehicle,suchaswithanairlineticket,busticket[1]ortrainticket.Anindividualtypicallypaysforaticket,butitmaybefreeofcharge.Aticketmayservesimplyasproofofentitlementorreservation.Aticketmaybevalidforanyseat(called"freeseating"or"openseating")orforaspecificone(called"allocatedseating"or"reservedseating"). Contents 1Overview 2Securityissues 3Virtualqueueing 4NFTticketing 5Coach(Bus)ticket 6Pass 7Collecting(hobby) 8Gallery 9Seealso 10References Overview[edit] Membersofthepubliccanbuyaticketataticketwindoworcounter,calledaboxofficeintheentertainmentindustry(thistermisalsousedforthetotalreceipts),orinsomecasesonline[2]orbytelephone.[3][4]Theticketcheckmayalsobelocatedattheboxoffice,oritmaybeelsewhere.Ticketsmayalsobeavailablefromresellers,whichtypicallyarecommercialenterprisesthatpurchaseticketsinbulkandresellthemtomembersofthepublic,addingasurcharge;consumersbuyfromresellersforreasonsofconvenienceandavailability.Theconveniencefactorrelatestobeingabletoobtainticketslocallyandbeingabletomakealternateselectionsonthespot,ifthepreferredperformanceisnotavailable.Theavailabilityfactorrelatestothefactthatallticketsmayhavebeensoldoutattheboxoffice,requiringthepurchasertoeitherobtainticketsfromthereseller,ornottoattendtheevent(oratleastnotseetheparticularperformanceofchoice). Sometimes,forsomebusortrainjourneys,bothfreeorallocatedseatingareavailable,typicallywithanincreasedchargeforareservedseat.Onsomeconveyances,apassengerwithafreeseatingticketonabusortraincarriestheriskofhavingtostand.Incontrast,inanarena,cinema,ortheatre,afreeseatingticketmeansthataseatisguaranteed,justnotaspecificone. Paperorcardisgenerallyused,althoughplasticmaybeusedinsteadfordurability.Somehaveabarcodeormagneticstripeforkeepingsimpledatastoredonthem;higherendticketsincludechipsthatstoremoredataandpreventcounterfeiting. Apaperticketoftenisperforatedsoitcanbeseparatedintotwoparts,one(theticketstub)tobekeptbythecustomer,andonetobekeptbytheticketcontroller.Whetherornotonecanleaveandreenterwiththecustomer'sticketstubonlyvaries.Itmaynotbeallowedtoavoidsubsequentuseofoneticketbymultiplepeople,orevensimultaneoususebygivingthetickettosomeonebeforetheticketcheck(ifthisisphysicallypossible),butitmayalsobeallowed,e.g.,inamovietheatretoallowthestubholdertousethefacilities(restroom,telephone,waterfountain)orbuy,duringamovie,asnackordrinkbeforetheticketcheckandreenter. Aticketmaybeprintedinadvance,orfullyorpartlyprintedwhenissued,oritmaybeaprintedformthatiscompletedinhandwriting(e.g.,byatrainconductorwhodoesnotcarryaticketmachine,butjustasupplyofformsandapen). Securityissues[edit] Thissectiondoesnotciteanysources.Pleasehelpimprovethissectionbyaddingcitationstoreliablesources.Unsourcedmaterialmaybechallengedandremoved.(November2019)(Learnhowandwhentoremovethistemplatemessage) Counterfeitticketsareaproblemathigh-pricedconcertsandotherevents,sohologramsareusedonticketsfortheFIFAWorldCup,OlympicGames,SuperBowl,andotherhigh-profileevents. Thefraudulentpracticeofpassing-backaticketcanbeovercomebymakingtheticketintheformofatamper-proofwristband. Whenpayingonlineforadmissiononemaygetacode,oraticketthatcanbeprintedout,orshownonone'smobiledevicetobescannedorverifiedbythetickettaker.Atthepremises,itismadesurethatthesamerightofadmissionisnotusedbyotherparties.[citationneeded] Internetticketfraudhasbecomewidespread,withauthentic-lookingbutfaketicketwebsitestakingcustomers'moneybutnotdeliveringthetickets,notablyforthe2008BeijingOlympicGames(throughwebsitesnotbasedinChina).[citationneeded] Virtualqueueing[edit] Thissectiondoesnotciteanysources.Pleasehelpimprovethissectionbyaddingcitationstoreliablesources.Unsourcedmaterialmaybechallengedandremoved.(November2019)(Learnhowandwhentoremovethistemplatemessage) Freeticketsareappliedinvirtualqueueing.Inaplacewhereonehastowaitone'sturn,theremaybethesystemthatonetakesaticketwithanumberfromadispenser.Thissystemisusuallyfoundinhospitalsandsurgeries,andatofficeswheremanypeoplevisit,liketownhalls,socialsecurityoffices,laborexchanges,orpostoffices. Anotherformofvirtualqueuingiswheretheticketcarriesatime-slotonit,ratherthanjustasequentiallyincrementednumber.Thistypeofticketwouldallowsomeonetodootherthingsandthenreturnforaroller-coasterride,forexample,withouthavingtoactuallystandandwaitinline. NFTticketing[edit] NFT(non-fungibletoken)ticketingisaninnovationwithintheticketingindustryusingblockchaintechnologytocreateimmutabledigitaltickets,replacingorcomplementingtheirpapercounterparts. Coach(Bus)ticket[edit] Thissectiondoesnotciteanysources.Pleasehelpimprovethissectionbyaddingcitationstoreliablesources.Unsourcedmaterialmaybechallengedandremoved.(November2019)(Learnhowandwhentoremovethistemplatemessage) Acoachticketisadocumentcreatedbyacoach(bus)operatororatravelagenttoconfirmthatanindividualhasreservedaseatonacoach.Thisdocumentisthenusedtoobtaintravelontheoperatorscoachfleet.Onlywiththisticketisthepassengerallowedtoboardthecoach. Apaperticketisonlygoodforthecoachoperatorforwhichitwaspurchased.Usuallythepaperticketisforaspecificjourney.Itissometimespossibletopurchasean'open'ticketwhichallowstravelonanycoachbetweenthedestinationslistedontheticket.Thecostfordoingthisisoftengreaterthanaticketforaspecificjourney. Someticketsarerefundable.Howeverthelowercostticketsareusuallynotrefundableandmaycarrymanyadditionalrestrictions. Itisnowcommonforatravellertoprintoutticketsonlineandusetheseoncoachesinsteadofhavingticketssenttotheminthetraditionalway.Manycoachoperatorsusethissystemtosavecosts;someallowatextfromtheoperatortoactasaticketwithauniquereferencenumber. Pass[edit] Mainarticle:Seasonticket Thissectiondoesnotciteanysources.Pleasehelpimprovethissectionbyaddingcitationstoreliablesources.Unsourcedmaterialmaybechallengedandremoved.(November2019)(Learnhowandwhentoremovethistemplatemessage) Apassisaspecialticket,representingsomesubscription,inparticularforunlimiteduseofaserviceorcollectionofservices.Sometimesthepassreplacesthetickets,sometimesitentitlestheholdertofreetickets.Inthelattercase,typicallyboththepassandthetickethastobeshownattheticketcheck. Alternatively,thereisthediscountpass,forservicessuchasthoseabove:forafeeperunittime(orasabenefitonothergrounds)onegetsadiscountoneachpurchase.Alternatively,amulti-useticket(eithervalidalimitedtime,orindefinitely)mayprovideadiscount.Forexample,apassforenteringacinema6timeswithinayearmaycostthepriceof4or5tickets.Amulti-useticketmayormaynotbepersonal.Ifnot,theremaybealimitationtothenumberofpeoplewhocanusethesamemulti-useticketatthesametime. Collecting(hobby)[edit] Afteritsoriginaluse,ticketcanserveasacollectibleitemandcollectingitisaninternationallyspreadhobby.Ticket'svalueforcollectorsismainlybasedontheeventconnectedtoit.[5]Otherimportantcriteriaforcollectorsmightberarity,theme,orevenacountryofissue.Collectorstypicallyuseonlinecatalogsastheinformationsourcefortickets.Inadditiontoacquiringticketsbythemselves,collectorsoftentradebetweeneachotherorpurchaseusedticketsfromonlinemarketplaces.PlaymediaNewsreportbyVoiceofAmericaaboutticketpricesatthe2016WorldSeries,thefirstworldseriesgameatWrigleyFieldin71years.[6] Gallery[edit] CeBITHome1998studentdayticketwithbarcode ApassallowingfreepassageontheSSChristopherColumbussteamship,ca.1896 AnassortmentofbusticketsfromCarristhatcouldbeusedinLisboninthelate20thcentury AnadmissionticketforanassociationfootballfriendlybetweenthenationalteamsofthePhilippinesandtheMaldives;3September2015 A2018rockconcertticket EngravedconcertticketforaCharlesBenjaminIncledonperformance,May1799byWilliamHogarth. Seealso[edit] Publictransportticketsystems Ticketmachine Ticketresale,or"scalping" Seasonticket Transferticket Rover,aUKbus/trainticket References[edit] ^Rouse,Margaret(October2020)."BusticketbookingSoftware".Software.Veontime.Retrieved25October2020. ^e.g.,viaAmericanAutomobileAssociation,AtomTickets,Eventbrite,Fandango,HistoricHudsonValley ^"FreeTravelEvents".AAANortheast. ^"Tickets".HistoricHudsonValley. ^"AdmissionTicketcatalog:VenueTypesList".colnect.com.Retrieved2019-01-30. ^"ChicagoCubsHostFirstWorldSeriesGamesin71Years".voanews.com. 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