EXPRESS YOURSELF!

04/04/2007


OXFORD, April 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Are you organising an event? Would you like to reach a bigger audience,
save time on administration and do away with the expense of pre-printed
tickets?


As from today, clubs, societies, groups and individuals can take
advantage of ts Express, a quick and easy way to produce and sell tickets
online. Launched by ts.com ts Express is the UK's first free online ticketing
service.


The service can be used by anyone organising an event in the UK, whether
it's an open mic session in a village pub in Powys or a student club night in
London, a classical music concert in York or an ice-skating competition in
Inverness.


Event organisers can upload images and their desired text into the simple
to use ticket set up page, and enter the details of how much they want each
ticket to cost and many tickets they wish to sell. ts Express then converts
this information into an A4-sized ticket that can be printed off by people
who visit the site to buy tickets online. The new service is entirely
supported by advertising on the tickets issued, so there are no charges or
booking fees.


Using the PayPal system, all payments are secure and, because all the
events are listed at www.ts.com, organizers can publicise their events
nationwide and attract greater numbers than they would by simple word of
mouth or advertising in the local paper. Just imagine car boot enthusiasts
from all over the UK flocking to your event or an up and coming young
musician pulling in a hundred-strong crowd at his first live gig.


The service keeps a record of advance sales so that you know how many
people to expect on the day, which means you can budget and plan accordingly
- rather than having to throw away mountains of leftovers when only a trickle
of people turn up to buy tickets on the door.


It's not just paid tickets to events that ts Express can be used for; you
don't even have to charge people for 'purchasing' tickets if you don't want
to - just set the price at GBP0.00 for free tickets or add to the description
"GBP5.00 on the door" if you plan to collect payment at the event.


The only limit is your imagination. Here are just some examples of
opportunists waiting to make the most of the new service:


- Property owners offering tickets for a two week stay in their Spanish
villas


- Fundraising committees wanting to increase the takings from their next
jumble sale


- Schools hoping to attract record numbers to their summer fetes


- Adults trying to track down old school friends to invite to their next
reunion


- Campaigners looking for like-minded individuals to join their protest


Even after your event, ts Express will ensure more success in the future
as the service provides a database of past purchasers, who you can then
contact with information about future events.


ts.com, the company behind ts Express, already offers ticketing solutions
to more than 150 customers including festival and event organisers, visitor
attractions, airport parking operators, sporting venues and concert promoters
to drive advance sales of tickets, merchandise and memberships, but ts
Express is the first free ticketing service.


Chief Executive Matthew Hare says: "At ts.com we recognise that every
customer's ticketing need is different. That's why we are offering the new ts
Express service, so that organisations can try out online ticketing and
experience the benefits."


See www.ts.com for more details.

www.ts.com