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Edinburgh festivals hope to launch joint box office for all 11 August events
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Bosses believe having single booking process will drive up ticket sales for all festivals to offset funding squeeze The Edinburgh festivals hope to launch a single box office for all the city’s 11 festivals to make it simpler to buy tickets and profit from the “lake” of customer data they hold.Festival directors hope a universal box office will allow them to increase ticket sales and attract a wealthy corporate sponsor, such as Mastercard, to offset deep cuts in public funding they expect to see in coming years. Continue reading...
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