It was kind of like a lottery ticket, with a long time until the ticket would be drawn, and at the worst some remainder value on my ticket if I lost.
"In some situations, the cost to the airline in ensuring a passenger is not left stranded after a 24-hour delay could be four times the ticket value, " he added.
The September output figure was flattered by the value of Olympic ticket sales, while the additional bank holiday for the Royal Wedding also reduced output in the comparable period a year ago, the NIESR said.
With some low-cost fares, the penalty can approach if not equal the value of the original ticket.
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Penalties imposed on tickets that get changed add up to a lot more than tickets that are canceled and never reused, because customers typically have a year to reuse the value of a canceled ticket.
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Strong money that is stable in value is much demanded as a ticket used to exchange real wealth, and if the euro had a stable definition, it would quickly trump the dollar.
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Those two clubs rank as baseball's two top sports brands (see "The World's Top Sports Brands"), so the incremental value Rodriguez brings in terms of ticket sales and TV ratings is limited.
But the last decade has been horrendous for German clubs in the Champions League, largely because they have low ticket prices and a low value of domestic broadcast rights.
Dodgers telecasts form the backbone of Fox's Prime Ticket, which would lose substantial value without the team's games.
By producing vast quantities of it, backed by no real economic activity, it has reduced the meaning and value of each new and pre-existing ticket.
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The second problem facing ticket buyers is a bit fuzzier: Perceived value.
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"We need to make sure that we strike that right balance between driving value to the consumer and the merchant on small-ticket" purchases, Mr. Sheedy said.
The Welsh Rugby Union said it clearly stated on each ticket that they are not to be re-sold above face value.
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Just as major football schools needed sports consultancies to grasp the inherent value of their colors and logos, some are now turning outside to boost ticket sales.
At a time when ticket sales plunged 7%, six of them saw their team's value climb in 2009.
My guess is that the NCAA would raise the face value of tickets as well, but that increase would not be enough to offset the lost ticket revenue associated with selling nearly 50, 000 fewer tickets.
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The Internet shifts the bargaining power from sellers to consumers through comparison-shopping that lets consumers get better value per dollar spent Black Friday online transactions increased by 30 percent, while the average price per ticket was down 11 percent, according to Chasepaymentech.
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