Traffic Tickets Often Don’t Raise Insurance Costs, Survey Finds
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Contrary to what many drivers believe, getting a ticket doesn’t automatically lead to hefty car insurance premium increases.In fact, only 31 percent of drivers ticketed in the past five years paid an increase, accord…
Movie Ticket Prices Hit New High in 2012
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) — Huge box office hits in late 2012 like Skyfall, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 2, and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey helped drive the average ticket price for the year to $7.96. The figure is a new …
Super Bowl 2013 Ticket Mania Kicks Off
Scott Boehm/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Now that the two teams for Super Bowl 2013 are known, fans of the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens who don’t have tickets are off to the secondary market, where the average ticket price of a Super Bow…
Inauguration Black Market Tickets Raise Dilemma, Stir Action
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — If you’re still in the market for a free ticket to the inauguration swearing-in ceremony, it is going to cost you.The tickets are supposed to be distributed free of charge by congressional offices, but online scalp…
Oops: Ticketmaster Mixup Sells Out Obama Inaugural Ball
Behind the scenes at the 2009 Inaugural Ball. Official White House Photo by Pete Souza(WASHINGTON) — An inadvertent early sale of tickets to events surrounding President Obama’s second inauguration means some would-be attendees won’t …
Advance Tickets for "The Hobbit" Go On Sale Wednesday
Comstock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK)– The time has arrived for fans of The Lord of the Rings to reserve their tickets for its prequel. Advance tickets for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey go on sale Wednesday at noon Eastern time.Fandango is one of th…
Advance Tickets for Final "Twilight" Film Go On Sale Oct. 1
Andrew Cooper© 2011 Summit Entertainment, LLC(NEW YORK) — Twi-hards probably can’t wait until the month is over. That’s because on Oct. 1, at midnight Eastern time, Fandango will begin selling advance tickets for the final Twilight film, Br…
Advance Tickets for Final "Twilight" Film Go On Sale Oct. 1
Andrew Cooper© 2011 Summit Entertainment, LLC(NEW YORK) — Twi-hards probably can’t wait until the month is over. That’s because on Oct. 1, at midnight Eastern time, Fandango will begin selling advance tickets for the final Twilight film, Br…
NFL’s Average Ticket Prices Up 2.5 Percent
Doug Pensinger/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The New York Jets can at least call themselves champions in one category: ticket prices.The Jets have the highest average, non-premium ticket price in the league at $117.94, according to Team Marketing Report’s …
Ticket Prices Soar for "The Dark Knight Rises"
Warner Bros. Pictures/TM and © DC Comics/Ron Phillips(NEW YORK) — The Dark Knight isn’t the only thing that’s rising this week; so are ticket prices to see the new Batman flick, which debuts this Friday, July 20.With midnight showings…
Texting While Jaywalking? New Jersey Town Issues Tickets
Ingram Publishing/Thinkstock(FORT LEE, N.J.) — If you’re caught texting while crossing the street in Fort Lee, N.J., you’d better be ready to cough up $85 for a ticket.Police Chief Thomas Ripoli said that jaywalking had become a dangerous …
Nearly One Million Olympic Tickets to Go on Sale
MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Nearly one million Olympic tickets will go on sale Friday, including tickets to the highly coveted opening and closing ceremonies.The upcoming sale gives hope to the one million people who applied previously …
Coming Soon: Just Tweet ‘Buy’ to Purchase Flight
TweetAFlight(NEW YORK) — Ever see an airline sale advertised on Twitter? Tweeting about last-minute deals is a great way for airlines to move unsold seats. Here’s a recent deal tweeted by an airline:“Boston to Dallas flights from $99 one-w…