URGENT. what is the history of e-ticketing (not just for airlines)and how did it become successful?
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I know Jet BLue was the first in the airline industry to use e-ticketing.  Sorry I am also doing homework that is due before midnight so I can not do any research but hopefully this can be a starting point.
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I once purchased some concert tickets for $300...they were third row. :) And they were legit...I love eBay!!!
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I think it was a"sponsorship" issue.\nIt grew popular, sold out, and started sucking.\nIt's the inevitable life cycle of the internet!
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ticket master .com  try there
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I do not see any real problem with what you describe.  The airline industry, for example, for a number of years wants more people to book online.  It is cheaper, more efficent.  In fact, some airlines actually give a discount when you book online compared to going to the airport and buying the ticket (even in advance) at their own counter.  So it seems Hilton is moving toward a more efficient way of conducting business.  That will be an improvement all the way around.
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have you tried Pollstar or Ticketmaster online ??
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i used to work for airtran, but it was a while back....it's probably the system they used to book flights and such
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Look further and think bigger.\n\ne-businesss include Internet Business  and there are other forms of e-business. In short, e-business need not merely be done through Internet. Have you heard about Intranet? Have you heard about teletext (an interactive system which is available via cable TV)?\n\nActually, e-business is those busines which is done via "on-line". Some e-business is done via "private lines" so they are not available on Internet. \n\nAlthough over 90%  of those e-business is done via Internet, some are not. Some banks offer private line connection between their main-frame computer to the customers' office PC computer so that bank transactions and business can be done via the private line between the bank and the customer. A famous example is the "hexagon" system of Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, which is a e-banking system. Hexagon exists before the Internet become popular.\n\nSome countries still run a "teletext" system with which your houseful top-box - cable TV - is connected with the big computer server, so that you can do transactions via your TV. This is not new, available to some countries at least for 20 years. \n\nInternet Business is actually a new form of e-business only.
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Sure!  Try this.  I get a lot of my tickets off of craigslist.  Good gift by the way!
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Why not? The only problem is many airlines are going out of business.\nGood Luck!
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IT IS COSTLY AFFAIRS THESE ARE FOR SALE THROUGH BIG POLITICIANS.  MAKE CONTACT WITH THEM SOME MONEY YOU SPENT ON THEIR FUNCTION AND REST PAY IN CASH AT TIME OF DISTRIBUTING OF TICKETS
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Try expedia.com, go to Flights and then there's a Fare Compare calendar.  You can see the lowest recent fares purchased to and from where you want, and for what days, and then buy them online.  Also look into last minute travel deals.
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Ticketmaster is tricky, I and several people I know have tried to make sense of how their allocating of seats works but there doesn't seem to be any reason behind it. It càn pay off to check seats a few times.
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Simple. Because Ticketmaster will not be getting their cut of your profits. And we all know Ticketmaster is omnipresent and omnipotent. ;)
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Travel agencies are going out of business. Most people use the internet and the airlines pay almost nothing now. Unless you can get a job with AAA or something, that's a waste of time.
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I bought my car, a VW carbrio on ebay back in 2003. I bought two tickets (one-ways from NY and Flew my parents down to florida for a "vacation" and told them to pick it up for me and drive it back). Despite the fact that the aircondition didnt work perfect....still a great car.\n\nPS. My parents love to drive so this was not a cruel thing to suprise them with a 22hr drive home.\n\nI love ebay. My family uses it a lot since the things we like/want are not to be found in our area. My parents have sold trucks/cars/mowers on the site and I have bought tickets/collectables etc. I really trust ebay and have run into only a few problems with it. None that could not be worked out through the site to get my money back.
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Honestly, the best prices can be found NOT on the internet but from your local Travel Agent.  The tickets available on any web site are merely the "advertised" prices.  Travel Agents, however, have access to ALL UNADVERTISED prices.  In addition, using a travel agent assures you of the best deal, and costs you NOTHING.  Travel Agents get thier money from the Airlines and HOtels.  (In addition to better prices, Travel Agents also have access to special packages which are never shown on the internet.  These packages can save you major bucks overall!)