Tickets.com Enables Red Carpet Rewards Program Integration in Partnership with the Washington Nationals and FortressGB

Just before the start of the 2011 season, the Washington Nationals announced the launch of the revamped Red Carpet Rewards Program, a new online platform powered by Fortress, the premier loyalty management and virtual ticketing provider in Europe. The Fortress integration with Tickets.com’s MyTickets™ season ticket holder account management tool, re-branded My Nationals Tickets for the club’s fans, gives members the ability to access, track, share and redeem loyalty points using a single point of entry for additional benefits and convenience.

In a recent press release, Nationals Chief Operating Officer Andrew C. Feffer reflected on the impact: “The Nationals are proud to be the first Major League club to offer our fans this unique system. We are always looking for different ways to enhance the experience for Nats fans through innovative technologies, and this is just the beginning. In the future this platform will evolve to be used at concession stands, retail stores and to gain entrance to games. The possibilities are endless.”

With a single point of entry through the My Nationals Tickets account, Red Carpet Rewards members will find it easier than ever to share points with friends, family and seat partners. The Fortress platform also allows members to monitor available sections for specific games and then combine points to purchase high point items like seats in the Washington Suites and Party Suites or premium parking options near Nationals Park. For added convenience, print-at-home tickets are utilized.

With the launch of the Red Carpet Rewards Program, the Nationals became the first baseball club to bring this advanced online platform to the United States.

For more information on the Nationals Red Carpet Rewards program, visit nationals.com/rewards.

Tickets.com's Dan Wu Wins Man of the Year

Dan Wu, CFO here at Tickets.com, has been very involved with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) since his wife Anita passed away in February, 2010, from complications due to Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia. Tickets.com joined Dan in supporting LLS last summer leading up to the annual LLS Light the Night Walk in September, where the employees raised over $20,000 based solely on individual contributions. Tickets.com was one of the top fundraising teams and won "Rookie of the Year" for the 2010 Light the Night event.

Dan was nominated to participate in the 2011 Man of the Year campaign. The funds raised from this campaign will help fund research for the LLS and improve the quality of life for patients and their families. Dan’s goal was to raise $50,000 in order to have the opportunity to name an LLS research project in Anita’s memory. Dan received over 350 contributions, including donations from Tickets.com and many of its employees. Dan is very grateful to everyone who donated to this cause.

We are thrilled to announce that Dan was selected the 2011 Man of the Year for the Orange County/Inland Empire LLS Chapter after raising a total of $78,452, well in excess of his $50,000 goal.

Tickets.com congratulates Dan on this remarkable achievement and reaching his personal goal to honor his wife.

If you’d like to join Dan Wu’s effort and donate to this cause, click here.

Tickets.com Relocates Asia-Pacific Operations to University of Wollongong’s Innovation Campus

Tickets.com's Asia-Pacific offices will be relocating to The University of Wollongong’s research and commercial precinct, Innovation Campus, and will be become the newest tenant at its iC Enterprise 1 commercial building.

The move will take our HQ from the southern Sydney suburb of Miranda to the Innovation Campus in mid-2011. The move will add 16 jobs to the Illawarra economy immediately and further jobs over the next three years.

Scheduled for completion in mid-2011, iC Enterprise 1 is a $40 million A Grade commercial building featuring a 4.5 Star NABERS (National Australian Built Environment Rating System) rating, state-of-the-art design and large floor plates of up to 2,600sqm.

David Borg, Tickets.com’s General Manager for Asia Pacific, selected the Innovation Campus following an extensive search for new premises covering south-west and southern Sydney and the Illawarra regions.

Tickets.com supports a large range of sports and entertainment clients across Australia and Asia-Pacific so access to high-speed data links was critical in our search for new premises. The Innovation Campus offers the ideal combination of quality commercial space, excellent IT infrastructure, value for money, and the unique opportunity to collaborate with the University of Wollongong on technology and recruitment initiatives.

Significantly, Tickets.com is the first Sydney-based company to relocate to the Innovation Campus.

About Innovation Campus
The University of Wollongong’s Innovation Campus is a 33 hectare research and commercial precinct in North Wollongong. Innovation Campus aims to drive partnerships and collaboration between the research and business communities by co-locating commercial and research organisations in state-of-the-art facilities. It currently houses the Sydney Business School, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, Institute of Transnational and Maritime Security, the University of Wollongong’s Digital Media Facility, and a number of commercial tenants. Wollongong is Australia’s eighth largest city, located 80km south of the Sydney CBD and one hour from Sydney International Airport. www.innovationcampus.com.au