Ingresso acquired by Accesso
The ticket distributor, whose clients include YPlan and (for now) Amazon Tickets, gains a foothold in the leisure and travel markets with its buy-out by Accesso
News By IQ | 3 April 2017
Leading entertainment ticket distributor Ingresso, formed in 2011 by See Tickets founder Nick Blackburn and ex-Seatem Group CEO Paul Burns, has been acquired by Accesso, a developer of queueing and ticketing solutions for live events, theme parks, zoos and other attractions.
According to the directors of Berkshire-based Accesso (formerly Lo-Q), the acquisition will provide Ingresso with a “significantly larger global distribution channel through which existing Accesso customers can seek to see their event and attraction tickets”.
Ingresso merged with BCD Entertainment in November 2013, with BCD’s Bart van Schriek becoming CEO.
The company counts among its clients Cirque du Soleil, Time Out Group’s YPlan and Amazon Tickets – although, as IQ revealed last week, Amazon is believed to be moving over its ticket inventory from Ingresso to Outbox, the technology…