| When you arrange a vacation somewhere like | | | | is from someone who is willing to sell one. |
| London, New York or Los Angeles you want to | | | | The Internet makes this sort of arrangement |
| visit the theatre (theatre in London) to see | | | | much easier than in the days of ticket touts, |
| a show or a play. It is an essential part of | | | | though the touts still exist. |
| the vacation you are looking for. | | | | |
| | | | You can look in the classified ads of the |
| Travel agents will be able to arrange a | | | | evening papers of the city where you are |
| vacation package that will include tickets, | | | | planning to stay, these may be available |
| but often people prefer to make their own | | | | online, though there may be a subscription |
| arrangements for travel, hotels and theater | | | | fee to pay. Alternatively you can try the |
| tickets themselves. Doing this allows you to | | | | auction sites where tickets for even the most |
| tailor the vacation to your exact | | | | popular shows are always available - at a |
| requirements as well as cutting out the | | | | price. |
| middle man. It may save a few dollars, but | | | | |
| this is not always the case. | | | | There are specialist ticket-selling agencies |
| | | | where you can book a ticket for any show or |
| You may find it difficult to secure tickets | | | | play, in any city in the world, for the face |
| for a particular show because, in many cases, | | | | value PLUS a booking fee. These are not black |
| travel companies have block booked thousands | | | | market outlets and they often only have |
| of seats to the most popular shows to allow | | | | tickets for a few hours for top shows and |
| them to offer appealing packages to their | | | | artists. You really need to be organised well |
| customers. | | | | in advance to queue or access their websites |
| | | | if you want a ticket for a top artist or |
| Tickets for some plays and shows are booked | | | | theatre. |
| out and the only chance of obtaining a ticket | | | | |