MEDIA ADVISORY

March 27, 2008
CONTACT:  Kara Bussabarger
kara.bussabarger@louisvilleky.gov

502-238-5331 (502-744-5639 Media Cell)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Louisville Zoo offers special discounted tickets for corporations and associations through e-ticketing

Do you want to provide your employees and members with special perks and extra benefits?

It’s easy with Louisville Zoo’s new e-consignment ticketing program where corporations and associations can register to receive special discounted Zoo tickets.

“This new e-consignment ticketing program offers discounts of up to $5.85 per ticket, a 34 percent savings,” said Louisville Zoo Marketing Director Maureen Horrigan. “And it is super easy for employers to administer.”

Corporations or associations simply register for the program at https://tickets.louisvillezoo.org/signups/affiliates.asp. Once approved, employees or members effortlessly go online to a password protected area of the Zoo’s website, purchase their discounted tickets by credit card, print out their tickets (at home or at work), and bring them to the Zoo. General admission tickets are valid during regular operating hours any day the Zoo is open.

Designed for companies or associations with 50 or more employees or members, the e-consignment ticketing program is typically managed through a company’s Human Resource Department or through another administrator who manages benefits or ticket programs.

Since the Zoo launched the e-consignment ticketing program in August, more than 120 companies and organizations have registered.

“This can replace or compliment the hard stock consignment tickets that are normally sold through human resource offices,” Horrigan said. “It makes it uncomplicated for employers, because they don’t have to handle any tickets or payments. They just simply give employees a link and password and the employee can order and pay for their tickets online and print them out.

“More and more, we’re seeing that people like the convenience, flexibility and immediacy of online ticketing plus no ticket lines at the Zoo. The online program also gives us the flexibility to easily test new products like the new Combo Ticket which includes Zoo admission plus unlimited rides on the Zoo Train, Carousel or Tram. The Combo ticket is only available through the e-consignment program at this time” Horrigan explained. “We see a very promising future in e-ticketing.”

For more information about the e-consignment ticketing program, visit www.louisvillezoo.org/groups/ticketdiscount.htm or call (502) 238-5348.

 

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The Louisville Zoo, a non-profit organization and state zoo of Kentucky, is dedicated to bettering the bond between people and our planet by providing excellent care for animals, a great experience for visitors, and leadership in scientific research and conservation education. The Zoo is accredited by the American Association of Museums (AAM) and by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). For more information, visit www.louisvillezoo.org.

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