Ticket Service Research Articles

Services surround you

Our daily life is pervaded by digital information and devices, not least the common mobile phone. However, a seamless connection between our physical world, such as a movie trailer on a screen in the main rail station and its digital counterparts, such as an online ticket service, remains difficult. In this paper, we present contextual bookmarks that enable users to capture information of interest with a mobile camera phone. Depending on the user’s context, the snapshot is mapped to a digital service such as ordering tickets for a movie theater close by or a link to the upcoming movie’s Web page.

Whatever Your Passion, Indulge It in New York

Back to table of contents Previous article Next article APA InstituteFull AccessWhatever Your Passion, Indulge It in New YorkSpencer Eth, M.D.Spencer EthSearch for more papers by this author, M.D.Published Online:21 Jul 2006https://doi.org/10.1176/pn.41.14.0027There could be no better time to visit New york City than October 5 to 8 to attend APA's 58th Institute on Psychiatric Services (IPS) at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Times Square. Early fall in the northeast is always glorious, with its seasonally mild temperatures and colorful foiliage. A major election is being held this autumn, and the city will be abuzz with campaigns for governor and the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. Whether the hometown baseball teams, the yankees and Mets, will be in the playoffs remains to be seen, but as the saying goes, “you gotta believe.”Your base at the Marriott Marquis, site of all IPS sessions, is in the center of the Broadway theater district. Although it is never too early to purchase advance tickets for the hottest shows, rest assured that there will be an opportunity to buy discount tickets on the day of the performance (and remember that Wednesday and Saturday are matinee days). You might also consider the Off and Off-Off Broadway productions. Several ticket services can be accessed through an internet search of the term “Broadway theater tickets.”The city also abounds with world-class opera, ballet, dance, and live music concerts of every imaginable variety. These productions can be found at many locations throughout the city, including Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall.No trip to New york is complete without a visit to at least one of the city's famous museums. Even if you have toured the Metropolitan Museum of Art (the Met), don't miss a chance to view the renovated Museum of Modern Art, Guggenheim Museum, Whitney Museum of American Art, or one of the smaller gems, such as the Frick collection. And there are the Madison Avenue art galleries waiting to be seen.For visitors and locals alike, much of the special pleasure of Manhattan is found by simply walking through the many distinctive neighborhoods. Armed with a street-by-street guidebook (I suggest Eyewitness New York), you can stroll north from the Theater District to the 843 acres of central Park. Be sure to stop by the Strawberry Fields memorial to John Lennon, the Angel of the Waters statue at Bethesda Fountain, and the zoo.Bordering the park is central Park West, home to the American Museum of Natural History and the Planetarium (don't forget the kids), and the magnificent Dakota and San Remo apartment buildings.Heading south from Times Square on the West Side are chelsea and the Garment District, which blends into Greenwich Village, home to universities, coffeehouses, and music clubs. The far west end of Greenwich Village is now called the Meat Packing District, where some of the newer, trendier attractions are found.Below Greenwich Village are SoHo (South of Houston Street), TriBeCa (Triangle Below Canal Street), Little Italy, and Chinatown. At the bottom of Manhattan Island are the former site of the World Trade center, Wall Street, and the Staten island ferry station, the start of an inexpensive boat trip and great view of the Statue of Liberty. On the East Side of Manhattan are famous landmarks, including the United Nations and Empire State buildings, Fifth Avenue, and St. Patrick's Cathedral.Walking around the city, or even riding the subways, can stimulate an appetite-not to worry, as Manhattan boasts a seeming unlimited number of restaurants catering to every style and taste. A pleasant surprise is the quality and quantity of lower-priced establishments. But, be sure to review restaurant guides, such as Zagat and Michelin, and make reservations for your favorites.General information about New York City is readily available. Closer to October you may also want to scan the weekly periodicals (New Yorker, New York, Time Out New York, and Village Voice) and newspapers (New York Times, Post, and Daily News, all available online). I'm looking forward to seeing you in the Big Apple in October!▪ Spencer Eth, M.D., is the local arrangements consultant to the IPS Scientific Program Committee. ISSUES NewArchived

A Mobile Ticket System Based on Personal Trusted Device

Advances in wireless network technology and the continuously increasing users of Personal Trusted Device (PTD) make the latter an ideal channel for offering personalized services to mobile users. In this paper, we apply some cryptology (such as public key infrastructure, hashing chain and digital signature) to propose a realistic mobile ticket system such that fairness, non-repudiation, anonymity, no forging, efficient verification, simplicity, practicability and obviate the embezzlement issues can be guaranteed. On the basis of PTD is more portable and personal than personal computer, we gradually perceived that the widely used PTD will present huge commerce profits for mobile ticket service provider and it is convenient to the PTD user.

The role of customer databases in package tour development

Economic changes driven by the late 1980s boom and the high interest levies of the early 1990s have caused shifts in the profile of consumers of tour packages. Such trends have happened before, perhaps on a smaller scale, and in all likelihood will happen again in a cyclical industry. The tourism industry is not alone in facing the challenges to marketers of high ticket value products and services. In many of the forward-thinking organisations in these industries, however, sourcing customer feedback and targeting promotions to incentivise uptake to specific segments of an operator's customers, is having a positive effect on profits and securing control in otherwise stormy seas. This is the role of the customer database in package tour development.

Medical Care of the US Olympic Team

EACH quadrennium, the officers and Board of Directors of the United States Olympic Committee appoint a Games Preparation Committee, Concerned with organizing the total team effort for the Olympic Games. This Committee is the supervisory group for all US Olympic Committee activities at the Games and is made up of chairmen of the following sub-committees: Team Services, Apparel, Supplies and Equipment, Food and Housing, Medical Advisory, Ticket Services, and Transportation. The Medical Advisory Committee selects the medical personnel who will travel with and provide medical care for the athletes and officials of the US Olympic team at the Games. This Medical Advisory Committee also surveys the medical environment at the site of the Games, arranges for the medical supplies and equipment, and has supervisory function at the Games. Selections for the Medical and Training Services unit are made from a pool of applicants, some of whom, because of their knowledge

THE BIJENKORF BIG TICKET OPERATION

With four department stores Bijenkorf is one of the most important retail groups in the Netherlands. In mid‐1970 Kurt Salmon Associates were asked by the Bijenkorf management to look into their physical distribution operation, and in particular into the possibility of a service centre for handling big ticket merchandise. Three years from the first investigation and according to schedule, the big ticket service centre opened at Woerden, near Utrecht. This article describes the planning and the centre itself.