The Mayor of Belfast, Councillor Niall O'Donnghaile, helps Rebecca Throne get her hands on one of the first tickets for Titanic Belfast, the world’s largest Titanic visitor attraction.
Titanic Belfast tickets go on sale to the public for the first time today (December 12th) as part of the visitor attraction’s ‘Twelve Titanic Days of Christmas’ campaign. For ‘Twelve Titanic Days’ between now and Christmas Eve, anyone buying Titanic Belfast tickets online will not only receive a 5% discount, but will also be entered into a daily prize draw. Prizes include highly sought after tickets to the MTV Concert taking place next spring at Titanic’s slipway, as well as a unique opportunity to meet Titanic explorer, Dr. Robert Ballard, when he speaks in Titanic Belfast on April 14th, the centenary of the night Titanic struck that infamous iceberg.
Winners will also be to hoping to lay their hands on VIP tickets to special previews before Titanic Belfast’s official opening on March 31st as well as a number of major gala banquets planned for the building’s 1,000-seater Titanic Suite.
Claire Bradshaw, Titanic Belfast’s Marketing Manager, said:
“With just 12 days to go before Christmas we think that tickets to Titanic Belfast will be an ideal present for young and old alike. This is the world’s largest Titanic attraction and will be one of the most exciting and engaging visitor experiences to open anywhere in the world in 2012.
“If that wasn’t incentive enough, we’re offering those buying tickets online the chance to win never-to-be-repeated prizes tied into Titanic’s centenary year and the official opening of Titanic Belfast.”
Claire Bradshaw, Titanic Belfast’s Marketing Manager, The Mayor of Belfast, Councillor Niall O'Donnghaile, and Gerry Lennon, CEO of Belfast Visitor and Convention Bureau, celebrate the Titanic Belfast tickets going on sale to the public for the first time from 12th December.
In addition to the ‘Twelve Days of Christmas’, Titanic Belfast has also revealed the new iconic image for its national and international advertising campaigns devised by Belfast-based Ardmore Advertising. The striking image which combines both Titanic Belfast and RMS Titanic is expected to start appearing on billboards, magazines and newspapers in January.
Claire Bradshaw added:
“We are currently receiving on average of 150-200 enquiries per week through Facebook and the Titanic Belfast website. People, both locally and from across the world, have been eager to ensure that they are among the first to visit Titanic Belfast in 2012 while others have been keen to buy tickets as a Christmas gift for family and friends.”
Tickets for Titanic Belfast can now be bought online at www.titanicbelfast.com where visitors can avail of a 5% discount.
Tickets are also available via telephone on +44 (0)28 90 766399 or in person at the Belfast Welcome Centre on Donegall Place, Belfast, ranging from £5 for school groups through to £13.50 for adults. Discounts are available for groups, families, students and OAPs.
Titanic Belfast expects to attract in excess of 450,000 visitors next year of whom 150,000 are expected to come from outside Northern Ireland.
