Panathinaikos BC partners with viagogo to offer international fans secure way to buy tickets

viagogo, the world’s largest ticket marketplace, has announced a new partnership with Panathinaikos BC to become the basketball club’s official international ticketing partner. The new service, which launches immediately, will allow fans from abroad to buy match tickets securely through any of viagogo’s 28 local language websites.

Panathinaikos BC Marketing Director, Mr Ilias Katsogiannis comments: “Panathinaikos Basketball Club has a global following and we are delighted to be able to thank our international fans for their commitment by offering them this convenient new service. Our partnership with viagogo enables supporters to buy tickets securely from anywhere in the world.”

viagogo spokesperson Ed Parkinson adds: “We are already the official ticket marketplace for Euroleague Basketball and now we are thrilled to sign a partnership with one of the league’s most successful teams. We’ll be working closely with the club to give many more fans the chance to see the Shamrocks play live in the centre of Athens .”

viagogo is the official ticket marketplace for the Turkish Airlines Euroleague basketball. We work with football clubs in the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands, including half the English Premier League (e.g. Chelsea FC and Manchester City FC), 10 Bundesliga clubs (e.g. Bayern Munich and Schalke 04) and Paris Saint-Germain FC. In tennis, viagogo has official partnerships with the Roland-Garros French Open, the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals and the BNP Paribas Masters. viagogo also works with three French rugby teams, including RC Toulon and USA Perpignan. In music, viagogo has partnered with the Isle of Wight Festival and BBK Festival to give fans secure access to tickets.

Αbout viagogo

viagogo is the world’s largest ticket marketplace, with local language websites in nearly 30 countries. We provide a secure online exchange platform that enables consumers to buy and sell tickets to live sports and entertainment events, even when they are sold out at the box office.

Our role is to help consumers avoid the inferior customer experience of online auction sites and street sellers:

· All tickets purchased are protected by our guarantee

· The buyer’s money is safe as we only pay the seller after the buyer has attended the event

· All tickets are delivered by a secure method, either electronically or by courier

· We provide a high level of customer service

Many of the world’s leading sports and entertainment properties partner with viagogo to help them control and manage the resale market for their tickets. We work with football clubs in the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands, including half the English Premier League (e.g. Chelsea FC and Manchester City FC), 10 Bundesliga clubs (e.g. Bayern Munich and Schalke 04) and Paris Saint-Germain FC. In tennis, we have official partnerships with the Roland-Garros French Open, the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals and the BNP Paribas Masters. In entertainment, we are the official ticket marketplace of the Isle of Wight Festival, the Boyzone BZ20 Anniversary Tour and Madonna’s recent European tours.

To learn more about viagogo, please visit: http://www.viagogo.co.uk/About.aspx?HelpID=1001712&ItemID=1.