season ticket

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A season ticket is a ticket that grants privileges over a defined period of time.

In sport, a season ticket grants the holder access to all regular-season home games for one season without additional charges. The ticket usually offers a discounted price over purchasing a ticket for each of the home games for a season individually. In some sports, season ticket holders are usually allowed to buy tickets for other home matches (such as cup, trophy or playoff) earlier than other fans, and may be given priority when buying tickets for their team's allocation at an away game. Seats assigned to season tickets are generally the better ones in their seating section. Season ticket holders are frequently offered preferred seating at special events or extra games. This is because only the most lucrative fans of that sports team typically are interested in season tickets due to the high cost.

A season ticket is also an option for many music venues (including Opera, Ballet, Symphony houses) and repertory theatre companies and usually offers a discounted price over purchasing a ticket for each concert or play in a series or all concerts or plays in a season. (Typically, season tickets are only offered to donors who support the institution).

In public transport, a season ticket allows the user to travel by public transport an unlimited number of times within a period of time. Season tickets are typically sold for a day, week, month or year. The validity of season tickets varies. At one extreme it may only allow travel between two points (A to B), and only by one operator and one route if there are more than one competing. At the other extreme it may allow unlimited travel within a geographic area, or even a whole country, allowing free choice of method of transport (bus, tram, train etc.) and free choice of operating company.

See also

• Travelcard, the name for season tickets in London
• Job ticket, season tickets for employees
• BahnCard, a type of season ticket valid for long distance and local rail/bus journeys in Germany.
• Railroad Pass for other uses

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