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Ticketek and International Quarterback win rights to Rugby World Cup 2011 Official Corporate Hospitality.
A joint venture between ticketing and hospitality giant Ticketek – Australia & NZ and leading Management Company International Quarterback (IQ) has been appointed an Official Corporate Hospitality
Agent for Rugby World Cup 2011 (RWC 2011), New Zealand.
The joint venture combines two companies with great experience in both hospitality and Rugby. Trading as JohnEales5, IQ
was a very successful sales agent for Rugby World Cup 2003, Australia. Ticketek Hospitality has established a reputation
as the go to business for premium and corporate hospitality options in both Australia and New Zealand.
IQ will reprise the JohnEales5 brand for RWC 2011. “John Eales and I are extremely excited to be again working on such a
fantastic global sporting event which provides a unique world class corporate hospitality offering”, IQ Managing
Director Chris White said.
“The entire Ticketek Hospitality Team across our 11 New Zealand and Australian offices are delighted that we will be
able to offer our corporate clients the opportunity to experience one of the world’s top 5 sporting events”, Ticketek
CEO Geoff Jones remarked.
The Ticketek-JohnEales5 partnership will be selling Official Corporate Hospitality for RWC 2011 globally.
Official Corporate Hospitality packages for RWC 2011 go on sale from 1 February 2010. As Official Corporate Hospitality
providers Ticketek and JohnEales5 are in the position to guarantee the best available allocation of seats and suites all
undercover, together with accommodation options.
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