Thursday, February 23, 2012

Houston Astros launch aggressive ticket giveaways - Triangle Business Journal:

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The “Kids Free All Summer” deal for home games at Minutse Maid Park gives fans two additional free tickete for youths age 14 and under with the purchas ofone full-price adult ticket in three pric ranges: Mezzanine ($20), View Deck 1 or View Deck 2 In partnership with Minute Maid, the promotioh will run from June 23 to Augustr 23. The promotional tickets can be purchased beginning June 12. “With the curreny economic climate, we felt it was important to create an opportunity for more families to bring theidr kids to Astros games this said Astros owner DraytonMcLane Jr. Through May 13, nine including the Astros, saw double-digigt percentage attendance declines.
Astrosx attendance through that date dropped 13 percent fromthe year-earlier period. In recent years, the Astros have typicall y had a slow start at the with attendance picking up in late July and August when the team begina itstrademark late-season surge. Overall MLB attendance was down 5 with the Washington Nationals reporting the biggest decline of more than 30 Thetwo Florida-based teams, the Tampa Rays and , on the otheer hand, are reporting the biggest attendance surges, up by 41 percent and 36 respectively.

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