The purpose of VIP seating is to allow consumers to decide on specific features that all other ticket holders are not privy to. VIP seats are considered top of the line with no other seating comparable. Most anyone can take advantage of VIP tickets as long as they have the money.
According to etymonline.com, the term VIP was coined in the early 1900s. By definition, President Abraham Lincoln was seated in a VIP-like section (theater box) of the Ford Theatre in Washington D.C., when he was assassinated in 1865.
Some of the advantages to VIP tickets are the fact that there are no costs involved when the tickets are won through radio, television or some other medium. VIP tickets also include access to certain amenities (such as food and beverage). Along with these amenities comes a guaranteed level of privacy as well as lavish seats--especially in boxed VIP seating. If you are dissatisfied, most VIP tickets include a money back guarantee. Another advantage includes being seated with individuals of celebrity status.
Disadvantages include no money back guarantee for some sites. VIP tickets sometimes include a blanket price for certain amenities. A disadvantage to that price would be paying for goods and services not desired as well as not acquiring all the desired perks in the blanket price. People sometimes confuse VIP concert tickets with backstage passes. In most cases these are separate, and additional cost are incurred for the passes.
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The pricing for VIP tickets varies according to venue, type of ticket (concert, sporting event) and where the ticket is purchased. For instance, a popular music concert held at the American Airlines Center in Dallas could cost in upwards of $400, depending on the seating and preferred amenities. That same concert with the same amenities in a different city could cost half this amount.