ihjoz Hosts Conference on 'Ticketing in the Digital Age for Events and Tourism'

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Under the patronage of the Minister of Tourism, His Excellency Mr. Michel Pharaon, ihjoz, the first digital ticketing network in Lebanon, hosted a conference entitled: Ticketing in the Digital Age for Events and Tourism. The event was held at the Hilton Hotel on March 10, 2015, in the presence of partners, industry stakeholders and key members of the press.

Panelists at the ihjoz conference included His Excellency Mr. Michel Pharaon, Minister of Tourism, Mr. Khalil Daoud, CEO of LibanPost, Mrs. Randa Bdeir, Head of Electronic Banking at Bank Audi, Mr. Bassam Tueni, co-founder of ihjoz, and Sami Tueni, co-founder and CEO of ihjoz.

Addressing the audience, Minister Pharaon emphasized that “events play a key role in boosting the tourism industry. We are always keen to welcome and host international and local artists to promote Lebanon as a cultural and artistic hub. We are committed to further solidify Lebanon’s presence on the global map, via various campaigns and events,” he added.

The event showcased the strong alliances ihjoz has forged in the Lebanese market, expanding its reach as a ticketing platform. Alongside a seamless online and mobile ticketing experience, ihjoz has developed a nationwide offline payment and distribution ecosystem. ihjoz teamed up with LibanPost, Bank Audi, Khoury Home, Malik’s Bookshop, OMT, CashUnited, and Pinpay, to provide more than 120 Points of Sale and more than 1200 Points of Payment. Furthermore, LibanPost will enable buyers to pay for tickets at home across Lebanon.

ihjoz also announced its partnership with other players in the event industry, namely, Lebtivity (social event guide), Agenda Culturel (event magazine), BIEL (major event venue), and Diffa (hostessing company).

“We launched ihjoz to enable and grow the digital ticketing industry, a vast opportunity which very few have addressed across the region,” said Mr. Bassam Tueni, Co-founder of ihjoz.

Commenting further, Mr. Sami Tueni, CEO of Co-founder of ihjoz said: “With our experience in building digital platforms and services, we worked hand in hand with our customers and partners to provide a simple, seamless and trustworthy ticketing and event-going experience… and that is the essence of ihjoz.”

ihjoz, a digital ticketing platform and marketplace, was founded in 2013. It provides a self-serving, easy to use platform to organize, manage, promote, sell, distribute and validate tickets. ihjoz is a full fledged digital ticketing solution for event organizers, venue owners and buyers.

For more information visit www.ihjoz.com

SourceNaharnet
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