Travel package tickets for Coldplay’s Hong Kong shows snapped up on Klook within 10 minutes
Number of users in platform’s waiting room swells to 30,000 from 1,500, as fans and overseas visitors swamp site as soon as sales open
Fans of British rock band Coldplay scrambled to secure seats for the act’s coming shows in Hong Kong on the second day of sales, with tickets on a partner travel platform sold out in just 10 minutes.
Overseas customers were expected to account for most of Tuesday’s ticket sales, which began at 10am, as the concert passes had to be bought in pairs and as part of a package including one- or two-night hotel stays.
A check by the Post found there were about 1,500 users in travel platform Klook’s virtual waiting room at 10am. Within minutes, that number had jumped to more than 30,000.
Once they made it to the purchasing page, customers were directed to choose which day’s concert tickets they wished to buy, pick a hotel and decide if they wanted to stay for one or two nights.
They were also required to provide the names listed on their passports for the ticket purchases and hotel stays.
By 10.08am, the Post found all hotel options were no longer available, indicating they had been sold out.
