95.5% of tickets have been sold for the "Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk" concerts

July 9, Vitebsk / Diana Kurilo - BELTA /. 95.5% of tickets have been sold for concerts and performances of the XIX International Festival of Arts "Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk". This was announced today at a press conference dedicated to the opening of the festival by the Deputy Chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee Leonid Kovalev, BELTA correspondent reports. The festival organizers planned to earn Br4.8 billion from ticket sales this year. According to Leonid Kovalev, Br4.6 billion has already been received, and the total revenue, including advertising, is estimated at Br6 billion. Last year, the organizers received only 62% of the planned revenue. Additional funds this year - about Br600 million - are planned to be earned from the sale of tickets for concerts that will take place on Victory Square. Festival Director Rodion Bass noted that applications for concert tickets were received from 10 regions of the Russian Federation, and more than 90 travel agencies are organizing tours to the concerts. At the same time, the directorate plans to start selling tickets widely in all regional centers of Belarus and major cities of the country next year. Online ticket sales will become possible after amendments to tax legislation are made, he added. -0-