How the Fringe just keeps getting Better

During 2009 the Edinburgh Festival Fringe ticket sales hit a record high of more than 1.85m tickets sold for the event; a sales increase of 9% from the previous year. The reason for this surge in sales is because many people decided to holiday in the UK rather than going on holidays abroad due to the recession. For many 2009 was the best festival in 20 years.

According to the Guardian, the festival 2009 featured a slightly larger number of shows compared with the previous year with 2098 productions. Prices were also much lower and a lot of cheap deals were offered to draw in the crowds during that tough time. The so called ‘free-fringe festival’ added to the festivals allure, presenting a large window of opportunity to see as many different shows as possible. The ‘free fringe’ is set to be even wider sweeping this year coming.

The views for the festival during 2010 are still a bit sceptical. Economists say that the recession will still have a big impact as we are now in the recovery period. However we have experienced a large demand for festival accommodation already and it’s only March. It seems that the festival continues to grow each year and it is still a large part of Edinburgh’s economy.

We are hopeful that this year will be as successful if not more successful than last year. And if last year is anything to go by, you will be able to see lots of shows for bargain prices!

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