US OPEN ADVANCE TICKET SALE FOR AMERICAN EXPRESS® CARDMEMBERS BEGINS MONDAY, JUNE 5 AT 9:00 A.M.
Includes Special Buy-One-Get-One-Free Offer; Tickets Available to the General Public Monday, June 12
NEW YORK, N.Y., May 30, 2006 -- American Express and the USTA today announced that American Express will once again offer American Express Cardmembers the opportunity to purchase 2006 US Open tickets prior to public sale. Tickets are available for purchase with any American Express Card through USOpen.org or by calling TicketMaster at 866-OPEN-TIX from 9am Monday, June 5 through Saturday, June 10.
As a special bonus, Cardmembers will receive an additional ticket free(1) for every ticket purchased for the first four evening sessions, Monday, August 28th through Thursday, August 31st, the evening session on Monday, September 4th and the day sessions, from Tuesday, September 5th through Friday, September 8th. Cardmembers will also be able to redeem Membership Rewards® points for tickets. Gold Card Events preferred lower Promenade seating is available for purchase by calling 1-800-NOW-AMEX from Monday, June 5th through Friday, July 14th.
American Express has been a US Open Sponsor since 1994. As a sponsor, American Express has developed initiatives designed to elevate the profile of the sport and enhance the experience of the US Open with benefits for Cardmembers including personal radios(2) that provide live audio feeds of the television broadcasts; information centers and concierge services; and pedestrian pedicabs to shuttle all attendees to and from the entrance of the USTA National Tennis Center.
Tickets for the US Open go on sale to the general public Monday, June 12 at 9am through USOpen.org, at all Ticketmaster locations, or by calling Ticketmaster at 1-866-OPEN-TIX, and at the USTA National Tennis Center box office in Flushing, N.Y.
The US Open is the highest annually attended sporting event in the world with more than 650,000 fans attending last year. More than 87 million viewers watched the 2005 US Open on CBS Sports and USA Network, and international broadcasts reached 184 countries.
About American Express: American Express Company is a leading global payments, network and travel company founded in 1850.
About The USTA: The USTA is the national governing body for the sport of tennis in the U.S., and the leader in promoting and developing the growth of tennis at every level - - from local communities to the highest level of the professional game. It owns and operates the US Open, the largest annually attended sporting event in the world, and launched the US Open Series linking 10 summer tournaments to the US Open. In addition, it owns the 94 Pro Circuit events throughout the U.S., and selects the teams for the Davis Cup, Fed Cup, Olympic and Paralympic Games. A not-for-profit organization with 675,000 members, it invests 100% of its proceeds in growing the game. For more information on the USTA, log on to www.usta.com.
(1) Terms & conditions apply. While supplies last. Offer limited to the purchase of up to six tickets (buy six tickets and receive six free).
(2) Radios are subject to availability. Terms, conditions and restrictions apply.
