Warnings of price gouging on Balloon Fiesta tickets [Video]

IF YOU’RE LOOKING TO BUY A BALLOON FIESTA TICKETS. BE WARY OF WHERE YOU’RE GETTING THEM. REPORTER ALYSSA MUNOZ FOUND SOME ARE PAYING DOUBLE THE PRICE. YEAH, DOUG. WELL, YOU KNOW, THERE’S BEEN A LOT OF STUFF THAT’S GOING ON WITH THAT. AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL BALLOON FIESTA SAYS THEY WANT TO MAKE THIS AS ACCESSIBLE AS POSSIBLE FOR THE THOUSANDS THAT COME TO THIS. AND THEY WANT PEOPLE TO BE AWARE OF TICKETS THAT MIGHT BE OVER $15. A VIEWER CONTACTED THE TARGET 7 TIP LINE, SAYING HE BOUGHT TWO TICKETS FOR $70. HE FOUND THOSE TICKETS IN AN ONLINE SEARCH, LOOKING UP BALLOON FIESTA TICKETS AND WAS SENT TO TICKETS.COM. I THINK THAT’S VERY UNFORTUNATE. CERTAINLY NOT SOMETHING WE APPROVE OF PARTICULARLY BECAUSE WE WORK SO INCREDIBLY HARD TO ENSURE THAT TICKETS ARE AFFORDABLE, THAT PEOPLE CAN GET INTO BALLOON FIESTA. FOR THOSE WHO MIGHT BE …