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Article: GBP 57 deal for a family to visit the Dome

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The Evening Standard (London, England)
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March 18, 1999
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THE MILLENNIUM Dome today pitched itself firmly at the family market, announcing discount tickets to soften the impact of a GBP 20 admission charge.

It means that families of up to five will be able to spend a day at the Dome for an inclusive GBP 57, the equivalent of GBP 11.40 a head.

But single parent families would need to rope in friends or relatives to qualify for the discount. Otherwise they must find the full price of GBP 20 for an adult ticket and GBP 16.50 for a child. There will be no charge for under fives. The controversial issue of admission charges is the Dome's last secret and today's announcement had to be approved by Prime Minister Tony Blair and his Dome minister Lord ...

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