"secure ticket" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to an actual physical ticket or to a virtual ticket that reserves a spot or an entry to something. For example: Tickets for the show sold out quickly, so the only way to guarantee entry is to secure a ticket in advance.
Sheltered from competition, they have had little incentive to invest in, for instance, modern aircraft, secure ticket distribution or brand development.
Despite being DJs who could secure ticket sales on the basis of their names, they are barely visible in the Despacio room which frames the dance floor as the sole focal point.
Those who weren't lucky enough to score their tickets Wednesday, though, shouldn't freak out just yet: Burning Man's secure ticket exchange platform, which connects individuals who no longer need their passes with people still looking, opens within the next few months.
To find a teat and defend it as quickly after birth as possible is thus the most secure "ticket" to survival.
To secure tickets, book as long as possible in advance.
Surely, Kopitar was asked, you weren't running around before the game trying to secure tickets?
"It's occurring anyway in the parking lot, but this is a safe way to secure tickets," he said.
Tickets will be offered to those on standby only after those on the wait-list have been given the chance to secure tickets via the above process.
The final batch of 1.2m tickets across all events will go on sale in April, with those who failed to secure tickets in earlier sales rounds given priority.
Getting there: Check availability and secure tickets (0131-473 2000, eif.co.uk); then book a festival package with Superbreak (01904 644455, superbreak.com) from £305 for three nights (including a fringe performance).
Although the company primarily works with travel agents, who usually will help clients secure tickets to cultural events, it also sells directly to travelers.
