Warnings of price gouging on Balloon Fiesta tickets [Video]

If you’re looking to buy Balloon Fiesta tickets, be wary of where you’re getting them. One man found he was paying double the price of what they should be. With thousands coming for the event, the president of the International Balloon Fiesta, Judy Nakamura, said they try to make this as accessible as possible and to be wary of tickets that are above $15. On Tuesday, a viewer contacted the Target 7 tipline saying he bought two tickets for $70. He found those tickets in an online search, looking up Balloon Fiesta tickets, and was sent to an online third-party website. “It’s very unfortunate. It’s not something that we approve of, particularly because we try to make sure tickets are affordable for people to get into Balloon Fiesta,” Nakamura said. “You never have to worry that we’re going to run out of space. We have over a 70-acre launch field …