Bearing in mind the amount I go to the theatre, I can't afford to shell out £60 (plus booking fee) for Oliver!

The 55,161 ticket holders were able to obtain a full ticket refund including booking fee from their Ticketmaster point of purchase from 9 a.m. on Friday June 13.

The hitherto 'booking fee' of £8 has now become an 'admin fee' of £9 to avoid any government legislation.

Primary ticket outlets make the majority of their income from booking fee which is paid by the consumer over and above the face value of the ticket.

Eurostar (08432 186186; telephone booking fee; www.eurostar.com ) has direct services to Paris and Lille and can organise connecting links throughout the French rail system.

The business model of Amadeus is booking fee or transaction based, which means that a fee is taken for each confirmed net booking made in the Amadeus CRS.

Tickets are $43, including booking fee, and selling fast.

For the parador at Jarandilla de la Vera, book via Keytel (020 7616 0300); b & b from £88 for two, including tax and booking fee.

Tickets went on general sale on 18 November 2011, priced at £49.50 (Friday/Saturday) and £52.50 (Sunday), plus booking fee.

The tickets are priced at £57.50 for the day tickets and £110 for two days, plus booking fee.