If your travel plans revolve around a big game, a stadium tour or a Broadway night, ticket prices can quietly eat a huge chunk of your budget. SeatGeek, the ticket marketplace that pulls listings from multiple sellers into one interface, is currently running a couple of discounts worth knowing about before you book.

The headline offer: new users who book through the SeatGeek mobile app can use the code SEATGEEK10 at checkout for $10 off a first purchase of $150 or more. The minimum spend matters less than it sounds — playoff games, arena concerts and in-demand theatre routinely clear that threshold. The code is valid until December 31, 2026, so there's time to plan around it.

There's also a military discount: active-duty service members and veterans can get a code worth up to $20 after verifying their status. The process is a little unusual — you open the help chatbot on the SeatGeek website, type "Military discount," and follow the verification steps it walks you through.

Even without a code, the app does some useful legwork. It surfaces mobile-only deals, tracks ticket prices in real time so you can see whether they're rising or falling before an event, and uses a Deal Score to flag seats that offer good value for the money. You can also set alerts that ping you when prices drop for a specific game or show. The site publishes city guides to what's on — New York and Los Angeles among them — which is handy if you're building a trip itinerary around an event. For a sense of current pricing, the source notes New York Rangers tickets from $58 and Harry Styles tickets from $299.

The timing is relevant for sports travellers. The 2026 FIFA World Cup, hosted across the US, has just wrapped up, but the American sports calendar rolls on through the year with MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL and MLS all in play. And further out, Los Angeles hosts the 2028 Summer Olympics — the city's third time staging the Games — which will almost certainly send ticket prices soaring well in advance.

If a code doesn't work, the usual fixes apply: check for typos and stray spaces, confirm the code is still active and meets any minimum spend, clear your cookies or try another browser, and contact SeatGeek support if all else fails.

For anyone planning a trip around a live event rather than the other way round, tools like price tracking and drop alerts are arguably more valuable than the one-off discount — they let you buy at the right moment instead of scrambling the week before. Pair that with the $10 new-user code and a city guide, and you've got a decent head start on a sports- or music-themed getaway without overpaying for seats.

Via Condé Nast Traveler