The popularity of websites like Etsy and Pinterest have led to a meteoric rise in attendance at arts and crafts festivals. If you are tasked with managing arts and crafts festival sales, there’s a lot to learn, especially what to look for in festival ticketing software. Learning From Other Events Wildly popular online craft websites…
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A thought provoking commentary on how gender bias may be detrimental to your music festival’s profitability. This is not to suggest that an established festival should change its format to be a so-called “festival for women.” At issue is making the men-to-women ratio less disparate through event policies, marketing and the overall purchase experience as seen in the festival…
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Even though a tour is considered “unusual”, it’s not unusual for alternative or quirky guided tours to be very successful businesses when properly marketed. Here are some examples, as well as how to get more bookings with tour guide management software. ABBA Walk Tourism, both domestic and international, is about to peak over the next few…
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A train tour theme inspired by the famous ‘Group of Seven’ painters gets more bookings. Here’s how you can do the same when you choose the right scenic train tour ticketing software. The Group of Seven (The painters) A previous post looked at so-called “thematic depth” and how it helps generate additional bookings for walking tours.…
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The hot new trend for festivals is making every aspect of the event as eco friendly as possible – right down to the ticketing software. Here’s how you can sell more festival tickets by being eco-friendly and lower your event production costs at the same time!
Wondering how to sell food and wine festival tickets in a way that meets the expectations of your up-scale guests? You’re not alone. There is much more to managing a Food & Wine festival than just renting a fancy tent. Here’s how to create an experience that meets the expectations of your guest through tiered…
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An overly strict music festival reentry policy can be a real point of contention among attendees, operators and local small business owners – as this post shows. Here’s how to formulate a less strict, yet still profitable, festival reentry policy using barcoded wristbands and music festival ticketing software. Too Strict Or Not Strict Enough? A…
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After the tragedy in Boston, large outdoor events are beefing-up their security measures at the entrance gates. And by increasing event security, the two music festival examples in this how-to guide are receiving an additional benefit – reduced ticket fraud at the gate. Beefing Up Security The horrific act of terrorism that occurred at this year’s Boston Marathon has caused several major events…
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Almost at the same time, tickets for three major music festivals are almost sold out. What’s odd is that one of the festivals is offering single-day pass after the 3-day passes are nearly gone. Here’s a quick look at what appears to be counter-intuitive music festival ticket strategies.
Need to book more reservations for your wine tour? Consider mixing wine tasting with activities that match certain tourism demographics. This ‘Tour Booking Software How-To’ looks at the Mix & Match approach and ways you can adapt it to your wine tasting tour.
