Hi,
From the middle of next week you should be able to buy tickets for our events online. The detailed event description page on our website will include a ‘buy tickets now’ button that is a link. We are using a ticketing website called etickets.to and payments are made via Google Checkout which allows you to pay by various debit and credit cards.
We feel this new system has so many advantages for both the organiser and the those coming on trips.
The organiser
Knows instantly when a ticket has been bought and has the contact details of the purchaser.
Is able to ask other questions at the sales stage that might be useful like female only dorm? Meal option? Song requests (for party trip). This means we should be able to capture more information in one email and reduce the number of emails back and forth.
The customer
You know instantly whether a trip has sold out or not.
You get a ticket emailed to you.
Buying a ticket is quicker than having to login to your account to make a BACS payment, visiting a bank to make the transfer or posting a cheque.
This new system should be working by Wednesday, we are just waiting to verify the bank account with Google Checkout. Once operational this will be the only way to purchase tickets for our events.
We have researched the market before deciding on etickets.to and Google Checkout and the data is secure. Most of us now are willing to buy flights, CD’s, books etc on the internet but if anyone has any major objections please let me know.
Thanks
