Simplify Tour Bookings and Reservations
Modern tour operators need modern booking engines. TicketSignup’s patent-pending calendar-based booking software makes complex timed entry schedules simple. From setup to purchase to reporting, every ounce of your tour operation is is intuitive and visually compelling.
Sell More Tickets with an Easy, Fast Purchase Path
Easily setup (and start selling) months worth of tours in a few speedy steps.
- Timed entry, calendar-driven purchase path by day and timeslot.
- Seamless transactions: Mobile-optimized guest experience with Apple Pay and Digital Wallet for effortless ticket sales.
- Flexible purchase path: Choose calendars, tiles, layouts, and automated tickets-remaining alerts to guide purchasers.
- Blazing speed: Lightning-fast load times, even with many dates and time slots.
Track Your Data and Make Updates with Calendar-Based Event Management
Easily set up and manage tickets, time slots, caps, and pricing.
- Dynamic calendars: Automatically update event details like dates, prices, tour times, and sell outs – no manual updates.
- Advanced pricing options: Set rolling or fixed sales windows, volume discounts, and automated price increases with ease.
- Calendar based schedule: Actionable month and day calendar views with custom ticket colors.
- Effortless updates: Edit Caps, Pricing, or Time Slots for a specific time slot or date; or apply bulk updates across ticket types and days of the week.
Streamline Your Tour Business with Unlimited Email Marketing
Communication is key. TicketSignup customers have access to free and unlimited email directly from their event dashboard, making it easy to spread the word and stay connected.
Email Marketing for Tour Promotion
- Upload unlimited custom lists to expand your reach.
- Send unlimited emails to encourage booking (don’t spam, please)
- Automatically track tour website views and bookings from emails to improve your email strategy.
Email for Tour Guest Communications
- Schedule automated emails to send at a set pre-tour interval with logistical reminders.
- Send automated emails to ticket purchasers to encourage upgrades or adding merch to their order.
- Schedule post-tour emails with thank-yous and additional tours of interest.
Provide Maximum Flexibility with Booking Management
Manage tickets from your dashboard or allow guests to make their own changes.
- Attendee actions: Cancel, email, or text purchasers by timeslot or booking type.
- Self-serve options: Allow guests to transfer to a different tour date or time, or transfer their booking to a friend.
- Manage unexpected cancellations: Send cancellation notifications and provide options for rescheduling
- Dashboard Management: Easily pull up and manage guests’ bookings on their behalf.
Start Tours On Time with a Free Check-In App
Get your guests checked in and your tour started with instant QR scans and offline capabilities.
- Check people in in seconds with a QR scan or name search.
- Continue check-ins offline with automatic syncing when service resumes.
- Still have tickets? The Tickets App integrates with Square to allow you to continue selling on-site.
- Understand your check-in patterns with calendar-based reports.
Manage Tour Operations From One Platform
TicketSignup enables tour bookings, sure. But our robust technology platform can do more than that — it help you manage complex multi-day tours from conception to execution. Every tour on TicketSignup automatically comes with:
Event Website
A free website with an intuitive website builder. Build a professional, branded website for your tour(s), no coding required. You can even bring your own custom domain (for free).
Free Email
Free email marketing with unlimited contacts and unlimited sends. Access automated system lists of previous tour attendees and upload your own marketing list.
Event Day
Free Event Day app to instantly check-in your guests (even when they don’t show up together) and fulfill any pre-purchased merchandise or add-on items.
Year-Round Tools
Organization email and websites to enable year-round communication and a consistent online presence for all your tours.
How Tour Operators Grow Their Revenue
with TicketSignup
Increase your margins with built-in marketing tools that encourage more bookings and promote upselling
Self-Serve Upgrades
Enable and encourage upgrades to VIP tour options after initial purchase.
Post-Purchase Upselling
Prompt booking guests to add merch and add-ons to their tour experience.
Merch Sales
Sell merch, from farm products to historical books, and fulfil on-site with the Tickets App.
Social Sharing Tools
Inspire organic sharing with social media and text-to-share options.
Group & Family-Friendly Pricing
Per-Cart pricing saves groups money. Further encourage groups with volume pricing.
Built-In Analytics
Understand and optimize your marketing with built-in analytics for every booking.
Why Tour Operators Pick TicketSignup
Glidden Point Oyster Farms
Glidden Point Oyster Farms switched from FareHarbor to TicketSignup for a modern ticketing platform that’s easier to use, saves money, and better supports their marketing strategy. The key driver? TicketSignup’s calendar-based ticketing that improves the customer experience, streamlines oyster farm tour operations, and helps the team align tour sales with their overall marketing strategy.
National Botanic Garden
For the National Botanic Garden, the technology itself is impressive but the customer service is the true difference maker.
“The support team is fantastic. They’re readily available and solve issues quickly. It’s a level of service that gives us a lot of confidence on event days.” – Donna Taylor, Events Manager
Get Started By Setting Up Your Tour(s) Today
How do you get started booking tours? Simply create your event on TicketSignup – setup is speedy. If you have questions first, simply schedule a call with our team to demo TicketSignup for your tours.
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