Steam & Vintage Rally Ticketing.
Why is Ticketebo perfect for Steam and Vintage Rallies?
Steam and Vintage Rallies pride themselves in protecting our heritage as well as providing a great time out for enthusiasts, visitors and families, showing people how things used to be, as well as demonstrating the relevance of the old with the new.
Ticketing, and entry management has dramatically changed over the last decade or so, and what was once considered hard, if not impossible, is now seen as commonplace. This can be overwhelming. Ticketebo simplifies the process by personally working with event organisers to not just sell tickets, but also help streamline entry to the rally field, and ensure a smooth seamless experience for the public, as well as helping volunteers navigate new ways of ticketing.
Why Online advance ticket sales?
Sell more tickets.
Its simple. Sell in advance, and sell more tickets. If the weather is bad, by encouraging people to buy in advance, you can still have a good turnout on the weekend.
Encourage a higher spend on the day.
It's important that your traders and exhibitors come back year after year. When people buy tickets in advance, they tend to then spend more money on show day than they do if they buy tickets on the day. Your traders will always want to come back if they get a good return from your rally.
Make life easier for your volunteers.
We all know that many voluntary organisations are struggling for volunteers these days. By selling tickets in advance, (and/or using our services on the day) you could reduce the number of volunteers that you need. Helping keep your event running smoothly.
We do all the hard work for you. (Yes really!)
We design your event page and tickets for you (for free) to fit in with your website / brand/ or any other design guidance you may wish to give. - ensuring a smooth customer experience when they leave your website to purchase tickets at your event page on Ticketebo.
We know that organisers aim for a fun and smooth event experience, and Ticketebo facilitates customised branding on the ticketing pages. Organisers can ensure that the ticketing process is aligned with the event's theme and style, with custom logos, and visuals that capture the spirit of the event.
Our event pages are built using the very latest responsive design techniques - ensuring that your event page looks great whatever screen type & size your customers are using (incl. Smartphone / Tablet / Laptop / Desktop etc).
We can also supply you with QR codes to use on any literature, flyers, etc that you may produce to help direct more traffic to your ticketing pages.
And yes, we do all this for you for free, so you dont have to waste time building and managing ticket pages and worrying whether they are set up correctly.
Customisable Ticketing Options
Steam rallies often have multiple entry points, and a range of ticket types. Ticketebo allows organisers to create a wide array of customizable ticket options, including early bird, family packages, and single-day or weekend passes. This flexibility helps organizers cater to the diverse needs of attendees and maximise ticket sales.
Manage Entry for Exhibitors and Traders
Issuing scannable tickets to exhibitors and traders can help dramatically reduce the number of people entering the show site without paying. We can issue unique tickets to your traders, direct to their email inbox. This can save hundreds of £s and hours of envelope stuffing too!
Set up Automatic Messages to attendees when they are scanned in.
If required, we can setup the system to issue out an automatic SMS message to all attendees when they are scanned in. Due to GDPR this cannot be a marketing message, however it can include key Health and Safety messages and guidance, as well as information about timings etc. This could also include safety info to ticket holders: Entry/exit plans, What to do in an emergency etc. This could help fulfil your duty to prepare the public (a key principle of Martyn’s Law). (nb small charge applies per SMS)
It's what people expect these days.
Whilst it may seem counter-intuitive to some people, to be selling online tickets for a Steam Rally, where many of the exhibits are well over a hundred years old. Back in the day, Steam Engines were New Technology, and the inventors were innovators making the most of the latest engineering knowledge and technology available to them. Using the most modern tools available to you today is simply carrying on the tradition of innovation.
Buying online, is no longer unusual to most people, whatever their age. And whilst many rally attendees are young people, with or without children who are used to doing everything online; most people these days are used to buying tickets, groceries and doing their banking online. The event being attended, rarely changes the buying behaviour of the attendee.
Whilst some rallies do still only accept cash on the gate, most now take card payment. The tradition of the rally doesn't change, but the buying behaviour of the attendees most definitely has. Offering advance online tickets is simply offering another way for people to buy their tickets in the way that they want to. At large outdoor events like steam rallies, managing entry points efficiently is vital. Ticketebo offers a smooth check-in process, allowing organizers to use mobile ticket scanning to quickly verify ticket holders at the gate. This speeds up the entry process, helping to avoid long lines or bottlenecks. The system also helps monitor crowd flow, ensuring that attendees can enter and exit the event smoothly, which is essential for large outdoor rallies. Is cash still King? Many people still believe it is. And for some that is still the case. However as an event organiser it is important to note that as of 2024, 15% of people carry no cash at all. (So that's potentially 15%, or 1 in 6, of potential customers that cannot attend your event if you only accept cash.) By 2020 only 17% of total transactions in the UK were made with Cash. And since 2015 a frightening 60% of physical banks have closed, which makes it harder for people to even get their hands on cash! And of course, after your event, you have to find a bank that wants to handle the cash that you took on the gate! If you want to attract as many attendees as possible to your show, accepting card payments could be a simple, and cost effective way of doing so. Ticketebo offers an on the day card processing solution, which includes all the equipment needed. (Our equipment can also record cash taken at each gate too.) We can also supply staff to train up your volunteers, and be on site throughout your event to help ensure everything runs smoothly. There are of course multiple options around card processing, simply ask our team and we can talk you through different options. People often tell us that they are nervous about moving to an online ticketing platform as they dont know where to start setting everything up, and getting their events live. With Ticketebo there is no need to worry, it is very simple. We set everything up for you, so you really do not need any technical knowledge at all. All we need from you is a clear event brief for each event telling us the details that you want including on your pages (and we can help talk you through this too if needed). Once we have received this along with any artwork you have, we build your home page and event pages for you. Setup Ticket types, discount codes, set up your ticket scanning app, etc etc. And of course we are always available to make changes should you need to move things around later. For paid events we don't have to charge the Event Organiser anything for online tickets! Our model is to charge the consumer a small Booking Fee of 4.95% (Inc VAT) of the ticket price (or a minimum of 75p) per order. Please note our charges are per order, NOT per ticket. This invariably means that our fees are often around half the price of most online ticket platforms in the UK today. Which is great for you, and your customers. (Please note this is based on payout after the event in one lump payment.) For more information on pricing, please visit our Pricing page. If required we can integrate with STRIPE, so if you need your ticket money in advance, we can link to your own STRIPE account for regular day by day payouts of your ticketing revenue. And we even give you a rebate of up to 20% of our booking fees after the event if you are using STRIPE as your payment gateway! Ask us how this works. Ticketebo offers powerful reporting tools that allow Rally Organisers to monitor ticket sales, and demographic data in real-time. This data-driven approach helps with decision-making, such as adjusting marketing strategies, managing supplies, and ensuring that the event is well-staffed and properly equipped. In fact we are carbon negative so you can rest assured that you are using a supplier that is trying to look after the environment. (And it doesnt cost you a penny more.) To find out more click HERE. Getting you up and running is a simple 2 step process. Our Free Door Scan Manager & Ticketing App (for iPhone / iPad and Android devices) integrates seamlessly with the barcode embedded on all our tickets. Our entry scanning ticketing app enables rapid door entry to your live event from multiple synchronised devices; as well as detecting and alerting your entry personnel should a customer present a ticket which has already been fulfilled. Best of all this service is provided free of charge to our Organisers. Alternatively, we can provide a manual list of ticket holders which you can manually check off at entry. And don't forget, we can also supply you with the staff, equipment and software 'on the door' if you need that additional service too. Contact us for more information and pricing. If you are a registered charity, through our Supporting Registered Charities program we will support your event by giving a 10% donation of all booking fees collected (via Ticketebo) from your event back to you. Event Organisers and their customers seek exceptional service from their ticketing partner. We understand this, and take pride in meeting this expectation. Here is what our Event Organisers have to say about our service; ticketing app and event booking system.
Seamless Check In and Gate Management
Why take card payments on the day?
Other reasons why Ticketebo could be a great partner for your rally.
No Technical Knowledge Required
Our pricing – it can be free for organisers
Need ticket funds up front? Optional STRIPE Integration available
Real Time Reporting & Analytics
We are Carbon Neutral
Want to get started?
1) register.
2) Share the information about your event. (We supply a simple event brief document, fill it out, send it back and we will jump to it and get your event pages built and sent back to you for approval to go live and start selling.) Barcoded ticketing & free entry scanning technology
Supporting registered charities
Delivering excellence in customer service