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Have full access to every feature TryBooking has to offer. For no extra fees or subscriptions.
Powerful features perfect for regional events
Take payments in person with box office app
Accept payments directly and conveniently, allowing volunteers to easily take payment on a mobile device. Perfect for walk up ticket sales, food and drink across the event. No need for bulky terminals or extra equipment.
Reduced admin with online ticket sales
Streamline your event with TryBooking. By handling ticket sales online, you'll free up valuable time to focus on the core elements of your event. Our platform offers 24/7 ticket purchasing, reducing administrative burdens.
Manage your entry with our scanning app
Our scanning app allows you to scan and manage your attendees coming into your regional events. Allowing you manage your entry gates better and review the volume of attendance each day of the event.
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Create Your EventFrequently Asked Questions
What ticketing service fees does TryBooking charge?
Should you be taking payment through your TryBooking event, the transaction will be subjected to a processing fee and a ticket fee. These fees vary per region associated with your TryBooking account. Below details these fees per region.
New Zealand:
For bookings or donations made on events:
- 50c ticket fee (charged to the ticket buyer)
- 2.5% processing fee
Charged to the event organiser by default or passed on to the ticket buyer by selection.
How do I pass on or absorb TryBooking fees?
By default the processing fee is paid by you, the event organiser and the ticket buyer pays the ticket fee.
You are able to change who pays what fee in your TryBooking account. This is an account setting. Any changes made will apply to all events and fundraising pages on your account. For a step-by-step guide click here
Can I customise my own event page?
Yes, you can have full customisation of your own event page. We also provide a widget to allow you to place your event page onto your site.
Can I use box office app for my agriculture show?
Yes, you can. We recommend having a good Wi-Fi connection for smooth payment processing.
How do I run a sausage sizzle on TryBooking?
You can easily set up a general admission event, where you set your 'ticket' as a sausage. You can even create multiple 'ticket' types where you can setup combinations like sausage and soda. Then use the box office app, to sell the sausages in person using your own phone to take contactless payment.
Are there any other costs associated with creating an event?
No, there are no cost associated with creating a event.
There are NO lock-in contracts, sign-up or account maintenance fees, nor any subscriptions.
Fees are only incurred when a paid transaction is processed through your event. Allowing you to run a free event without any cost.
We encourage you to create an account and see for yourself how easy the TryBooking site is to both create and manage your next event or to simply book an event.
Is TryBooking secure?
TryBooking is very respectful of the privacy of all users on its site and PCI compliant. View our certificate of compliance. All pages are HTTPS secure, ensuring an encrypted website connection when navigating across the site. Any personal information that may be used by the TryBooking Site in order to carry out its necessary functions is stored on a secured server protected by firewalls and is hosted in Australia. The data itself is also encrypted to further reduce any risk that your information will be obtained and used by unauthorised access. We do not store your full credit card number, only the last four digits are kept and this is to show you which card you have used to make the booking. Given the increasing sophistication of computer hackers, there are no absolute guarantees that our systems will never be accessed without our consent, or that our systems are impenetrable. However, you can rest assured that we take all reasonable measures to ensure the security of your personal information and the bookings you have made.
Can I use your services free of charge?
There no costs to create an account or events on TryBooking, nor are there any fees associated with tickets set at or discounted to $0.00. We only charge fees when processing paid transactions on your events and fundraising pages. With no sign up or contract fees trailing our system is risk fee. For more information on our fees can be found via Pricing
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