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Booking and ticketing software tour operators trust.

TicketingHub is one platform to sell tours, attractions and activities online, in person and through OTAs.

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Hi there —

If you run tours, an attraction or activities, you're probably selling in three places at once: your own website, the front desk, and online travel agencies. Keeping all of that in sync by hand is where double bookings and lost evenings come from. That's the problem we built TicketingHub to solve.

What is TicketingHub?

TicketingHub is cloud-based booking and ticketing software for tour operators, attractions and activity providers. It sells tickets on your own website through a one-line booking widget, in person through a point-of-sale app, and through online travel agencies such as Viator and GetYourGuide, all from one live inventory. Operators pay 3% per successful booking, with no monthly fee, no setup fee and no contract, and can pass the fee on to guests. The platform includes guest self-service through a magic link, automated confirmations and reminders, abandoned-cart recovery, gift vouchers, dynamic pricing, a built-in CRM and real-time reporting, with a booking widget and help centre in 23 languages. TicketingHub was founded in London in 2012, is rated 4.9 on Capterra, and is used by more than 480 operators worldwide, from single-city walking tours to multi-venue attractions such as Immersive Gamebox and Secret Food Tours.

How much does TicketingHub cost?

TicketingHub costs 3% per successful booking and nothing else: no monthly fee, no setup fee, no contract. There is no extra charge for bookings from online travel agencies or the point of sale, card processing is billed by your payment provider at its own rate, and the 3% is refunded whenever you refund a guest. See pricing

Who is behind TicketingHub?

I'm Carl Pihl. I founded TicketingHub to build tools operators actually want to use, and I still lead the team that builds it every day. Thanks for checking us out. If you'd like to see it with your own products, book a demo or write to me directly.

Booking software for tour operators, attractions and activity providers.

TicketingHub sells tickets for tours, attractions, activities, cultural sites and events, on one platform built for how each sector sells and operates.

What operators say about running on TicketingHub.

Operators rate it 4.9 out of 5 across 40 Capterra reviews; these are their own words.

Kevin

Director

“I've used TH for about a year now and I'm very happy with the service. It took me a long time to research to find the right box office for my particular event but TH ticked just about all the boxes. The team are quick to respond to queries.”

Andreas D.

Director

“Everything about it rocks. From the developers who are always there to help you with any query, to the easy accessibility of the system and set up.”

Barry S.

CEO

“It's all about the support - The rep and his team understand our business and offer round the clock support”

Chris G.

Developer

“Exceptional, customer service is the better than you would expect, from getting started and setup fast to general random questions about functionality at 9pm on a Saturday night the team reply fast. The system is growing also in the right places with a growing api base for connecting to major OTA's. I also know a POS ticketing system is in development, we also can now track affiliate sales with ease and commissions with this system.”

Dylan S.

Founder

“This is a very useful and practical platform that allows us to efficiently manage our schedule and operations. Highly recommended.”

Jodie B.

Business Manager

“It is a huge relief to be with TicketingHub. We are really thrilled after having been with a system that was difficult to use for too long. We can't recommend them highly enough.”

Luke E.

General Manager

“Absolutely fantastic! Affordable and great support/customer service.”

Michael Q.

Manager

“Extremely happy and impressed with the system and support team.”

Kevin

Director

“I've used TH for about a year now and I'm very happy with the service. It took me a long time to research to find the right box office for my particular event but TH ticked just about all the boxes. The team are quick to respond to queries.”

Andreas D.

Director

“Everything about it rocks. From the developers who are always there to help you with any query, to the easy accessibility of the system and set up.”

Barry S.

CEO

“It's all about the support - The rep and his team understand our business and offer round the clock support”

Chris G.

Developer

“Exceptional, customer service is the better than you would expect, from getting started and setup fast to general random questions about functionality at 9pm on a Saturday night the team reply fast. The system is growing also in the right places with a growing api base for connecting to major OTA's. I also know a POS ticketing system is in development, we also can now track affiliate sales with ease and commissions with this system.”

Dylan S.

Founder

“This is a very useful and practical platform that allows us to efficiently manage our schedule and operations. Highly recommended.”

Jodie B.

Business Manager

“It is a huge relief to be with TicketingHub. We are really thrilled after having been with a system that was difficult to use for too long. We can't recommend them highly enough.”

Luke E.

General Manager

“Absolutely fantastic! Affordable and great support/customer service.”

Michael Q.

Manager

“Extremely happy and impressed with the system and support team.”

Alex P.

Product Manager

“First and foremost, the TicketingHub customer service team is superb - always available to help and the motto: no question is too dumb! The software itself it great, very intuitive with a simple yet effective interface that allows us to sell our products, do some upselling, connect via API with our preferred suppliers and use several payment processors as well.”

Antonie V.

PubCrawler

“Really nice people that are always happy to help!”

Billy H.

Founder

“Very good and smooth to talk too. Highly recommended!!!”

Daniel B.

CEO

“I run a free walking tours, and they help me getting booking online, through our website.”

Hannah J.

Director

“Really good. It’s refreshing to have a service that actually has good customer service.”

Lisa B.

Managing Director

“Having all the past data has proved to be extremely valuable for our business. We can prove every journey is cost effective by having real-time passenger numbers, we can communicate with our customers really easily and our relationship with third party resellers is stronger because we have a simple, transparent booking system.”

Manuel S.

Administrativo

“La facilidad para adquirir boletos y reserva de tours online.”

Nicolas J.

CEO

“The team behind the it, they improve their tool all the time, Ticketinghub covers all our needs and if we need something else they are up to make it happen.”

Alex P.

Product Manager

“First and foremost, the TicketingHub customer service team is superb - always available to help and the motto: no question is too dumb! The software itself it great, very intuitive with a simple yet effective interface that allows us to sell our products, do some upselling, connect via API with our preferred suppliers and use several payment processors as well.”

Antonie V.

PubCrawler

“Really nice people that are always happy to help!”

Billy H.

Founder

“Very good and smooth to talk too. Highly recommended!!!”

Daniel B.

CEO

“I run a free walking tours, and they help me getting booking online, through our website.”

Hannah J.

Director

“Really good. It’s refreshing to have a service that actually has good customer service.”

Lisa B.

Managing Director

“Having all the past data has proved to be extremely valuable for our business. We can prove every journey is cost effective by having real-time passenger numbers, we can communicate with our customers really easily and our relationship with third party resellers is stronger because we have a simple, transparent booking system.”

Manuel S.

Administrativo

“La facilidad para adquirir boletos y reserva de tours online.”

Nicolas J.

CEO

“The team behind the it, they improve their tool all the time, Ticketinghub covers all our needs and if we need something else they are up to make it happen.”

Operators growing revenue and simplifying operations.

These operators grew revenue and simplified operations after switching to TicketingHub, as told in their own case studies.

Case studies

How City Tours Belfast improved conversions and sales after switching from Checkfront

Read City Tours Belfast's story

Up and Under Adventures Doubles Sales with TicketingHub's Booking System

Read Up and Under Adventures's story

How Sound and Light Egypt scaled ticketing at the Pyramids with TicketingHub

Read Pyramids of Egypt's story

How Zip Now London filled off-peak seats and simplified bookings

Read Zip Now's story

How do you start selling with TicketingHub?

In three steps: add your products, connect a payment gateway, then put the booking widget on your website or sign in to the POS app.

  1. Add your products. Sell timed-entry tickets, private bookings, packages, gift vouchers, merchandise and add-ons.

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  2. Connect your payment gateway. Use Stripe, PayPal or a gateway such as Adyen or Worldpay, and ticket money goes straight to your own account.

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  3. Start selling. Add the booking widget to your website, sign in to the POS app, and connect the OTAs you already sell on.

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How does the TicketingHub booking widget work?

You paste a short code snippet into your website, and guests pick a time, pay and receive their tickets without leaving your site, in 23 languages and their own currency.

According to TicketingHub booking data from September 2025 to August 2026, nearly half of all bookings come through the website widget, and 1 in 10 widget orders is placed in a language other than English. The widget is live in 23 languages.

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Kyoto Twilight Temple Walk

Gion, Kyoto · 2 hours · All ages

Tickets

Kyoto Twilight Temple Walk

Adult

from £130.40

2

18+

Youth

from £17.39

0

Under 16

Lantern-lit lanes and temples after dark

Small groups of up to 12 · Local guide · Starts at Yasaka Shrine

  • Instant confirmation

    Your tickets arrive by email as soon as you pay.

  • Mobile tickets

    Show them on your phone. Nothing to print.

  • Free cancellation

    Cancel up to 24 hours before for a full refund.

About

Meet your guide at Yasaka Shrine as the lanterns come on. Two hours through Gion’s quiet lanes and temple grounds, with stories you won’t find in a guidebook.

  • Lightning-fast install. A short code snippet is all it takes to add TicketingHub’s widget to your website. Our code is extremely small and won’t impact your website’s speed.

  • Responsive widget. The widget adapts to phones, tablets and desktops, and can sit embedded in your page or open as a pop-up.

  • Global accessibility. Guests book in any of 23 languages and pay in their own currency, with Apple Pay and Google Pay where your payment gateway supports them.

  • Countdown lock. A countdown timer at checkout holds the guest's tickets while they pay, so abandoned baskets don't block seats and guests are nudged to finish their booking.

  • Your brand, not ours. Make all the changes from our backend, and they will appear on your website. Change the color, layout, design, prices, and more.

  • Abandoned carts. Recover lost sales with TicketingHub’s Abandoned Cart Drip Campaign, automatically reminding customers to complete their purchases.

  • Merchandise. Generate additional income by selling merchandise on your site with TicketingHub’s effortless upselling feature.

  • Gift cards & vouchers. We provide you with the ability to sell Gift Cards and Gift Vouchers to your clients — the ideal present for all occasions.

How do you sell tickets in person with TicketingHub?

With TicketingHub POS, the point-of-sale app for iOS and Android: sell at the gate or on the street, take card payments and scan tickets, on the same live availability as your website.

Take card payments with SumUp card readers, or with Stripe Tap to Pay on supported phones, and print tickets and receipts on Star and Sunmi printers. Several devices can sell at once, with shifts and Z-reports for cashing up. According to TicketingHub booking data from September 2025 to August 2026, operators took more than 50,000 in-person bookings on TicketingHub POS.

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In-person sales on iOS and Android. Sell at the door or on the street with TicketingHub POS on iOS 18 or later and Android 12 or later. Ticket scanning keeps working offline; selling and card payments need an internet connection.

Card readers, printers and turnstiles. TicketingHub works with SumUp card readers, Stripe Tap to Pay, Star and Sunmi printers, and turnstiles for gate entry. Every in-person sale shows up in your dashboard next to your online bookings.

How do you sell through OTAs and resellers with TicketingHub?

TicketingHub connects natively to Viator, GetYourGuide, Rezdy and Airbnb Experiences, and to any reseller that supports OCTO, so their bookings and availability stay in sync with your website and POS.

Connect the OTAs you already sell on, then run your own reseller network: partners book through a reseller portal, tracked affiliate links or a white-labelled widget, on commission or wholesale rates. According to TicketingHub booking data from September 2025 to August 2026, 1 in 8 bookings comes through our native integrations with Viator, GetYourGuide, Rezdy, Airbnb Experiences and OCTO.

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Connect the OTAs you already use. Viator, GetYourGuide, Rezdy and Airbnb Experiences connect natively, any OCTO-compatible reseller can connect through the OCTO API, and other OTAs connect through a channel manager. Availability and bookings sync automatically, so OTA sales land in the same calendar as your direct bookings.

Grow your reseller network. Give partners a reseller portal, cookie-tracked affiliate links or a white-labelled widget, set commission or wholesale rates for each partner, and issue reseller voucher codes.

See if TicketingHub fits your operation. Walk through your products, channels, and stack with our team — concrete answers, no fluff.

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3% per booking

No monthly fees or setup costs. Card, cash & OTAs—everything included.

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Rated 4.9 out of 5 from 40 reviews, according to Capterra · trusted by 480+ tour operators worldwide.