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4 Ways to Upgrade your Haunted Attraction Concessions this Season

Haunt season is quickly approaching! By now, you’re thinking of ways to boost sales this year over last year. Concessions offer a great way to add more revenue and profit to your haunt. Your food and drinks could rival the entertainment. Instead of offering the basics to your thrill-seekers – up your game with these 4 updates!

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5 Ways E-Commerce Increases the Bottom Line

Many seasonal and/or smaller facilities hesitate when considering an e-commerce shopping cart due to the costs. Fortunately, investing in E-Commerce can increase your profits no matter or your size or seasonality. Gatemaster clients who have opted into our integrated E-Commerce program have reported up to a 25% increase in their sales! 

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3 Data Reports Your Ski Resort Needs to Have

Technology is your friend, it can help bring your ski resort into the millennium and make the guest experience so much smoother. Ski resort software, such as a point-of-sale software, among others, can greatly enhance your guests experience, and make your resort run more efficiently (see how here!). The best part about implementing a point-of-sale technology system is it gives you the ability to track data you’ve never had visibility in before. Here are 3 great reports a good ski resort point-of-sale technology should give you:

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ParkTab – Make the Guest Experience Effortless

In continuing to consistently look for ways to make the guest experience better, Gatemaster has recently launched ParkTab. ParkTab is an exclusive Gatemaster software feature that allows customers to run a facility wide tab across your location including cabana service, rentals, parties, events, gift shop, pro shop, bar, concessions, and more. Guests simply have their credit card pre-authorized at the start of the day to get started. Preauthorization of credit cards protects your business from invalid payments or insufficient funds.

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7 Benefits of Guest Tabs

Are you ready to take your Party bookings, Cabanas rentals, and Large group orders to a whole new level?  Unless the guest is paying with cash, encourage your guests to not pay as they go. Make it simple and create a tab that allows you to, collect customer data, charge to a guest account, track customer spending and have the peace of mind of credit card preauthorization. Without preauthorization, there is the risk that the guest’s card could be invalid or unable to cover the bill they have rung up.

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