Gatemaster Blog
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!
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!
3 Great Ways to Increase Ticket Booth Sales
Want more revenue from your walk-up ticket booth? There are several creative ways to get your guests purchasing more upfront, here are a few:
4 Ways to Simplify Operations
Maybe it’s time to take a look into your operations because correcting bad habits and using the right tools for your facility can save you a lot of time, revenue, and stress. Here are some ideas:
Turn your Ski Resort into a Summer Destination
Ski season is winding down and as the snow melts and people are making spring break plans, are they considering visiting a ski resort? They could be. In fact, some ski resorts are seeing a steady stream of visitors long after the snow is gone and into the summer months.
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:
4 Tips For Getting the Most Out Of Your Gatemaster Point-of-Sale
When we buy a tool or product we do it for the advantages and tasks it can perform. Despite its rating and overall performance, maintenance at some point is inevitable.
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.
How to Get More Beginners Visiting Your Ski Resort
Growing the sport is imperative to the future of the Ski Industry. How do Ski Resorts appeal to the nontraditional beginner customer base? We have a few ideas to get more first timers of different demographics on your slopes.
Tips and Tools for an ADA Compliant Website
Recently there has been a lot of discussion about websites and ADA compliancy online. This is such a hot topic because many businesses don’t know what ADA compliance is, and how it applies to their company’s websites.
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.
Why You Should Bring your Waivers Online with Ski Resort Software
By now, most ski resorts have updated from paper waivers to electronic ones to enhance both customer experience and the company’s bottom line. If your ski resort is debating whether or not to make the switch, please read below for valuable insights with regards to the benefits of bringing your waivers online can do for your business.


