The first cool Saturday of October and the farm gate is chaos: a queue of families for the corn maze, a hay-ride slot already oversold, a card reader that has given up, and a teenager at the till trying to count heads and take cash at once. Surrey's experience economy is seasonal and it comes in waves, and a wave is exactly when a paper ticket and a cash box fall apart. We set Surrey operators up with one system that sells timed tickets online, caps each slot, and takes payment before anyone arrives.
Techalyst builds and sets up booking and ticketing software for farms, attractions and experience operators across Surrey and the Lower Mainland.
Experiences in Surrey
Surrey's tourism is not downtown sightseeing, it is experiences: the berry farms and corn mazes of Cloverdale and the Fraser Valley edge, pumpkin patches and light festivals, cultural events, escape rooms and group activities. It is intensely seasonal and family-driven, so demand spikes on weekends and holidays and vanishes in between. That makes advance, timed ticketing the whole game: sell the slots before the crowd shows up, cap them so nothing oversells, and you turn a chaotic gate into a smooth, paid-ahead day.
From ticket to paid
- Guests book timed tickets by the person on your own page, with each slot capped so nothing oversells.
- Each slot has its own time, capacity and price, and closes automatically when full.
- Payment is taken up front, so the busy weekend is paid before the gate even opens.
- Seasonal dates, special events and cut-off times are all yours to set.
- Group, school and party bookings run alongside general admission.
Run one attraction or a whole season of experiences, each with its own schedule and capacity.
What you can add on top
Because we build the software, ticketing is only the base. When you are ready, we grow it, under your own brand:
- Your own website, with tickets and booking built in, no marketplace cut.
- A customer area for tickets, waivers and rebooking.
- An online store for gift tickets, season passes and add-ons.
- A mobile app, and on-site check-in so the gate scans instead of counting heads.
Start with timed ticketing, add the rest as you grow.
Own your business, don't rent it
Ticketing marketplaces take a cut of every ticket and keep your customer list. The setup we build sells direct on your own page, keeps your guests and your revenue yours, with no per-ticket commission as you sell more.
Built for Surrey
Surrey's experience operators live or die on a handful of peak weekends a year. Selling timed tickets ahead so the seasonal rush is paid and capped, running general admission alongside group and school bookings, and checking guests in at the gate by scan instead of by headcount are what turn the busiest days from chaos into the best days of the year. We build that for you.
Common questions
Can I cap each time slot so nothing oversells?
Yes. Every slot has its own capacity and closes when it is full.
Is payment collected up front for the busy weekends?
Yes. Guests pay when they book, so the peak days are paid before the gate opens.
Can I handle school and group bookings?
Yes. Group, school and party bookings run alongside general admission.
Can I set seasonal dates and special events?
Yes. Seasons, event dates and cut-off times are all yours to set.