Last checked at 10 Oct 2018 07:00
10 October 2018
accesso® Technology Group plc
("accesso" or the "Group")
accesso announces partnership with Google to provide new booking capabilities for clients
- Customer inventory to become bookable through Google on Google Maps, Search, and Assistant -
- Ingresso integration with 'Reserve with Google' reflects increasing demand for aggregated inventory -
accesso Technology Group plc (AIM: ACSO), the premier technology solutions provider to leisure, entertainment, cultural and hospitality markets, today announces it has partnered with Google to connect accesso clients with Google users through a new customer engagement channel.
The partnership, beginning in late Autumn 2018, will enable accesso clients to make their inventory bookable via Google Search, Maps, and Assistant. Users will now see a clickable "Find Tickets" button in their search results which links to the Ingresso platform, enabling them to purchase accesso-supported inventory directly through the world's largest and most powerful search engine.
From theme parks, to museums, to live events, Google users will have the option to seamlessly purchase tickets from hundreds of attractions within accesso's robust client portfolio. The option to extend reach through Reserve with Google will come at no additional cost to accesso clients utilising the Ingresso platform.
The 2017 acquisition of Ingresso marked accesso's entrance into the ticketing distribution space, and today's announcement marks a major step forward on its strategic path. As consumers increasingly put their faith in aggregators of ticketing inventory, like Google, this agreement represents a significant vote of confidence and display of trust in the Ingresso brand.
Paul Noland, CEO of accesso, commented:
"This partnership demonstrates the progress we are making along our strategic path to transform the fragmented market for the distribution of entertainment and leisure tickets. This integration through Reserve with Google speaks to the ever-evolving ways guests purchase ticket to their favourite venues around the globe. As a supported scheduling partner of Reserve with Google, we're excited for this opportunity to provide added value to our clients"
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accesso Technology Group plc | +44 (0)118 934 7400 |
Tom Burnet, Executive Chairman Paul Noland, Chief Executive Officer |
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John Alder, Chief Financial Officer |
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About accesso® Technology Group
At accesso, we believe technology has the power to redefine the guest experience. Our patented and award-winning solutions drive increased revenue for attraction operators while improving the guest experience. Currently serving over 1,000 clients in 30 countries around the globe, accesso's solutions help our clients streamline operations, generate increased revenues, improve guest satisfaction and harness the power of data to educate business and marketing decisions.
accesso invests heavily in research and development because our industries demand it, our clients benefit from it and it makes a positive impact on the guest experience.
Our commitment to improving the guest experience and helping our clients increase revenue is the core of our business. Our technology solutions allow venues to increase the volume and range of on- and off-site spending and to drive increased transaction-based revenue through cutting-edge ticketing, point-of-sale, virtual queuing, distribution and experience management software.
Many of our team members come from backgrounds working within the attractions and cultural industry. In this way, we are experienced operators who run a technology company serving attractions operators, versus a technology company that happens to serve the market. Our staff understands the day-to-day operations of managing complex venues and the challenges this creates, and together we strive to provide our clients and their guests with technology that empowers them to do more and enjoy more. From our agile development team to our dedicated client service specialists, every team member knows that their passion, integrity, commitment, teamwork and innovation are what drive our success.
accesso is a public company, listed on AIM: a market operated by the London Stock Exchange. For more information, visit www.accesso.com. Follow accesso on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook