Why More Sports Venues are Moving to Online Bookings

Online bookings to give grassroots sports venues a new boost

The strike of the coronavirus pandemic has meant thousands of sports venues have not been receiving cash for months, and now the time has come to reopen venues are having to adapt to the ‘new normal’.

After 5 years of learning and understanding the necessities of online bookings for venues up and down the UK, the time finally arrived to launch our very own sports facility management software, Bookteq!

Bookteq is powered by Playfinder. Playfinder work with over 600 partnered venues in the UK. Understanding the daily struggles of offline and manual booking systems, we know more than anyone the difficulties faced by:

COVID-19 has further stressed the need for an efficient booking system with many venues short-staffed. We truly believe we have built a management tool that will enable a brighter, pain-free and contactless future for many of the above.

We’ve spent time speaking with Playfinder Partner venue managers, discovering how we can build a sports facility management software with them in mind. A system that makes their lives easier by reducing admin time and boosts revenue.

After helping over 2 million sports players book their favourite pitch or court, we are on a continuous mission to shape the future of the grassroots community.

Key features

Subscribing to Bookteq sports facility management software includes the following features:

  • Sport-specific – Designed by and for sports venue managers with versatile needs
  • Booking calendar – Dynamic calendar optimised for managing multiple facilities
  • Automated invoicing – Never worry about missing or collecting a payment again
  • Customer support – Our dedicated online Operations team are on hand to assist you
  • Help centre – Find helpful video demos and articles to take advantage of all features
  • CRM emails – Send automated booking confirmation emails to your customers with your branding
  • Multiple users – Manage account access levels for your staff, from view-only to admin

Not only all of the above, but a Bookteq subscription would also entitle you access to thousands of sports players through Playfinder. The partnership will allow you access to more revenue by listing on the UK’s largest online portal for sports facilities.

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