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How do service charges affect the visitor experience?
Flextickets|
3 October 2026

Suppose a ticket costs €15. Service fees are added at checkout. For one ticket, that might seem limited, but what happens when someone orders four tickets at once and pays service fees four times?


For organizers, service fees sometimes seem less important because they are often passed on to the visitor. Yet, it is precisely these extra costs that help determine how a visitor perceives the final price of an event.


Research into price psychology shows that it is not only the level of a price that matters, but also how logical, transparent, and fair additional costs feel.


Per ticket or per booking


Many ticketing systems charge service fees per ticket sold. With four tickets, the costs are therefore calculated four times.


An alternative is charging per booking. With a service fee of €1 per ticket, a visitor pays €4 for four tickets. With €1 per booking, it remains €1. For the organizer, both amounts can be passed on. For the visitor, however, the difference is clear. One person places one order, enters their details once, and makes one payment. From that perspective, a single booking fee can feel more logical than separate costs for each ticket.


Transparency counts


The moment at which costs become visible also plays a role. Mandatory additional costs that only appear during the ordering process can result in a less pleasant pricing experience. Therefore, a visitor who ultimately checks out does not automatically perceive the price structure as pleasant.


Therefore, when choosing a ticketing system, it makes sense to consider not only functionality and costs for the organizer, but also what the visitor ultimately pays.


One order, one booking fee


Flextickets deliberately chooses to charge per booking rather than per ticket. If someone orders multiple tickets at the same time, the fee is calculated only once.


The principle is simple: one order, one booking fee.


That can make a clear difference, especially for families, groups of friends, and other visitors who buy multiple tickets at once.


You can find more information about the rates and procedure on Flextickets.

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