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Booking Pattern
Timed entry along a set one-way indoor route
For aquariums
Booking software for aquariums
Sell timed entry to keep a one-way route flowing, upsell behind-the-scenes and dive experiences, recognise members and passes, and scan QR at the door.
At a glance
How Aquariums businesses operate
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Capacity Type
Per-person slot caps to keep the route comfortable
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Resources
Front-of-house staff and hosts for special experiences
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Weather Dependent
Inverse — wet days bring more indoor visitors
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Waivers
A briefing or waiver for dive and snorkel experiences
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Checkin
Staff scan QR tickets at the entrance
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Seasonality
School holidays and wet-weather days drive the peaks
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Party Type
Families, members, schools and experience-gift buyers
The challenges
What gets in the way
The operational friction we hear about most — and what Experiqo does about it.
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The challenge
A one-way route jams if entry bunches
An aquarium walks visitors along a fixed route, and a bunch of arrivals creates a jam at the first tank. Timed entry with caps keeps the whole route flowing steadily.
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The challenge
Wet weather brings sudden surges
A rainy forecast drives families indoors and straight to you. Managing capacity by slot means a surge doesn't overwhelm the route or the front desk.
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The challenge
Dive and behind-the-scenes are premium extras
A shark dive or a behind-the-scenes tour is a high-value experience with a tiny cap and a safety briefing. Selling it as an add-on captures that at booking.
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The challenge
Members and passes need quick entry
Aquariums carry lots of members and annual passes. Recognising them at booking keeps their entry fast and their benefit intact.
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The challenge
Experiences sell as gifts
A dive or feed experience makes a memorable present. Vouchers sold and tracked capture the gifting spend and redeem against a future slot.
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The challenge
Reviews steer the rainy-day choice
Families pick a wet-weather day out on reviews. Prompting visitors afterwards keeps a steady flow feeding your listings.
The platform
Features built for Aquariums
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Gift vouchers
Sell gift vouchers on your website and redeem them at checkout, with balances tracked so partly used vouchers keep working.
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Add-ons & extras
Offer extras like equipment hire, photos or refreshments at checkout, priced per person or per booking, to lift the value of every order.
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Ticket & price types
Set adult, child, concession and custom prices per product, so guests choose the right ticket and your totals add up correctly.
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Digital waivers
Collect signed waivers before guests arrive, so your team is not chasing paperwork at the water's edge on the day.
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Capacity control
Cap the number of places by date, time, guide, vehicle or equipment, so you sell exactly what you can deliver and never oversell.
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Time slots
Sell timed-entry slots with a limit on each one, so you spread arrivals evenly and never crowd your busiest moments.
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QR ticket scanning
Scan QR tickets on arrival to check guests in quickly, so busy entrances keep moving and every ticket is validated as it is used.
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Review collection
Ask guests for a review automatically after their trip, with a rating gate and a delay you control, target the whole business or an individual guide, and sync approved reviews to Google, Trustpilot and TripAdvisor.
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A day with Experiqo
How Aquariums runs on Experiqo
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Step 1
Set timed entry and experiences
Publish timed entry capped for the one-way route, plus scheduled dive and behind-the-scenes experiences with their own tight caps.
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Step 2
A family books entry
A family books an afternoon entry slot on a rainy day, and receives QR tickets that keep the route flowing.
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Step 3
A dive experience is added
Another visitor adds a shark-dive experience with its safety briefing captured at booking.
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Step 4
Staff scan at the door
At the entrance staff scan each party's QR ticket, recognising members and clearing the slot smoothly.
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Step 5
A review request follows the visit
Afterwards visitors are asked to review, keeping your listings strong for the next wet-weather day.
One connected system
One connected system, from booking to check-in
Every part of a aquariums booking flows through one platform — no re-keying, no disconnected tools.
01 · Sell
Turn demand into paid bookings
Products
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Availability
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Bookings
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02 · Operate
Keep guests and teams moving
Customers
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Payments
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Staff
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03 · Understand
Use one live picture to grow
Resources
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Communications
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Reporting
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No re-keying. No disconnected tools. A change in one workspace updates everywhere.
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FAQs
Questions from operators like you
Capping arrivals per slot keeps visitors moving steadily along the fixed route, so nobody bunches and jams the first tank.
Slot capacity spreads the rush that a rainy forecast drives indoors, so a surge never overwhelms the route or the front desk.
Offer them as scheduled add-ons with tight caps and a safety briefing captured at booking, bringing in high-value spend.
Member, pass-holder and standard price types recognise each visitor at checkout, keeping their arrival quick.
Sell a dive or feed voucher that redeems against a future slot, with the balance tracked, as a memorable present.
Capture a briefing or waiver at booking for dive and snorkel experiences, so the safety paperwork is done before arrival.