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Customer says: Bossche bollen

By: LeisureKing
1 week ago

Anyone looking for a tasty and cultural outing in 's-Hertogenbosch will soon come to the Bossche Bollen Belevenis. Since the start they have been using LeisureKing as their reservation system. In this blog, owner Jules explains how he uses LeisureKing to keep their sweet indoor location running smoothly.

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Customer Comments: Toms Creek

By: LeisureKing
1 month ago

Those looking for fishing activities, outdoor experiences or water sports quickly come to Toms Creek and Toms Beach & Surf. Since 2019, they have been using LeisureKing as their reservation system. In this blog, owner Tom talks about how he uses LeisureKing to keep their outdoor venue running smoothly.

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Stop with administration - do what you really like

By: LeisureKing
3 months ago

Leisure entrepreneur Erik Kroon has been running successful outings in the Veluwe region for nearly 30 years. In this blog, he shares how he said goodbye to Excel, endless emails and unnecessary staff costs with LeisureKing.

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What to do if your client comes with fewer participants?

By: LeisureKing
4 months ago

No-shows or fewer attendees than agreed upon can disrupt your schedule and revenue. Fortunately, there are effective ways to prevent this from happening. Here are eight practical tips to better protect your business from unexpected cancellations.

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Successful partnership: LeisureKing & EasySecure International

By: LeisureKing
5 months ago

Fast and smart access at TerSpegelt Recreation Park without queues. Discover how LeisureKing and EasySecure make this possible.

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Successful partnership: LeisureKing & EasySecure International

New updates now available

By: LeisureKing
2 years ago

Good news! Behind the scenes, we have been busy optimizing the Reservation Overview and Reservation Page within the LeisureKing environment. Both have become more compact and functional. Log in and experience the ease of use for yourself. Below you will find an overview of the wi...

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Changes to the OMS as of March 8

By: LeisureKing
3 years ago

If you log into LeisureKing starting March 8, the software will look different than what you're used to. Below we tell you more about the major changes and what this means for you. Lockscreen The first time you log in, you will see a notification about your new unlock code. The unlock...

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LeisureKing's new booking module

By: LeisureKing
3 years ago

Customer experience, that word was central during the development of LeisureKing's new booking module. Although your activities are easily bookable through your website, we go the extra mile! Even faster, clearer, more efficient.... Below we tell you more about the advantages and...

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Recreation Trade Fair November 16, 17 and 18, 2021

By: LeisureKing
3 years ago

Unfortunately, we had to skip it in 2020, but this year we will be back twice over! What can you expect from us at the Recreation Trade Fair booth 259 in hall 2? LeisureKing is the reservation system for the recreation industry. We are constantly moving to improve and further ...

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Are you already selling gift cards or vouchers?

By: LeisureKing
3 years ago

Do you offer gift certificates? Or have you ever thought of selling vouchers? We can help you with that with LeisureKing! How nice is it to receive a birthday gift that can be used for an active afternoon? Fantastic of course, you know that better than anyone else! With Leisu...

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LeisureKing and Booking Experts join forces

By: LeisureKing
4 years ago

You experience every day that LeisureKing is the ideal reservation system for day recreation. Booking Experts is that reservation system for vacation parks. Through the unique link between LeisureKing and Booking Experts we bring these two recreation worlds together in one system.

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Why book online?

By: LeisureKing
4 years ago

Unfortunately, we have not yet left corona behind. We are still dealing with constraints, which have forced you to adjust your methods. Perhaps you are partially open, or not yet open at all. You may receive fewer guests than usual and have to deal with a maximum visitation...

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Checklist for your new season

By: LeisureKing
4 years ago

With the checklist below, we want to help you as a LeisureKing user to start the new season in the best possible way. Are your time slots created correctly? Make sure your time slots are set correctly. With time slots you can regulate that your location never gets too crowded. But do you have ...

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No line for checkout? How then?

By: LeisureKing
4 years ago

✔ Your activities are bookable online ✔ The customer receives an automatic confirmation after booking ✔ Your boats are neatly moored at the dock or your bicycles are ready in the morning ✔ Your staff is eager to welcome guests today We can totally see it vo...

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Queue for checkout forever a thing of the past!

By: LeisureKing
4 years ago

✔ Your activities are bookable online ✔ The customer receives an automatic confirmation after booking ✔ Your park, escape room, museum or bowling alleys are ready to go ✔ Your staff is eager to welcome customers (again) We see it all before us, and you are e...

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New checkout environment that saves you time and money

By: LeisureKing
4 years ago

We may reveal another new update! Especially for you as a LeisureKing user, we proudly present our new Front Desk Checkout environment! Front Desk Checkout Environment We are constantly working to further develop LeisureKing. And regularly we receive feedback from you as a user o...

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Have you thought about this?

By: LeisureKing
4 years ago

The first sunny days are behind us again. At LeisureKing we see this directly reflected in the bookings. All over the Netherlands people are going out to do those few activities that are allowed. Last week many bikes and canoes were already booked online. But this may be true...

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Last minute promotions? LeisureKing is your ideal partner!

By: LeisureKing
4 years ago

A good week ago we were in a true winter wonderland. People were going out to cross-country ski and ice skate. Everyone was enjoying the white landscape. Super to see how many of you immediately took advantage of this opportunity. We would like to take a moment to pause...

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Moving quickly is key

By: LeisureKing
4 years ago

Last week there was another press conference surrounding the corona measures. Once again various points were discussed that you as a company have to deal with. Then it is important that you can move quickly within your company. Hopefully you will soon be allowed to reopen and people will be able to enjoy...

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Time to skate!?

By: LeisureKing
4 years ago

Next week it will be nice and cold again. That's good news, because then it will be possible to skate again! The local skating rinks will have a challenge then, though. Because yes, of course, we are still in corona time.... That means that visitors are allowed in by predetermined time slots....

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Tips to increase your sales

By: LeisureKing
4 years ago

It looks like the vacation parks and campgrounds are starting to fill up again. Are you ready for when the doors are allowed to reopen soon? Set your booking margin to zero At LeisureKing, we like to look at numbers, because measuring is knowing, of course. For example, we know that as many as 63% of tourists and day trippers are...

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Are you available in the evening for new reservations?

By: LeisureKing
4 years ago

It looks like it's going to be another busy summer. Many vacation parks report to us that bookings are already coming in briskly. These tourists all want to do nice things during their stay. And of course you are the person to help them with that! On average 81% of the bookings are...

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You're not allowed to open yet, now what?

By: LeisureKing
4 years ago

An even longer period of closed doors. Last Tuesday's press conference again gave little hope. Precisely during the period when money must be made, the doors remain closed. A difficult period when more money flies out of the drawer, than comes in. We understand that watching a...

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These new features you'll want to use!

By: LeisureKing
4 years ago

First of all, of course, best wishes for 2021! May this year just be nice and normal. We are really looking forward to it, because we have some great things coming up at LeisureKing. But let's start with the latest update, because in December we made a few more improvements to...

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Let's end 2020 on a positive note

By: LeisureKing
4 years ago

The year 2020 is almost upon us. A year we will not soon forget, and many of us are only too happy to leave behind. But positive things have also happened. For example, in the world of online booking, and we noticed that at LeisureKing, too. Last year, we saw only a few...

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Fast and good free service, where do you find that these days? - BLOG

By: LeisureKing
4 years ago

Last week, LeisureKing held its first free webinar on how to get revenue figures and statistics from its ticketing and reservation system. About 35 participants got a quick course on all the ins and outs in about three quarters of an hour. Quite handy to have at the end of the year...

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A free LeisureKing webinar every month - BLOG

By: LeisureKing
4 years ago

We regularly receive questions from our customers, via phone, email and chat. For example, about how functions work or where to find and modify certain information. We can often give a quick answer to these questions, and then the customer can get on with their business. Customer happy, we happy. Still, we think d...

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Tomorrow your tickets could be bookable online - BLOG

By: LeisureKing
4 years ago

The message of our prime minister in May 2020 was clear, even in times of corona you can very well visit a museum. But ... then you have to book in advance. After all, it is now more important than ever that it does not get too crowded and the 1.5-meter guideline is well warranted....

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Together we will get that smile back! - BLOG

By: LeisureKing
5 years ago

These are strange times... I hear that phrase at least once during every phone conversation. Strange times they certainly are yes. For me, reason enough to climb into the digital pen. In the first weeks there was panic: Will the leisure industry still exist? Fortunately, most entrepreneurs are showing waa...

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Are you already at the 78 percent online booking mark?

By: LeisureKing
6 years ago

Did you read it, too? CBS figures show that 78%, some 11.5 million people, made some online purchases in 2018. And admission tickets for concerts, events and theme parks rank second in this regard. Good news for you as an activity provider! For us, that 78% doesn't come...

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E-ticket convenient? Forget it! - BLOG

By: LeisureKing
6 years ago

At least, according to the Zuyderwijk family. It was during our (Christmas) vacation in Sri Lanka at the end of 2018. Our tour guide managed to convince the family in question to buy tickets to the museum and the ancient temple city of Polonnaruwa online in advance, because they didn't have enough dollars left. Through e...

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TicketsPlus and Front Office App move forward together

By: LeisureKing
6 years ago

It was coming and now it is a fact: the TicketsPlus region function and LeisureKing's Front Office App are going to work together. This makes it possible for all front office staff, from a hotel or vacation park, to easily and quickly bo...

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Which website visitors become bookers? - BLOG

By: LeisureKing
6 years ago

That's kind of interesting to know right! With Google Analytics, you can very easily measure visitor numbers on your website. And you probably already do. But which visitors actually book that bike, sloop, bowling alley or escape room with you through LeisureKing? Of course you want to know...

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What if someone wants to make a reservation over the phone anyway? - BLOG

Door: LeisureKing
6 years ago

An online reservation system is enormously convenient, but there will always be customers who still like to call in to make a reservation. And then, of course, there are the customers who, during their vacation or day out, just walk in to see what activities they can do at your place. Z...

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Taking advantage of discounts? - BLOG

By: LeisureKing
6 years ago

It is common knowledge that everyone loves discounts, especially Dutch people! For many people, whether subconsciously or not, this is still a reason to go through with a purchase. This applies to any product or service, and thus also to your business! But how can you best take advantage of this? A nice ko...

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Are you already offering your materials at different prices - BLOG

By: LeisureKing
6 years ago

You know, some days or parts of the day are just a little less busy. Then it could just be that you're at the business all day, but most of your bikes are stationary, the sloops are at the dock, your escape rooms aren't rented or there are still a lot of bowling alleys free. No k...

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I don't want to lose control of my business

By: LeisureKing
6 years ago

During my appointment last week, I saw it happen again: the entrepreneur I spoke with was afraid of losing control of his business if he used a reservation system. He literally said, "Then everything will be in the computer and not in my paper diary, how is that?....

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I have computer fears - BLOG

By: LeisureKing
6 years ago

Rest assured, we hear it more often. You're not the only one with this virus though. You don't want to work with computers, you can't work with computers and you don't feel like learning. We completely understand. You want to be busy with your business, event, equipment, activities or other za...

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Unfortunately, I no longer have any material available here - BLOG

By: LeisureKing
6 years ago

A response you might give quite often to a customer who calls. How nice would it be if the customer could already read this information on your website and see that you do have materials available tomorrow. Customers especially shouldn't have to start calling, right? Calendar with colors for availability....

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How do you control your rental materials? - Blog

By: LeisureKing
6 years ago

As a bike rental company, you sometimes hear from a hotel: "Just put 10 e-bikes at my place". In Excel you keep track of how many bikes are rented and at the end of the month you are told for what amount you can send an invoice. All in good faith, but also a recipe....

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LeisureKing & TicketsPlus collaborate on Front Office App success

By: LeisureKing
7 years ago

On March 5, we entered into a partnership with TicketsPlus. A great partnership that benefits both lodging accommodations and theme parks. By merging our knowledge and services, we can ensure that the Front Office App of LeisureKing will be even more complete and...

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Big brands choose LeisureKing - Blog

By: LeisureKing
7 years ago

When I founded LeisureKing in 2013, I wanted to do things differently from the rest. Everything focused on the future and not worry about how other parties offer their services. Thus, our revenue model is on a no cure no pay basis. Precisely because most users are tourism companies and I just want to make it...

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It's raining, so the customer wants money back - Blog

By: LeisureKing
7 years ago

We still hear it sometimes as a reason why a sloop, bike or scooter rental company does not want to be bookable online. "We are hospitable, so if a customer has booked and it rains then that customer can cancel it for free. When they book and pay online then I have to go and return the money....

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Do you also have an app? - Blog

By: LeisureKing
7 years ago

A question you often hear these days. And many campsites, bungalow parks, hotels, villages, cities, regions and cruise ships also have their own app. In this app you can then find the recreation program, information about the food, tomorrow's weather or the opening hours of the swimming pool. Or you can e.g....

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Something strange is going on - Blog

By: LeisureKing
7 years ago

Last week I was looking for a hotel and for this I prefer to use Booking.com. Why? Because Booking.com easily and clearly shows which hotels can be found and booked in a certain region. But actually I never book through Booking.com, but always directly through the we...

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What is there to do in the area? - Blog

By: LeisureKing
7 years ago

This might well be the most frequently asked question at the reception desk of a hotel, bungalow park, campground or tourist office. The reception employee is then busy collecting this information through various channels. And where possible, gives a flyer to the guests. A time-consuming job. Z...

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More and more attractions are embracing the Front Office App - BLOG

By: LeisureKing
7 years ago

The Front Office App is currently being rolled out throughout the Netherlands. This platform makes it possible for you to see large and small attractions in the immediate vicinity of your hotel, bungalow park, B&B or VVV. And in addition you can sell the tickets to your guests with a favorable revenue model. ...

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Solutions to last-mile problem - Blog

By: LeisureKing
7 years ago

More and more companies are asking us about last-mile solutions. The last-mile? What is that you may be thinking. We all have to deal with it from time to time. For example, when you travel by public transport. Usually it goes well until the last stop. Then comes the last-mile (th...

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Work on a Fred-proof website with LeisureKing! - Blog

By: LeisureKing
7 years ago

The arrival of Google's algorithm update called Fred makes relevant content on Web sites more important than ever. The update has been active on the Web for several months now, but the effects are well visible. Fred ruthlessly charges against Web sites that are full of worthless content and ads. On...

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83% of our reservations are made online

By: LeisureKing
7 years ago

It won't get any higher than this, expects Erik Kroon (owner of SOS Events in Uddel). With his Klimbos in Garderen and rental shops with special transport equipment, he started offering his services online six years ago. That as many as 83% of reservations are now onli...

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Arrangementsweb is partnering with LeisureKing

By: LeisureKing
8 years ago

A particularly nice partnership is a fact: Arrangementenweb is going to use LeisureKing to optimize its online services even more. Arrangementenweb was already greatly appreciated in the past for its targeted arrangements around the holidays. And now they are expanding this with multiple portal...

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Go-Kids chooses LeisureKing

By: LeisureKing
8 years ago

It is impossible to imagine a region without Go-Kids as a platform for all kinds of fun, child-friendly places and activities. With 15 different regions, they are now the largest player in the Netherlands. Thousands of families and children's outings are found through the website. A professional website is...

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Personal data security tips

By: LeisureKing
8 years ago

Last Monday, April 3, it came out that the data of 450,000 lottery participants had become insightful due to a security breach. It turned out to be an investigation after the fact, but it does make you think. After all, the convenience and speed of booking online comes with a ...

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Ticket shops on boulevards are shutting down en masse!

By: LeisureKing
8 years ago

It is April 1, 2020, and you are walking along the promenade of your vacation village. The stores have remained largely the same over the years. Souvenir shops, eateries, ice cream stands and an English pub fill the streetscape. You only miss one kind of store: that store where you "used to" buy your activi...

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When the weather is nice, I'm full anyway!

By: LeisureKing
8 years ago

There are plenty of reasons why you don't want your activities bookable online yet. One reason could be that you are full anyway when the weather is nice. Or that customers come running that way in high season. Yet these are not good reasons, because everyone is full when the weather is nice and in the high...

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Selling tickets for your event?

By: LeisureKing
8 years ago

You have organized a small event and want to sell tickets in advance online. How do you make sure that visitors can book and pay for their tickets online, without the intervention of complicated banking. You want to take care of it yourself and preferably now! Then make use of LeisureKing. A tick...

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Reservation system for your activities?

By: LeisureKing
8 years ago

Where do you begin your search for a good reservation system? First of all, you need to ask yourself why you need a reservation system. Is it because you would like to sell your own services online through your own site? Is it because you want to get your accounting done digitally? Is it because you...

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Your receptionist as a revenue model

By: LeisureKing
8 years ago

In New Zealand, they've been doing it for years! Selling activities and tickets at the front desk of a hotel or campground. For every ticket or activity sold, the hotel or bungalow park receives commission. The receptionist thus becomes a revenue model instead of a cost. Smart! Now you will think ...

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Selling tickets online?

By: LeisureKing
9 years ago

Visitors to events, amusement parks, swimming pools, playgrounds and museums now expect to be able to buy their admission tickets online. No more standing in line at the box office, easy online booking and payment at home, and being assured of a valid ticket. That is w...

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Selling tickets online for your museum?

By: LeisureKing
9 years ago

You have huge doubts about whether to switch to digital tickets for your museum. Switching to a ticketing system is especially exciting for employees, many of whom are volunteers. But did you know that online tickets can run in parallel with your current admission tickets? In other words, you can use tickets in addition to aa...

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Selling tickets online for your amusement park?

By: LeisureKing
9 years ago

With LeisureKing, you can quickly and easily sell tickets online through your own site. You can sell tickets with or without a date and you set the price yourself. It is even possible to offer tickets at different rates during off-peak periods. The proceeds from the sale of tickets are collected within one month.

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Selling tickets online for your event?

By: LeisureKing
9 years ago

You are organizing an event and would like to sell tickets online. Nowadays this can be done very easily and safely with LeisureKing. No administrative hassle and all reservations directly in a user-friendly overview. LeisureKing is a ticket and reservation system that also ...

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LeisureKing in the Rai!

By: LeisureKing
9 years ago

Meet us there, we have FREE tickets for you. On Feb. 18, LeisureKing will be at the EvenementContact trade show at the Rai in Amsterdam. Want to know if LeisureKing is right for your business or are you ready for an update? There are several developments going on which we would like to tell you more about...

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Portal websites are not a solution to good marketing!

By: LeisureKing
9 years ago

We all know the sites you can list your services on. Sites like bedrijfsuitje.nl, www.1001activiteiten.nl and www.dagjeweg.nl. All sites that allow you to profile your business. All these sites charge money for placement where your client has no idea if you are über...

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LeisureKing: linkable to your website

By: LeisureKing
10 years ago

The customer books the material or activity directly, through your own website, and pays online! LeisureKing's free system can be linked to your website. The customer books and pays in a completely familiar environment with the service they are used to. This all happens within your own website,...

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LeisureKing convinces the leisure industry!

By: LeisureKing
10 years ago

Digital transformation is penetrating ever deeper into the business world. Many industries are already aware of this and often already online & mobile-proof. Slowly, this development is also beginning to unfold in the world of leisure activities. The leisure industry in the Netherlands, touches...

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A peek into the world of LeisureKing

By: LeisureKing
10 years ago

Take a peek into the world of online booking and payment. In a short promo, you will see how easy it is to set up LeisureKing's system. Enter the data step by step using the wizard and in no time you will enter your materials and inventory. Then you link them to the...

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Want to know what you will turnover tomorrow? Even on vacation you have an overview!

By: LeisureKing
10 years ago

As a true business owner, it is difficult to let go of business, especially on vacation or during a short break in your operations. Of course, you trust your employees and leave the business in good hands. But imagine if you could still watch along with them? How nice is that! At the ...

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You also realize that the world is changing?

By: LeisureKing
10 years ago

The Internet is increasingly influencing industries and businesses, large or small, and the impact is growing. There is a digital transformation going on in business. This can be felt in our daily lives; consumers are eager to get all kinds of things done quickly and online. From booking ...

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Taking reservations, not so obvious sometimes....

By: LeisureKing
10 years ago

Let me sketch it for you; a customer calls asking if there are any bicycles available. You answer that this is the case and the customer closes the call with: "okay, I'll call you back later." Then it remains silent. Since the customer does not leave any details, you further note ...

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Things are about to change within the Leisure Market....

By: LeisureKing
10 years ago

According to the largest platform for Internet and Web 2.0 Dutchcowboys.nl, the biggest change in 2015 will be in the area of online payment, booking and handling. The leisure market is going to change in the foreseeable future, and the question is, are you ready for it yet? Can your customer already onli...

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The FREE online booking and payments system that is going to make the difference to your organization, big or small.

By: LeisureKing
10 years ago

The difference between an old-fashioned way of working whereby customers cannot book or pay online and a company that is ready for the modern day consumer. A company that meets the customer's demands and that can provide services fast, simple and focused. LeisureKing: Booked, Paid, Done! The big a...

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The FREE online reservation and payment system that will make the difference in your organization, large or small.

By: LeisureKing
10 years ago

The difference between an old-fashioned business where customers cannot make reservations and payments online or a business that is ready for the modern consumer. An organization that meets customer demand and can serve them quickly, easily and purposefully. LeisureKing: Booked, Paid, Ger...

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