For events & clinics
Use caseSell event places in the same mobile checkout you use for courses and rentals, cap how many people fit, collect participant data, and plan the event and its team on the whiteboard
Operational effectone connected system, not a bolt-on ticketing app.
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If you run a clinic, a race day or a special session, the usual answer is to bolt on a separate ticketing tool — and then re-key everything back into your booking system afterwards. You don't need to. TIDEFORCE is the Commerce & Operations Platform for outdoor sports schools, and an event is just another thing you sell: it's one of the types in the same checkout you already use for courses and rentals. So the answer to "how do I sell and run events without a separate ticketing tool" is that you don't add a tool — you sell event places in your existing mobile checkout, with payments connected, and the people who booked land straight in the operation that has to run the day.
That's the whole point of doing it here instead of in a stand-alone ticketing app: the booking and the operation behind it share one data layer. The places you sell, the capacity you set, the participant details you collect and the event you plan on the whiteboard are the same record — not four exports you reconcile by hand the night before.
What it does
Sell event places in the same mobile checkout
Events are a built-in type in TIDEFORCE's single cart, alongside courses, lessons, rentals, tours, camps and moreA guest books a place in an event in the same mobile-first checkout, pays in the same flow, and can add a rental or another extra to the same cartRead moreRead less→
Events are a built-in type in TIDEFORCE's single cart, alongside courses, lessons, rentals, tours, camps and more. A guest books a place in an event in the same mobile-first checkout, pays in the same flow, and can add a rental or another extra to the same cart — one transaction, one payment. There's no separate ticketing storefront to maintain and no second login for your guests.
Capacity so an event can't oversell
Set how many places an event has the same way you cap everything else: per slot, per activity, per day and per seasonThe event sells until it's full and then stops, and you can run an event next to your normal courses and rentals on the same day, each carrying its own limitRead moreRead less→
Set how many places an event has the same way you cap everything else: per slot, per activity, per day and per season. The event sells until it's full and then stops, and you can run an event next to your normal courses and rentals on the same day, each carrying its own limit. Capacity reflects what you can actually staff and equip — not a guess.
Participant data and reminders
Everyone who books a place lands as a participant with their details attached, and email confirmations and reminders go out automaticallythe people coming to your event get the same prompts as the rest of your guests, and you have a real participant listRead moreRead less→
Everyone who books a place lands as a participant with their details attached, and email confirmations and reminders go out automatically — so the people coming to your event get the same prompts as the rest of your guests, and you have a real participant list instead of a spreadsheet someone forwarded around. It's all GDPR-compliant and hosted in the EU.
Add-ons in the same cart
An event place rarely travels aloneBecause it's the same cart, a guest can add the gear rental, the shuttle or an extra to their event booking in one go, and your staff can add extras to an event booking that already existsRead moreRead less→
An event place rarely travels alone. Because it's the same cart, a guest can add the gear rental, the shuttle or an extra to their event booking in one go, and your staff can add extras to an event booking that already exists — so a request at the desk becomes revenue instead of a side note. You're selling the whole event, not just the entry.
Plan the event and its team on the whiteboard
The bookings don't stop at "sold"An event lands on the same real-time whiteboard and timetable you run the rest of the day onRead moreRead less→
The bookings don't stop at "sold". An event lands on the same real-time whiteboard and timetable you run the rest of the day on, so you plan the event's sessions, assign the instructors and team working it, and attach the equipment it needs — and everyone working sees the same board update at once. The event is part of the day's plan, not a separate thing taped to the wall.
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The recap
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| Running an event | How TIDEFORCE handles it | Status |
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| Selling places | Events are a type in the same mobile checkout, paid in the same flow | Live |
| Not overselling | Capacity per slot, activity, day and season | Live |
| Knowing who's coming | Participant data plus automatic confirmations and reminders | Live |
| Selling more than the entry | Add-ons in the same cart, including extras added by staff | Live |
| Planning the day | Event sessions, team and equipment on the real-time whiteboard | Live |
| Fast arrivals | QR / one-tap check-in; manual check-in against the session today | Rolling out |
| Reserved seating, seat maps, ticket scanning, resale | Not part of TIDEFORCE — this isn't a stadium ticketing platform | Not offered |
Because events run on the same connected data as your bookings, what someone bought online and what happens at the event are one record, not two systems you reconcile. Pricing is a take-rate of 6.9% per processed transaction, payment fees included, with no setup or monthly fee. Hosting is in the EU on Google Cloud, GDPR-compliant, and your data stays yours. You can bring your existing customers and material in yourself with self-serve CSV import, or move across with white-glove migration when you switch fully — and go live with guided onboarding.
Frequently asked questions
01Do I need a separate ticketing tool to sell events?
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No. An event is one of the types in TIDEFORCE's single checkout, alongside courses, lessons, rentals and more. You sell event places in the same mobile-first flow you already use, with payments connected — so there's no separate ticketing app to set up, pay for or re-key bookings out of.
02Can I limit how many people can book an event?
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Yes. You set capacity per slot, activity, day and season, so an event sells until it's full and then stops. You can also run an event next to your normal courses and rentals on the same day, each with its own limit.
03Can guests add a rental or extras to their event booking?
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Yes. Because it's the same cart, a guest can add a rental, a shuttle or another add-on to their event booking in one transaction, and your staff can add extras to an event booking that already exists.
04How do people check in at the event?
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Today your team checks participants in against the session manually, so you can see who has arrived. QR check-in with one-tap check-in is rolling out — it is not shipped yet, so don't rely on it for an event you're planning now.
05Is this a full ticketing platform with seat maps and scanning?
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No. TIDEFORCE covers selling event places, capacity, participant data, payments and planning the event on the whiteboard. It is not a stadium-style ticketing system: there's no reserved seating or seat maps, no barcode or ticket scanning beyond the rolling-out QR check-in, and no ticket resale.
06Can I plan the event itself, not just sell it?
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Yes. An event lands on the same real-time whiteboard and timetable as the rest of your day, so you plan its sessions, assign the instructors and team working it, and attach the equipment it needs — and everyone working sees the same board update at once.
See how TIDEFORCE fits your school
In a short demo, we'll walk through your real workflows: services, booking, planning, team, guests, inventory, guidebook and shop.
We map your real school day first, then show only where TIDEFORCE actually fits.