How group tickets and VIP tables work
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Sell a booth for six or a pack of four as a single ticket, while every guest still gets their own QR code at the door.
Friends rarely go out alone, and a lot of nightlife revenue comes from groups: a crew of four splitting a bundle, or a birthday party booking a table. Group tickets let you sell those as one purchase without losing track of who is actually walking through the door.
One ticket, several people
When you create a ticket type, you can give it a group size. A ticket with a group size of 4 is bought once, at one price, but issues four separate QR codes. Each person in the group gets their own code, so they don’t have to arrive together and nobody waits outside for the friend holding the phone.
- Group of 4: a simple bundle, often priced a little under four single tickets.
- Table for 6 or 8: a VIP booth, usually with bottle service or a reserved area agreed with the venue.
- Pair ticket: a group of 2 for date nights or plus-ones.
Setting capacity correctly
Capacity counts tickets sold, not people. If your venue has five booths, set the table ticket’s capacity to 5, not to 30. Then make sure the total number of people across every ticket type still fits the room.
Pricing a table
Start from what the venue charges you for the booth, including any minimum spend, then add the value of the entry tickets it replaces. Be clear on the event page about what’s included: entry for how many people, whether drinks or bottles are part of it, and until what time the table is held. Vague tables lead to awkward conversations at the door.
At the door
Every guest at a table scans in individually, the same as any other ticket. That gives you an accurate head count, and if half the group arrives at 11 and the rest at midnight, nobody has to be walked in by hand.
Tips that help tables sell
- Release tables early. Groups plan further ahead than individuals.
- Keep the number of tables small so they feel like a real upgrade.
- Name the ticket clearly, for example “VIP booth for 6”, so the group size is obvious before checkout.
- Mention tables in your posts. Many people don’t know they can book one.