From festival to classical concert
Through the partnership, Festival Cadeaukaart and C-TIX offer music lovers the freedom to spend their gift card on a wide range of live experiences. From a festival to a choir concert, an orchestral performance or a chamber music series: the recipient chooses for themselves.
At checkout, the Festival Cadeaukaart appears alongside iDEAL | Wero. Organisers can also activate additional payment methods, such as credit card. The standard integration makes it easy for affiliated organisations to welcome visitors with a Festival Cadeaukaart.
Rowdy Baltus, founder and owner of Festival Cadeaukaart: “We want everyone with a Festival Cadeaukaart to be able to find an event that suits them. That is why we continue to expand our network and broaden our offering. The choirs, orchestras, concert series and festivals at C-TIX make a valuable contribution to this. That way, you give someone the freedom to choose a special musical experience for themselves.”
Ticket sales for the organisations behind the music
C-TIX was developed from the practice of the Dutch music sector. Founder Jasper Berben built the platform together with programmer Felipe Noriega for organisations that want to manage their ticket sales simply. The system focuses on, among others, choirs, wind bands, fanfare bands, orchestras, concert series and festivals, where volunteers are often active behind the scenes.
Organisers create a concert or event themselves and can start selling tickets straight away. The order form can be placed on their own website. At the door, tickets are checked with the free scan app for iPhone. Proceeds are paid out every Wednesday.
Jasper Berben, founder and owner of C-TIX: “With us, the buyer pays one fixed amount per order, not per ticket. So a family of four going to a concert does not pay service fees four times. The renewed dashboard makes things even easier for organisers. The fact that the Festival Cadeaukaart is automatically included as a payment method fits perfectly with that.”
Also visible in the concert agenda
The partnership will also feature in C-TIX's new concert agenda, the successor to c-tips.nl, and the accompanying newsletter. Festival Cadeaukaart is a partner of both channels.
In the agenda, visitors discover concerts and events for which they can buy tickets via C-TIX. Holders of a Festival Cadeaukaart can find inspiration there and use their balance directly when ordering tickets.
Jasper Berben: “A gift card for live music does not belong only to the big festivals. With the Festival Cadeaukaart, you can just as well go to a choir concert in the church around the corner or a chamber music series in your neighbourhood. That is something we are working on together.”
About Festival Cadeaukaart
Festival Cadeaukaart has been available since 2019 and is an initiative of TicketGift B.V. from Amsterdam. The gift card gives access to more than 1,000 festivals and events per year. Through integrations with payment providers such as Mollie, PAY., Buckaroo and MultiSafepay, recipients can use their balance at checkout in affiliated ticket shops.
The Festival Cadeaukaart is available as a physical and digital gift card, online with a value of your choice from €10 to €150. In addition to its own webshop, the card is available at more than 4,000 points of sale, including Albert Heijn, HEMA, Primera, Bruna, SPAR and PLUS, and via various online gift card shops. The card is valid for two years after purchase.
More information: c-tix.com/kaartverkoop · festivalcadeau.com
