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How Booking Fees Work

How to set default booking fee that applies across all tickets/events

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Written by Trischa
Updated over 2 weeks ago

With Eventcube, you set and keep both the face value and the custom booking fee on all tickets sold with our fees and the payment processing fee taken as a % of that total amount.

This allows you to cover your costs, absorb any fees, or make a little extra on top of the ticket price. The decision is yours.

Note: When you create a ticket and don't add a Custom Booking Fee, Eventcube applies a default 10% booking fee which, in almost all cases, covers the platform and payment processing fees. You have the option to set a higher booking fee depending on your ticketing goals.

How to set up a custom booking fee per ticket

The custom booking fee is a fee you set yourself. It's the amount added on top your ticket price, usually intended to cover fees or increase profit margin.

Here's how you set custom booking fees:

1. Go to Events.

2. Select the event you want to edit.

3. Navigate to the Tickets page.

4. Create a new ticket or if you have an existing ticket, choose Edit.

5. Scroll down to Ticket Pricing.

6. Enable Custom Booking Fee feature and enter your desired amount.

7. Hit the green “Save” button at the bottom to save your changes.

8. This is what it will look like in the front end. Both your ticket price and booking fee will be displayed at checkout.


What happens if I don't set a custom booking fee?

If you don't set a custom booking fee, Eventcube applies a default 10% booking fee to help you cover the platform and card payment processing fees. This is only a placeholder and can always be changed.

For alternative payment methods or custom rates, you can check the Stripe pricing page to ensure you know all fees.

What if I want to absorb all fees?

If you want your ticket price to be all-in without any additional fees, simply enable Custom Booking Fee and set it to zero.

Absorbing fees into the ticket price:

1. Set up a paid ticket.

2. Enter a ticket price that accounts for any and all fees.

3. Enable Custom Booking Fee.

4. Set booking fee to zero (0).

Note: If you’re an event organizer under an Eventcube store with limited admin controls, you can't set and change custom booking fees. Please contact your admin directly.

How to set a custom booking fee that applies all events in your store

Here's how to set a standard booking fee that applies to all organizer-led events in your ticket store.

1. Go to Store Settings.

2. Navigate to General Settings.

3. Find the "Default custom booking fee" field.

4. Enter your desired amount.

5. Save your changes.

Note: The default custom booking fee will only apply to tickets created after its set-up. Ticket created prior to this change will retain their booking fees.

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