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Ticketing for outdoor activities

At the height of summer, your outdoor activity base is running at full speed : eight canoeing and archery sessions run back to back, each supervised by a single instructor who can only watch over a strictly limited group of participants.

Outdoor equipment — canoes, bows, safety vests — comes in a fixed quantity and must be reassigned between two sessions, a constraint that gets even tighter in high season when every time slot is fully booked. Without a shared capacity between the counter and online sales, a session could be sold beyond the equipment actually available.

The Billetterie module for Odoo manages this constraint directly within your Odoo environment : a per-session capacity shared in real time between the counter and online sales, no overbooking beyond the equipment available, and a single ticket regardless of the purchase channel. Whether the season is high or low, every booking is deducted from the same group capacity.

The 4 key benefits

  • A seamless visitor experience


    Booking at the counter or online, same ticket, same check before the instructor's briefing — no difference in handling regardless of the sales channel.

  • Controlled sessions


    Limit the number of participants per session to the outdoor equipment available and the instructor's supervision capacity, with no manual intervention.

  • Attendance tracked in real time


    Monitor bookings and revenue per session and per activity, even during high-season peaks, directly within your Odoo environment.

  • Native Odoo integration


    No third-party tool to connect : ticketing relies directly on your existing Odoo CRM, accounting, and inventory.

What each module brings to your outdoor activities

The Billetterie module builds on Odoo's existing building blocks — each one covers a step of the visitor journey, from booking to entering the site.

Point of sale : selling at the counter

  • Immediate sale at the counter, the day's sessions already configured with their group capacity
  • Ticket printed or emailed in one click
  • Spot deducted instantly — no overbooking possible beyond the equipment available

Sales : groups and summer camps

  • Quotes and group pricing terms from the back office
  • Deferred invoicing for leisure centers and summer camps
  • Same flow as a standard sales order, applied to your supervised sessions

Online sales : booking before visiting

  • Online booking with choice of activity and session, in just a few clicks
  • Immediate confirmation, essential in high season when time slots fill up fast
  • Availability always synchronized with the counter

Access control : validating at the site entrance

  • Validation via mobile control app before the instructor's safety briefing
  • A ticket that has already been scanned cannot be reused
  • Number of participants present per session visible in real time, even during summer peaks

Channels manager : expanding distribution (coming soon)

An outdoor activity base rarely sells through a single channel : tourist offices, partner campsites, and outdoor activity booking platforms also relay your sessions. The Channels manager module, currently in development, will let you sync your availability with these external channels directly from Odoo, with no manual re-entry.

See also

An outdoor activity base often attracts the same audience as other family or outdoor leisure venues. Two other sectors worth exploring :

  • Tours — for your guided tours in nature (see the example)
  • Destinations — for tourist offices that promote outdoor activities across your area (see the example)

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