accesso Technology Group PLC, a leading technology provider for attractions worldwide, has announced its acquisition of VGS, a leading ticketing and visitor management system provider.
The award-winning VGS SnApp platform will now become accesso Horizon and will operate as part of accesso’s product set.
Powerful platform
The team behind VGS boasts decades of combined experience, and the company has supported visitor attractions around the world with selling, distributing and redeeming tickets since it was established in 2011. It has more than 100 clients in 11 countries, including leading theme parks in Dubai, Singapore, China and Japan, as well as the world’s largest theme park resort destination in Orlando, Florida.
VGS’s platform also works with zoos, observation towers and other unique attractions such as the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt. This platform has an extensive feature set, powerful scaling capabilities and globalised functionality. It allows venue operators to manage all services, benefits and entitlements for their guests in one platform.
It can be hosted on-site or in the cloud and has an open API so it can be directly integrated with other systems. With real-time information, operators are able to optimise sales through dynamic pricing and sales channel and availability management.
With its multi-venue support, operators can seamlessly improve visibility for the cross-promotion and cross-packaging of offers, enhancing the complete guest experience. The platform also has flexible, multi-lingual user interface support.
VGS currently has 33 global team members with offices in Milan, Dubai, Sinagpore and Orlando, who will now join accesso.
Technology to meet consumer demands
“I am beyond excited to announce the transformative acquisition of VGS. Its solution fits squarely into our technology roadmap and its top-tier customer base speaks volumes for the quality, scalability and functionality of the platform,” said accesso CEO Steve Brown. “This acquisition will allow us to provide our clients and future partners with technology that has the capacity to scale with their business long into the future and keep up with the growing demands of the modern consumer.
“This is particularly meaningful for me and [VGS CEO] Paolo, as our working relationship dates back more than two decades to the early days of the original VGS ticketing and visitor management solution. Paolo is a long-admired leader in this space, and one for whom I’ve had tremendous respect. I have watched his expertise and innovation shape the industry, and I look forward to our combined group continuing to bring innovative solutions to the leisure industry.”
VGS CEO Paolo Moro added: “I’m delighted for VGS to join forces with accesso. Our technology is complementary with accesso’s offering. We share the same absolute commitment to providing the best possible unified solutions to optimise our customers’ operations and enhance their guests’ experience before, during and after their visit. We look forward to working together as we move ahead to this exciting next chapter.”
accesso recently launched accesso Freedom, a new robust, fully-hosted point-of-sale (POS) platform that is fast, frictionless, flexible and scalable.
