Festival bus platform for Partyshuttle
From ticket sales to bus assignment and check-in, in one platform
The challenge
Partyshuttle, previously operating as My Events Festivalvervoer, takes festival-goers to their favorite festival on the most fun party bus around. As the company grew, owner Duco kept running into the limits of manual work: ticket sales, passenger lists, the bus assignment and all the communication around each festival were handled largely in isolation from one another. For the move to the new Partyshuttle brand, he needed a single platform that could handle both sales and logistics, and that is ready for the future.
Our solution
We built a custom plugin for the Partyshuttle WordPress site, fully integrated with WooCommerce. Each festival is a product: visitors pick their festival, enter the passenger details per ticket and check out right away. The system then automatically assigns passengers across the available buses, based on their pickup location and the capacity of each bus.
Buying and safely reselling tickets
Buying a ticket takes a few clicks. If a festival is sold out, visitors can join a waitlist. And if someone can no longer make it, they safely resell their ticket through a separate page, with no account needed. The buyer comes off the waitlist, the seller is automatically refunded and the passenger details are transferred cleanly.
The whole ride handled, automatically
Behind the scenes, the platform takes most of the work off Duco's hands. Buses are filled automatically, with an overview where passengers can be moved around by drag-and-drop. Pickup locations carry departure times and a Google Maps link, passengers and drivers automatically receive the right emails (confirmation, travel information and changes), and a WhatsApp group is created per bus. On festival day, the driver checks everyone off through a mobile check-in page or a printable checklist.
The impact
Partyshuttle now runs more festivals with less manual work. Customers buy and resell their own tickets, drivers and passengers are kept informed automatically, and Duco keeps a grip on the entire operation from one familiar WordPress environment. The rebrand from My Events Festivalvervoer to Partyshuttle.nl launched on a platform that grows along with the company.
Why this project stands out
The strength is in the combination of:
A complete festival bus operation in WordPress and WooCommerce, from ticket sales to check-in
Safe ticket resale with a waitlist, automatic matching and refunds
Automatic bus assignment based on pickup location and capacity
Automated communication: emails, driver check-in and a WhatsApp group per bus
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