Free vs. Premium
Coupons and voucher campaigns are only available in the “Premium“ version.
Coupons
In Tixys, a coupon is an alpha-numeric code like CN-29783-USQV5A. This code can be used by
There are several common use cases for coupons: For example, you can use them in a print advertising campaign. Or you can even print a coupon code on your tickets, to give recurring customers a little bonus.
A coupon code is generated by Tixys when you create a coupon campaign, which can be done on the Administration area›Marketing›Coupons page. A coupon has got the following
| ID | Automatically generated identifier. |
|---|---|
| Campaign code | The actual coupon code, to be given to customers. It is automatically generated by Tixys and consists of the prefix CN-, the campaign ID and a random alpha-numeric part. |
| Name | The name of the campaign. |
| Campaign period | Defines when the coupon can be used. |
| Discount | The actual value of the coupon. Either a percentage – in this case, the ticket price will be reduced by the given percentage. Or a fixed deduction. |
| Status | Set the campaign to “inactive” to temporarily disable it. |
| Limit to start station | The coupon can only be applied to tickets that start at the given |
| Limit to destination station | The coupon can only be applied to tickets that end at the given station. |
| Limit to route | The coupon can only be applied to tickets that use at the given |
| Minimum ticket value | The coupon can only be applied to tickets that have at least the given value. |
Vouchers
In Tixys, a voucher is an alpha-numeric code like VC-29783-USQV5A. This code is associated with a fixed monetary value and can be given to a customer. The customer can use the voucher value during the
Of course, you can print the voucher code on a nicely designed card or flyer, if you want to use it for marketing purposes.
Managing vouchers
Before you can create a voucher, you must create a voucher campaign, which can be done on the Administration area›Marketing›Vouchers page.
Voucher campaigns can, like coupon campaigns, be restricted to stations, routes or minimum ticket values. See the description of coupon campaigns above for details.
When the campaign is created, click “Manage vouchers” to add or modify single vouchers.
Control elementsSearch: Search vouchers. Optionally, limit the result set to vouchers of a certain value.Add vouchers: Create a sequence of new vouchers. Enter the number of vouchers and their values.PropertiesVoucher code: The full voucher, to be given to the customer.Current value: The current/remaining value of a voucher. You can “recharge” the voucher by increasing this number.Comment: Field for internal remarks. It’s a good idea to note a specific reference here, so that you know who is in possession of this voucher, and why.Save: After editing a voucher, don’t forget to save it.Delete: If the voucher hasn’t been used yet, you can delete it. Otherwise, simply set its remaining value to zero.