accesso Expands in Europe

Compagnies des Alpes to Leverage the accesso Passport eCommerce Platform for Belgian and Dutch Parks

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Mar 24, 2014, 08:00 ET

ORLANDO, Fla., March 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- accesso (AIM:ACSO), the premier technology solutions provider to the global attractions and leisure industry, has signed an agreement with Compagnies des Alpes (CDA) to provide the accesso Passport^® eCommerce solution for its parks in Belgium and Holland – Walibi Belgium, Bellewaerde Park, Aqualibi Belgium, Walibi Holland and Dolfinarium. The accesso Passport eCommerce solution will support a variety of languages including French, German, Dutch and English.

"The mobile revolution is well underway in Europe and resulting in a significant shift in guest demand when it comes to ticket purchase preferences," said Bas Maatman, CDA Finance Director for Holland. "The Accesso Passport solution delivers a richer and more intuitive user experience that will help us provide a guest experience that increases sales conversion across our online ticket stores."

accesso's eCommerce technology optimizes revenue through a highly-flexible, user-friendly design which seamlessly incorporates a wide range of dynamic revenue features including product up-sells and cross-sells, as well as, flexibility to support a range of unique promotional concepts. accesso leverages an agile programming methodology which allows for frequent, ongoing software updates to ensure the solutions include the most advanced features available and to quickly deploy client-requested enhancements.

"eCommerce and mobile solutions are a critical link in the theme park industry's global supply chain and we're proud that we're now able to fill that void by providing our ticketing platform to clients around the world," said Steve Brown, accesso COO for North America and Europe. "We're accustomed to managing high-volume online sales operations, which allow major theme park operators like Compagnies des Alpes to meet rapidly growing consumer demand for mobile sales through a world-class and highly-secure buying experience for their guests."

About accesso Technology Group
accesso (AIM: ACSO) is the premier technology solutions provider to the global attractions and leisure industry. Our patented and award-winning solutions drive increased revenue for attraction operators by significantly improving the most important part of an attraction visit: the guest experience. Our solutions add value to operators at every point in the guest journey:

We drive attendance
The accesso Passport^® ticketing suite is a comprehensive, easy-to-use cloud solution that processes many millions of ticket and season passes every year, enabling operators to maximize up-sell and cross-sell with ease to drive greater revenue.

We handle payments
Our payment gateway carries level 1 PCI security certification and 24/7 support. It provides the tools, security and support operators need to drive sales and has so far processed more than $5 billion in transactions.

We take guests out of line
Since 2001 over nine million guests have used a patented accesso LoQueue^SM solution to queue less, ride more, enjoy a better experience and increase their in-attraction spend.

We simplify point-of-sale
We offer a comprehensive point-of-sale solution through software modules combine ticketing, membership, retail, food/beverage transactions, rentals, credit card processing and many other functions into in a single system eliminating the need for separate systems and databases.

We increase engagement
accesso enables operators to engage more deeply and profitably with guests: pre-sale, in-attraction or post-visit. Our mobile apps have provided more than 2.75 million people with rich iOS and Android content to better plan their visit, buy their ticket on-the-go and unlock new experiences within an attraction.

More than 400 attractions worldwide currently employ accesso technology – from theme parks, to water parks, cultural attractions and sporting events ski and snow parks. We are proud that our solutions are trusted by the majority of the leading names in the leisure industry, including Six Flags Entertainment, Cedar Fair Entertainment Merlin Entertainments, International Speedway Corporation, Palace Entertainment, Compagnies des Alpes, and Herschend Family Entertainment.

accesso is a public company, listed on AIM: a market operated by the London Stock Exchange. For more information visit www.accesso.com.

About Companies des Alpes
Since being founded in 1989, Compagnies des Alpes is the indisputable leader of the leisure industry. With 11 ski areas among the most highly sought-after in the world (Tignes, Val d'Isere, Les Arcs, La Plagne, Les Menuires, Les 2Alpes, Meribel, Serre-Chevalier, etc.) and 15 renowned amusement parks (Parc Asterix, Grevin, Walibi, Futuroscope, etc.), the company has enjoyed continued growth in Europe (France, Netherlands, Belgium and Germany). CDA also holds shares in 4 ski areas and 7 amusement parks in France, Switzerland, Belgium and the UK.

During the fiscal year closed on 30 September 2013, it welcomed some 23 million visitors and posted total sales of €678 million, resulting in net profits for the group of €21 million (excluding special items). Compagnies des Alpes employs over 5,000 people and with its partners has created projects which, unlike standard concepts, generate unique experiences and leisure activities for everyone.

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