Ticket Sales In Multiple Currencies?

[Ryan]

We have a client with a very specific need. The host an annual event on the Canada/USA border and draw from both countries. They accept registrations in both currencies, via two separate PayPal accounts.

Is it possible with Event Tickets Plus to have two registration pages, one for each currency, then have the payments directed to the appropriate PayPal account?

[Geoff]

Hey @Ryan,

Good question! I’m afraid that Event Tickets Plus does not support handling multiple currencies. If it did, however, that would be more likely to happen at the e-commerce level, for example, WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads, or whichever e-commerce plugin you are using with Event Tickets Plus.

While I am not totally familiar with how the client’s accounts are set up, they should be able to receive multiple currencies from the same PayPal account:

https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=p/sell/mc/mc_receive-outside

But again, I realize I may not have the full picture and I know that things are often set up a certain way for a good reason.

Cheers!
Geoff

[Ryan]

Thanks, Geoff.

I’d like to say that it’s set up that way for a good reason … but it’s really more about elderly bureaucracy and lack of understanding. Trying to convince them to change how they handle their finances has been a losing a battle.

[Geoff]

Ah bummer! I’ve definitely been in that boat myself and know how frustrating it is — I’m sorry that’s making your job a lot more difficult.

Sorry again I didn’t have a concrete solution for you here, but I hope this at least helps as far as knowing that PayPal is capable of fulfilling that need and that Event Tickets Plus could help facilitate that if a single account was in play.

Cheers, man!

Geoff

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