Palace Entertainment Extends Agreement with accesso

LONDON, Oct. 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- accesso (AIM:ACSO), the premier technology solutions provider to the global attractions and leisure industry, today announced that it has signed a three-year extension to its existing agreement with Palace Entertainment, one of the leading leisure park operators in the United States.

The extended agreement means Palace Entertainment will continue to leverage the accesso Passport^® ticketing suite for eCommerce across 14 of the operator's venues through 2017.

"Accesso is a longtime partner and their best-in-class eCommerce solution has become an important element of our strategic plan," said Russ Owens, Palace Entertainment Chief Financial Officer. "Accesso's technology and expertise has resulted in an optimized purchase experience for our guests on desktop, tablet and mobile devices allowing Palace Entertainment parks to keep pace with today's technology."

"This extension strengthens our relationship with Palace Entertainment and confirms our innovation and technology as a critical strategic revenue driver for their business," said Tom Burnet, accesso CEO.  "We appreciate the continued confidence Palace has placed in us and look forward to working with them developing additional innovative ways to meet the needs of their business and 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 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 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, water parks, cultural attractions and sporting events to 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, Compagnie 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 Palace Entertainment
Palace Entertainment owns and operates 40 amusement parks, water parks and family entertainment centers within the U.S., including Raging Waters, Kennywood, Idlewild, Boomers, Speedzone and Story Land. The company entertains millions of guests annually and is one of the largest park operators in the U.S. For more information, or for a park nearest your location, visit www.palaceentertainment.com.

Contact: Vicki Johnson, 1-407-340-9658, [email protected]

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