Alternatives
Looking for an alternative way for event guests to order and pay?
On big event nights the bar is the bottleneck, tabs are messy, and someone always disputes the split at midnight. The alternative is moving the ordering and the payment to before the event, into each guest’s own hands. That is what Prinq by Creventa does.
Prinq by Creventa is the guest pre-order and payment platform trusted by leading premium hospitality venues: every guest builds and pays for their own order before they arrive, fully branded as your venue.
Why venues go looking
Tabs and split bills. When every guest pays for their own order at the point of choosing it, there is no tab to reconcile and no bill to split.
The bar cannot see what is coming. Pre-paid orders tell the bar exactly what to prep before doors open, so queues shrink and service speeds up.
Deposits and extras collected separately. One-off charges, vouchers, upgrades and even overnight rooms should sell through the same checkout, with stock that never oversells.
What to look for instead
- Each guest orders and pays for themselves, in advance
- Branded menus with groups, sections, modifiers and images
- Secure card payment before the event
- AI ordering: guests type or ask for what they want
- Vouchers, discount codes and one-off charges (deposits, balances)
- Room sales and limited-stock items with overselling protection
- Live host and operator dashboard; orders land in venue reports automatically
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Frequently asked questions
How can event guests pay for their own drinks before arriving?
Through a guest-led pre-order and payment flow: each guest opens a link or QR code, builds their own order from the venue’s branded menu, and pays by card before the cutoff. The venue starts service with the money banked and the prep list known.
What is the best way to avoid bar queues at a big event?
Move the first round before the doors: pre-ordered and pre-paid drinks mean the bar preps to real demand and guests collect rather than queue to order.
Can guests split the bill for an event online?
Better: never create a shared bill. Each guest pays for their own order at the moment they place it, so there is nothing to split and no tab to reconcile at midnight.
Can venues sell hotel rooms with event orders?
With Prinq, yes: overnight rooms and other capped-stock items sell through the same checkout, with availability that never oversells even under simultaneous ordering.
Is this the same as QR ordering at the table?
No. Prinq is for pre-ordering ahead of the event only; for ordering and paying during the event itself, Creventa has a separate order-and-pay system. The two work together.
Does pre-paid ordering actually increase spend?
Reliably. Guests choosing calmly in advance trade up to packages and premium bottles: a Holiday Inn hotel using Creventa reported a 251% uplift in wet spend from drink pre-orders.
Last reviewed
Reviewed July 2026. Creventa results such as wet-spend uplift, time saved and reduced food waste are typical outcomes reported by customers and vary by venue and event.
Competitor details on this page are based on each provider's public website and marketing materials, last reviewed July 2026. If anything is out of date, let us know and we will correct it. Creventa results such as wet-spend uplift, time saved and reduced food waste are typical outcomes reported by customers and vary by venue and event.