I am at a loss to understand why so many UK organisations are using this American company. I only booked through them because I had no choice. One occasion was to go on a National Trust walk which was free anyway as we are members. When we arrived our names were not even on the list, but we were still allowed to go.On another occasion I had to register with Eventbrite to be a volunteer at a local wildlife event. It was an over-complicated registration form where you had to say precisely the times you would be volunteering (even though no timetable of events was available) and your expertise (which was known anyway). In the end nobody took much notice of the forms. Also, although members of the public were supposed to book with Eventbrite to participate in the various activities, people could just turn up on the day without booking. Organised chaos and though the event was a success it was down the dedicated organisations and volunteers rather than Eventbrite. I fail to see how their participation benefitted the event. It’s a bit like the Emperor’s New Clothes – what did they actually do?From my experience I certainly would be reluctant to pay for anything organised by Eventbrite.
