> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.business.plvr.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Scenario: Comping Guests, Artists, and Press

> Issue free tickets to artists, press, sponsors, and staff, and understand how they affect your capacity.

**Goal:** Give free entry to people who should not pay, while keeping count of your capacity.

## What to expect

* Comp tickets are real tickets of a chosen **Ticket Type** in a chosen **Session**.
* They come out of the same inventory as paid tickets. If General Admission has 300 tickets and you comp 20, 280 remain for sale.
* Ticket types that are sold out appear greyed out in the comp form, so you cannot comp them.

> [!WARNING]
>
> Comps count against the ticket you choose. Decide before you sell out whether to reserve inventory for guests, or create a dedicated ticket type for them (ask your PLVR representative if you need one) so paid sales are unaffected.

## Example: 30 press and artist guests

**1. Prepare your list**

Collect each guest's name, email, and how many tickets they need. Use a spreadsheet with columns Name, Email, Quantity.

**2. Open Complimentary Tickets**

Go to [Complimentary Tickets](/tickets/comp-tickets) and select **Create Complimentary Tickets**.

**3. Choose Bulk Creation**

Use **Bulk Creation** for up to 50 recipients in one go. Pick the **Session** and **Ticket Type** (everyone receives the same type).

**4. Import or enter recipients**

Paste or upload your CSV, then review the rows. Fix any line the portal flags.

**5. Decide on email**

Turn on **Email tickets to recipients** to send tickets directly, or leave it off and download each person's tickets later. Emailing allows up to 10 tickets per recipient.

**6. Add remarks and save**

A remark such as "Press" or "Artist guest list" helps you find them later. Select **Save**.

For one or two guests, use **Single Creation** instead.

## Different types of guests

If artists and press need different ticket types (for example VIP for artists, General Admission for press), run one bulk batch for each ticket type.

## After sending

* The comp table shows **Total Recipients** and **Total Tickets**, and each row's **Sent Date**.
* Use the download icon on a row to get a recipient's tickets as PDFs.
* Comp tickets show up in your event's ticket counts, so remember to include them when you plan capacity.

## Related

* [Ticketing Concepts](/tickets/concepts)
* [Ticket Management reference](/tickets/ticket-management)


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