What We Do

More Than Just Money

Rentaballoonrace is the world’s only 100% eco-friendly virtual balloon race based on real weather data and online mapping systems. No animals or birds are killed, it is climate change positive and creates no litter. Our unique bespoke system is great for:

– Raising money for you or your favourite charity
– Having your own website, choice of launch location, time, cost of balloons etc.
– Supporter e-database development at no extra cost
– Enhancing brand awareness
– Easy to implement Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) projects
– Links local, regional and global locations

In the Resources Section you will find lots of case studies and great customer references to help your decision making

Two Simple Packages

Package A is £695 +VAT [ €800 NZ$1400 AUS$1300 US$1000 CAN$1200 No tax ]
Stripe Connect pays direct to your bank account
Our Operating commission is 20% + bank charges gives circa 78.5% return on sales

Package B is £1695 +VAT [ €2000 NZ$3400 AUS$3100 US$2400 CAN$3000 No tax ]
Stripe Connect pays direct to your bank account
Our Operating commission is 10% + bank charges gives circa 88.5% return on sales

Create

Once you have decided to move forward on your CSR / ESG project, we’ll send you a contract, invoice and Digital Information Request (DIR) form. The DIR is a template that helps you create the text, messages and visuals you want on your race website and e-brochure. Your bespoke website will take around 5-7 working days to produce and be signed off by yourselves.

Go Live and Sell

Once your race website and e-brochure are live, you can start selling virtual balloons and make lots of money for your cause. We have many resources and how-to kits to help maximise sales.

How Your Race Website Works

Creating an account

Before a supporter can buy a balloon, gift an activation code or activate a gifted code, they must create an account otherwise we do not know who they if their balloon wins.

Buying or gifting balloons

Sign in to go direct to your personal dashboard.
Click the [ buy / gift / activate ] button and the next screen will then give you 3 options.
[ Buy balloons for you | Buy activation codes to gift | Activate a gifted code ]
Click [ Buy balloons for you ] and buy as many balloons as you can afford. You will receive a receipt confirming your purchase.
Click [ Buy activation codes to gift ]  and buy as many codes as you wish to give to friends and family. A code is the same as a balloon but prepaid and therefore free to the recipient. All the purchased codes will be sent directly to you as an email receipt for redistribution by any suitable method – email, text or WhatsApp, for example. Please ensure you use the person’s correct email address or telephone number as mistakes cannot be rectified.
The easiest way to avoid transcription (copying) errors is to forward the same gifting balloons receipt to all those to be gifted and tell them their balloon is #1 or #2 etc

ACTIVATING A GIFTED CODE

If you are the lucky recipient of an activation code, you must first create an account otherwise we don’t know who you are if you win. Signing in takes you directly to your dashboard. Click the [ buy / gift / activate ] button. The next screen will then show 3 options.
[ Buy balloons for you | Buy activation codes to gift | Activate a gifted code ]
Enter your code in the [ Activate a gifted code ] field and click Activate. Repeat, if necessary, with more codes. Well done, a balloon has been added to your account and now appears in your dashboard.

DECORATING AND CHANGING BALLOON PARAMETERS

Sign in to go direct to your personal dashboard. Click [ View / decorate / track ] to display your balloons and click on them individually to decorate. Remember to save all your design and parameter changes – the [ Save changes ] button is at the bottom of the page. From your dashboard you can ‘customise’ each balloon by changing various flight parameters – balloon helium contents (1 – 5 litres of gas) ; shape; thickness of rubber. Reflecting real life, virtual balloons just like latex ones, can pop if the balloon parameters are not suited to the weather. For example, maximising helium content, having the fastest shape and thinnest rubber during stormy weather is not advisable. So, looking at the predicted weather for your race period prior to customisation helps your chances of winning.

LAUNCH AND FLIGHT DATA / TRACKING

At the designated race launch time and at any time thereafter, you can see the virtual launch sequence on the race homepage. You do not need to login, just go to the race page and click on  [ launch visual ] Please note that prior to the actual launch, the system shows a mock-up version only.

Balloons are subject to a simulated flight pattern based on your balloon’s individual flight parameters plus the real weather conditions at that actual time such as the prevailing wind speed and current temperature. This simulation uses an advanced computer modelling programme linked to a mapping provider and Aeris, a commercial global weather data supplier.

Once your balloon has launched you cannot
– Decorate you balloon(s) again
– Change your parameters
– Buy, gift or activate any more balloons

TRACKING BALLOONS

The Leading 100 balloons
All 100 race leading balloons can be seen at any time 24/7 during the race. Information shown includes the straight-line distance travelled in kilometres from the launch point, plus the balloon’s latitude and longitude. The button [ race leaders ] is found just above the race map on the Race page.

Your balloons
To locate and track your balloons, Sign in and go to your dashboard. Click on them individually to see their tracking on Maptiler™ global maps. If ranked outside the top100, a ranking of 100+ will be displayed.