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Last update - v.8.3

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  1. On the Self-operated products menu click Tours.

  2. On the Information tab, in the Tourists group, click Create. The New tourist window appears:

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  3. In the New tourist window, specify the following information:

    • Name: type the name of the category.

    • Category: select the category type - whether it refers to adults or children.

    • Default: generally the Adult tourist category is created automatically and set as default. However you can change the default category selecting the Default check box.

    • Age: specify the age range acceptable for the category. (info) Please pay attention that in case you create several tourist categories (e.g. infant, child), the age ranges should not overlap. Thus, in case age range for Infant is 0 to 2, the age range for Child should start with 3 years old.

    • Description: describe the tourist category.

  4. Click Save.

  5. Click Close. The new tourist category is added to the list of available
    categories.

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  1. Open the required tour.

  2. On the Information tab, in the Accommodation group, click Create. The Accommodation window appears:

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  3. In the Accommodation window, specify the following information:

    • Name: locate mouse pointer into the box and type the name of the accommodation option.

    • Type: from the drop-down, select the accommodation type in regard to its capacity, e.g. a single, double, family room, etc.

    • Category: from the drop-down, select the accommodation option category. The category list displays only the entries that your create in the tour directory.

    • Description: locate mouse pointer into the text field and type the tour description to display on the search results.

    • Capacity: specify the room capacity for the accommodation type.

  4. Click Save.

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  1. Select the required check boxes. Specifically:

    • Offer on Search results: the board type is displayed as a main option on search the search results page.

    • Offer as alternative: the board type is displayed when clicking Show all offers and can be selected instead of the main option.

    • Not available: the board type is not available withing the borders of the selected tariff.

2. Click Save.

Creating Extra Services

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Creating Extra Services

You can specify Extra services that are offered for tourists. For instance, it can be a visit to an art gallery, a museum, a trade center. To add an Extra service to a contract of a self-operated tour,

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  • Specify price-lists for working with your suppliers and clients.

  • Add corresponding price-lists to the tariff.
    To add a price-list click Add price-list. The Price-lists window appears:

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  • In case you already have created a price-list, select the required one from the drop-down.

  • In case you have not created a price-list previously, select Create price-list from the drop-down. After you click Create price-list, the New price-list window appears:

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titleExample

If you want to use different rates for work days and week-ends during one season (for example, from September 1 to December 31, 2025) you should create two price-lists with the same duration terms but configured for different days of the week. In the first price-list (for week days) you should select days from Monday to
Friday and select week-ends only in the second one:

  1. Click Save and click Prices for accommodation to proceed to the next tab.

  2. On the Prices for accommodation tab, specify the prices for services:

While adding prices, you can use fixed rates or mathematical functions. In the former case, the cell that is basic for further calculations, is highlighted in gray. When applying functions the basic rules are as follows:

  • Every new room type is considered a basic cell. The basic sell is the sell used for further calculation.

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  • The price of every further board type withing the current room type is calculation the base of the default board type in the group:

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  • The price for children, seniors or any other tourist categories, except from the default one (usually, adult) is calculated form the price for an adult for the same room and board type:

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  • The price for extra bed both for default and additional tourist categories is calculated from the price of the room type the extra bed belongs in compliance with the board type of the room:

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  • Please pay attention that in case you enter the wrong data format, for example, a per cent figure into the basic cell, the system will show "error" displayed in the rate area.

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Creating Original and Pansionate price-lists (price per pax)

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If you want to set separate price-lists for customers and suppliers (not via logic of applying markups, but create absolutely different prices), click Use net price-lists for supplier and gross price-lists for customer. Separate forms for net and gross price-lists appear:

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>>If you want to include taxes for customers and suppliers, then in tariff settings you can select the option "Taxes included".

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If you want to create a new tariff that differs little from existing ones, then in tariff settings you can select the option "Inherit prices from the following tariff" and add only some changes to new tariff.

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>>Connecting Penalties to a Tariff

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  1. On the Tariff page, click Terms of use to expand the form. The following form appears:

  2. Click Add. The Terms of use window appears:

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  3. In the Terms of use window, specify the list of conditions under which the tariff is applied. Specifically,

    • Early booking: the tariff only applies if a customer books a service the
      specified number of days before the service start date.

    • Booking occurs at the day of the specified interval: the tariff applies if a
      customer books a service any day within the specified interval.

    • Min/max duration: the tariff applies if the period of booking corresponds to
      the specified minimal and maximal duration.

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You can link the tariff to one, several or all specified conditions. In the latter case the tariff is applied only if all the conditions are observed.

4. Click Save.

>> Creating Discounts

To connect a discount to a tariff,

  1. On the Tariff page, click Discounts to expand the form. The following form appears:

  2. Click Add. The Discounts window appears:

  3. In the Discounts window, from the Add drop-down, select the item of your choice. Specifically,

    • In case you have previously created a separate discount, select the required one from the drop-down.

    • In case you create a tariff first, click Create discount. The New discount window appears:

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  4. In the New discount window, specify the following information:

    • Name: locate mouse pointer int the box and type the name of the discount
      plan.

    • Discount: specify the amount of the discount. From the drop-down, select whether to calculate the discount in per cents or in currency units. Then locate mouse pointer into the box and type the value itself.

    • Discount period: specify the period when the discount is active.

      • specify dates from … to for discount period;

      • choose one option from the list Apply for discount;

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  • Accommodation type: specify for accommodation types the discount will be applied.

    • Click Add to service. The accommodations window appears:

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    • Select the accommodation types on which to apply the discount.

    • Click Apply.

  • Guests: specify whether the discount is applied for all tourists or for particular tourist categories.

    • Click Add categories. The Guests window appears:

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    • Select the required tourist categories.

    • Click Apply.

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titleTo create a sub-allotment
  1. Click Create Sub Allotment. The Add Sub-allotment window appears:

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  2. Enter the name of the sub allotment.

  3. Click Save. The sub allotment appears on the sub-allotment list.

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titleExample

Suppose you have an agreement with the supplier on 25 single rooms of the Standard category to be booked from June 1 to June 30 and all double rooms are offered upon request. To set this number of guaranteed allotments in the system:

  1. Click Create Allotment (see Group 1 in the figure below).

  2. Set the time span from June 1 to 30 (Group 2).

  3. Select the required allotment, category and room type (Group 3).

  4. In the Quantity group, click Limited and specify the number of rooms that you can offer (Group 4).

  5. Click Update (Group 5).

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The number of guaranteed rooms that you set appears on on the diagram:

and in a table report:

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