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  1. General product description. The first step implies entering basic information on the product or service. The information to be specified varies depending on the product. There are however certain common fields:

    1. Adding general information on the product, including name, supplier, transaction currency, and the description of the product itself.

    2. Adding particular categories to a service catalogue (for example, categories for accommodation, service classes for charters, type for excursions and tours, etc.)

    3. Creating tourist categories. The Adult category is created by default. In сase you want to provide special rates for children or elderly tourists, you can add corresponding categories and later adjust price calculation.

    4. Scheduling services. Includes setting service schedule (usually service start time.)

    5. For some products configuring additional services is also available.

  2. Configuring prices. Configuring prices includes several steps, and generally consists of:

    1. Creating tariffs according to which the prices are calculated and terms of your product marketing are formed

    2. Creating price-lists for a product and all services it includes

    3. Adding a price list for additional services;

    4. Selecting types of discounts and specify terms of their application

    5. Setting penalties

  3. Availability. Specifying allotments of seats or rooms available for booking (if you have corresponding agreement with suppliers) or configuring sales “on request”.

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Before you start configuring own travel product you must have supplier already created. If this product is provided by your own company (e.g. you organize excursion by yourself – you can select your own company as supplier). If you buy this product from some other company (e.g. from hotel) you need to select hotel as supplier. For more information, please consult Chapter 3, Section 3.1. Managing Direct Contracted Suppliers

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