Overview
The Tour Categories feature is designed allows you to group Tours togetherefficiently group tours based on shared characteristics. For example, you may wish to group all day’s tours together, and then in another category group all overnight night tours together. The same tour may be added to more than one category.
Once Tour Categories are configured where will these Grouped Tours appear?
On the Public Website (OBE) via a generated link that you will need to provide on your website. (See Step 10. for information). This is useful when you only want specific people to see only certain tours associated with a tour category and not all of the companies' tours.
Jasper Reports (customized request only)
Viewable in the RBE Admin Portal under Tour Maintenance and Dashboard
Tour Categories
From the Main Menu, click on Settings >Tour Categories
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Tour Categories - You may see 3 Tour Categories called Confirmation Reports, but most likely not as this is only available upon a customization request. Scroll down to the bottom of this page under the subheading “Tour Categories for Generating Reports” to learn more.
Tours - If you have exisiting tours that you have created, they will automatically display under the Tours subheading. This includes any Components or Extras that are part of your tours.
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Under the subheadings - Tour Categories and Tours you will see a search filter function. The search filter function is useful when you have a large list of tour categories or tours that may display across more than 1 page.
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The search filter function under Tours will only filter by the Tour Name, not the tour code. See example below
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You can also click on the Dropdown arrows next to Rows per page to expand the list of tours or tour categories on the one page. For example, if you have 45 tours and you wish to see them all on the one page here, you will select 50 Rows per page.
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Instructions
How To Add a Tour Category
Click on the Add Tour Category button.
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You will be prompted to give the Tour Category a Name (Note: This field is required).
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In this example below we have the tour category as Morning Tours, click Save.
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The Tour Category will now appear under the Subheading Tour Categories.
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You can select the Pencil Icon to update/edit the name of the Tour Category.
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How To Link A Tour to a Tour Category
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Drag & drop any tour(s). (You can drag across as many tours as you like.)
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Now your Tour is linked to the Tour Category
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If you have multiple Tours linked to a Tour Category, you can reorder the list as you see fit. Within the expanded Tour Category, select the hamburger icon to drag and drop any tour (vertically) to reorder the tour. The tours at the top of the list will be displayed first on the OBE tour list
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How To Unlink a Tour from Tour Categories
To Unlink A Tour from the Tour Category, select the Trash Can Icon.
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How To Delete A Tour Category
To Delete the Tour Category, select the Trash Can Icon at the bottom. (Please be aware that these will also remove all linked Tours.)
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How to Enable the Tour Category to display on the Public Website (OBE)
Go to Generate Links to learn more
Tour Categories for Generating Reports
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You can use a Tour Category, such as the “Morning Tours” for generating reports, however this is a customized feature that is only available upon request. Please reach out to Respax Support if needed.
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can create a category for all day tours and another for overnight tours, making it easier to organize and manage your offerings. A single tour can be included in multiple categories, providing flexibility in how you categorize and present your tours.
After Tour Categories are configured, the Grouped Tours will appear in the specified locations:
/wiki/spaces/HOWTO/pages/1358266391: Create a weblink to share with agents or display on your website, specifying which tours will be available in the Tour List OBE (Online Booking Engineer) by using Tour Categories.
/wiki/spaces/HOWTO/pages/1146454129: Use Tour Categories to filter and easily distinguish groups of tours.
Jasper Reports: Tour Categories can be applied for custom reports upon request.
Tour Maintenance: The Tour Categories linked with tours can be viewed in Tour Maintenance, but they are greyed out.
Routes: You can also include Routes in Tour Categories, but these changes must be done via the Routes page.
Main Features
Click on Instructions for Configuring Tour Categories to read:
How to add a Tour Category
How to link a tour to a Tour Category
How to unlink a tour from Tour Categories
How to delete a Tour Category
How to order tours to display in the OBE tour list
Navigating Tour Categories
From the Main menu, click on Settings >Tour Categories. On this page are cards for Tour Categories and Tours.
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The Confirmation Reports (Display Tickets, Components, Extras)
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Tour Categories Viewable in Tour Maintenance
Tour Categories can also be viewed in Tour Maintenance. Go to Tours > Tour Maintenance and select the Tour you wish to open, and you will see the tour category that is linked with the tour. You cannot edit the tour category, it is only there for viewing purposes. Click here to learn more about /wiki/spaces/HOWTO/pages/1372749844
Tour Categories Viewable in Dashboard
Tour Categories can also be used as a filter option under the Dashboard tab. Click here to learn more about Dashboard
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Tour Categories can also be used in Promo Codes
Click here to learn more about Promo Codes
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are built-in Tour Categories that can be utilized for custom reports upon request.
Each subheading includes a type-ahead search, which is particularly useful for navigating a large list of tour categories and tours.
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The list of tours within a tour category can be expanded or collapsed by clicking the dropdown arrow next to the tour category.
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The list of tours or tour categories can be set to display up to 100 rows per page by clicking on the dropdown arrow next to Rows per page.
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