Introduction to Modules
As described in Itinerary Templates - Overview, Templates act as the main blueprint for a trip.
Itinerary Templates can be built in a stop-to-stop program plan, or in a modular approach, by using Itinerary Modules. Different types of Modules are supported that can be used as many times as needed, allowing different Itinerary Template possibilities.
Standard Templates, offering pre-and post-programs, consist of a) non-exchangeable main modules and, b) a set of exchangeable pre and/or -post modules/programs. In order to use these modules correctly, they have to be created following a set of rules in order to be displayed correctly in Discovery and Planner.
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Module Types and Rules
Type | Description | Article |
Stop by Stop | Multiple stop options, including all product types available in TripBuilder (including/excluding Transit Activities/Transfers in the connections)
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Tour | Only Transit Activities (Multi-day tours can be added)
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Single Hotel | 1 Stop Option, including Hotels and Transfers
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Example of the Module Types
Stop by Stop
This Module contains various stops that include hotels, activities, and transfers.
This Module contains only a Transfer and is mainly used as default pre-and post-programs in Standard Template.
Tour
This Module contains only a Fixed Tour/Transit Activity.
Single Hotel
This Module contains only one stop, including a choice of hotels, and a transfer to and from the stop, which is mainly used as an exchangeable pre- and post-programs in the corresponding Template.
Exchangeability of Modules
Modules can be used as exchangeable components of a tour. When and how Modules are exchangeable depends on the type of Template/Tour loaded.
Loading Preparations
In order to load content to a Module, please make sure you have the following information readily available, depending on which Module type you want to load:
Single Transfers created
Transit Activity created
All Transfers and Hotels created
High-quality pictures added to all products
Itinerary Location Override
The "Allow itinerary location override" feature, available for all module types as a checkbox, offers more flexibility and reusability when adding pre/post modules to a template. This feature allows the modules to be included even if the start or end locations don't exactly match with those of the template and main module. This ensures ease of use while diversifying the applicability of modules across various templates.