Exercise 9 - Excursion Booking Code

In this exercise you will:

  • Create an excursions folder.
  • Create an excursion booking code.
  • Create sales price chart/purchase price charts.
  • Attach the Sales and Purchase Price Charts to the booking code.


Student

Destination and IATA

Supplier

Name of the excursion & duration

Calculation (Service types) & rates

Student 1

Bahama's (NAS)

Majestic Holidays Ltd.
Hillside Manor, Cumberland Street
N1401 Nassau
Bahamas

Tel: (242) 328 2212
Fax: (242) 326 5734

Blackbeard's Cay Stingray & Snorkeling tour

01.11.12-31.10.13
Sales:
EUR 35,- per person
Purchase:
EUR 55- per person

Student 2

Barbados (BGI)

WIIT-West Indian International Tours Ltd. Barbados
Worthing Christchurch
West Indies
Barbados

Tel: (00 1 246) 435 7051
Fax: (00 1 246) 435 7071

Grand Island tour
7 hours

01.11.12-31.10.13
Sales:
Seat EUR 59,-
Purchase:
Seat EUR 79,-

Student 3

St. Lucia (SLU)

WIIT-West Indian International Tours Ltd. Barbados
Worthing Christchurch
West Indies
Barbados

Tel: (00 1 246) 435 7051
Fax: (00 1 246) 435 7071

Land & Sea Safari by Jeep
8 hours

01.11.12-31.10.13
Sales:
Seat EUR 89,-
Purchase:
Seat EUR 109-

Student 4

St. Martin (SXM)

Island Reps N.V.
Princess Juliana Intl Airport
Sint-Maarten, Dutch Antilles

Tel: 599 546 7990
Fax: 599 546 7991

St. Maarten Tiki Hut Snorkeling excursion
Day excursion

01.11.12-31.10.13
Sales:
EUR 35,- per person
Purchase:
EUR 55- per person

Student 5

Jamaica
(MBJ)

Holiday Services
73 Main Street Ocho Rios
Ocho Rios, West Indies
Jamaica

Tel: (00 1 876) 9745377
Fax: (00 1 876) 9742817

Dunn's River Falls from Montego Bay

01.11.12-31.10.13
Sales:
EUR 32- per person
Purchase:
EUR 52 per person

Student 6

Antigua
(ANU)

WIIT Antigua/ Antigua European Travel Service Ltd.
St. John's, Antigua

Tel: 00 1 268 461 2986
Fax: 00 1 268 462 2986

Helicopter Flight to Volcanic Montserrat

01.11.12-31.10.13
Sales:
EUR 270,- 1 pax
EUR 180,- 2 pax
Purchase:
EUR 290,- 1 pax
EUR 200,- 2 pax

Student 7

Suriname (PBM)

Access Suriname Travel
Prinsessestraat 37
Paramaribo, Surinam

Tel: (+597) 424 522
Fax: (+597) 422 959

Paramaribo City tour
Half day

01.11.12-31.10.13
Sales:
Seat EUR 30,-
Purchase:
Seat EUR 50-

Student 8

Transfer Tobago
(TAB)

WIIT-West Indian International Tours Ltd. Barbados
Worthing Christchurch
West Indies
Barbados

Tel: (00 1 246) 435 7051
Fax: (00 1 246) 435 7071

Mountain Bike excursion
3-5 hours

01.11.12-31.10.13
Sales:
EUR 45- per person
Purchase:
EUR 65,- per person

  • Scenario

Mr. Van der Valk would like to book an excursion during his stay. The excursion he is interested in is not published in our brochure. The reservation department has sent a request to our supplier, the supplier has advised that the excursion is available and sent us the rates. The reservation department discussed the options with Mr. Van der Valk and he would like to go ahead with the booking. Please set up the excursion so the reservation department can include it in Mr Van der Valk's booking.
Create an Excursion Folder:

  1. Select Travel > Services.
  2. Right click on the relevant destination folder and select Create New Group.
  3. Create a Excursions folder.
  • Create an Excursion Booking Code:

Create a new Booking Code. Enter or select the correct information in the following:

  1. Booking Code Tab:


Booking name field
Booking code field

 

 

The naming convention for the Excursion Booking Code is as follows:

GND ESPIGAR
IATA Code ExcursionExcursion to the Spice Gardens

For example, from the Grenada the booking codes for the following excursions are:

Boat Trip around the islandGNDEBOATRI
Floral Delight garden tourGNDEFLODEL
Reef Snorkel GNDEREESNO

 

 

Requirement field
Booking ability field
Invoice supplier field
Destination agency field
Request to field
Paxlist to field
Options 1 Tab:

  1. Select the following fields:


Confirmation of important notes.
Options 2 Tab:

  1. Select the following field:


Destination field
Texts Tab:

  1. Select the following field:


Service Description field

 

 

In the Service Description field the name and duration of the excursion is entered.

For example, Miami City Tour, Half Day

The text in the Service Description field will be printed on the invoice and travel itinerary.

 

 


Service Types Tab:
The Service Type code is used to describe the duration of the excursion the client wishes to book.

  1. Create the New Service Type.


 

 

A Service Type code is comprised of 4 alphanumeric characters:
The first 2 are alpha characters:

Half day Excursion HD
Full Day Excursion FD

Digit 3 and 4 are numerics:
0 - 99
An excursion from Grenada Blue Horizon Beach Resort Hotel would have the following Booking Code and Service Type Code:

Boat Trip around the islandGNDEBOATRIHD01
Reef Snorkel GNDEREESNOFD01

 

 


Periods Tab:
The dates on which the excursion is available are entered via the Periods Tab. The whole season is entered here, for example 1st Jan 2010 to 31st March 2010.
Select Assistant. The Assistant Create Dates menu will open.

  1. Enter the starting date of the season in the From Date field.
  2. Enter the ending date of the season in the Till field.
  3. Enter 0 in the Duration field.
  4. Ensure Bookable is selected in the State field.
  5. Select the Days on which the excursion can be booked.
  6. Select OK to save the periods.



  1. Select Date Check in the Dates check field.


 

 

In the Dates check field Date check or No check has to be selected. The standard option is Date check.

When Date check is selected the created periods are the only bookable periods in Genesis.

When No check is selected it is possible to book periods in Genesis outside the created periods in the Booking Code.

 

 


Print Parameters Tab:
Ensure the Service Supplier's Address is printed on the customer's invoice

  • Sales Price Chart:

A new Sales Price Chart needs to be created to enter the amount the customer will pay for this transfer.

  1. Create a new Price Chart (Sale)


Make selections in the following fields:
Name field
Season Chart field.
Price calculation field

 

 

For excursions departure related will be used in the Price calculation field.

 

 


  1. Create a new Price Code (Sale)


Make selections in the following fields:
Basis (Calculation) field

 

 

For excursions Once will be used in the Basis (Calculation) field.

 

 


Calculation type field

 

 

For excursions Participants will be used in the Calculation type field.

 

 


Priority field
Code combination field
Price description (appears on invoice) field

  1. Saison code / Prices (Sale)


Make selections in the following fields:
Basis field
Amount field
Product type field

  • Purchase Price Chart:

A new Purchase Price Chart needs to be created to enter the purchase price of this transfer.

  1. Price Chart (Purchase)


Name field
Season Chart field
Price calculation field

  1. Price code (Purchase)

Basis (Calculation) field
Calculation type field
Priority field
Code combination field
Price description (appears on invoice) field

  1. Saison code / Prices (Purchase)

Basis field
Amount field
Product type field
Attach the Sales and Purchase price chart to the Booking Code and the excursion is finished.
Appendix A

Booking Codes

Service Type

Rules

Example Code

Description

Car

Pseudo IATA Locator = '100' for car + rental company = '1AV' for AvisRequirement = 'C' for carCountry (ISO) = e.g. 'US' for USAZone = e.g. 'W' for West; 'I' for Island; 'X' for all zonesVariation = e.g. 'ALL' for all inclusive; 'GPS' for GPS

1AV CUSWALL

1 AV CUSWGPS

Avis USA West, all inclusive

Avis USA West, GPS

Motorhome

Pseudo IATA Locator = '200' for motorhome + rental company = e.g. '2AD' for American DreamsRequirement = 'M' for motorhomePickup Station (IATA-locator) = e.g. 'DEN' for DenverStation (IATA-locator) = e.g. 'FLL' for Fort Lauderdale

2AD MDENDEN2AD MDENFLL

America Dreams, Denver returnAmerican Dreams, one way with pick-up in Denver and drop-off in Fort Lauderdale

Cruise

Pseudo IATA Locator = '300' for cruise + cruise company = e.g. 'MS' for MSCRequirement = 'S' for cruiseShip = e.g. 'LIR' for MSC LiricaCruise year = e.g. '9' for 2009; '0' for 2010Cruise number = e.g. '10' for cruise 10

3MS SLIR910

3AZ QUE970

MSC Lirica, Cruise 10 in 2009

Azamara Cruises, Azamara Quest, Cruise 70 in 2009

Guided Roundtrip

pseudo IATA-locator 400+'brand' = e.g. '4AD' for Apollo DenmarkRequirement = 'O' for roundtripOffer = e.g. 'TVGR" for På Tværs af Grænser (name of the roundtrip)

Language = e.g. 'NO' for Norwegian

4AD OTVGRNO




4CU OTRPHGE

På Tværs af Grænser - Japan & Sydkorea (Apollo Denmark conducted with tour leader in Norwegian)

Treasures of the pharaohs (Cultimo conducted with tour leader in German)

Insurance

Pseudo IATA Locator = '900' for insurance + insurance company e.g. 'MO' for MondialRequirement = 'I' for insuranceOffer = e.g. 'ALLINC' for all inclusive

9MO IALLINC9MO IASSIST

All inclusive insuranceTravel assistance insurance

Excursion

IATA-Locator e.g. SSH or place e.g. GO1 for El GounaRequirement = 'E' for excursionOffer = e.g. 'CAIPYR' for Cairo pyramids

SSH ECAIPYR
LXR EPORFOU

GO1 ECAYPIR

Excursion from Sharm el Sheikh to Cairo and the PyramidsExcursion from Luxor to Port Fouad

Excursion from El Gouna to Cairo and the Pyramids

Hotel

IATA-Locator e.g. LPA or place e.g. GO1 for El GounaRequirement = 'H' for hotelOffer = e.g. 'DONGRE' for hotel Don Gregory

LPA HDONGRE

GO1 HMOEPIC

Hotel Don Gregory, Gran Canaria


Movenpick Hotel El Gouna

Transfer

IATA-Locator e.g. LPA or place e.g. QU1 for El QuesirRequirement = 'T' for transferFrom = e.g. 'APT' for airport; 'HAR' for harbour;To = e.g. 'HOT' for hotel

LPA TAPTHOTCAI THOTHAR

Transfer from airport to hotelTransfer hotel to harbour

Scheduled Flight

Departure Airport e.g. 'ZRH' (mandatory)
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Arrival Airport e.g. 'LPA' (mandatory)
/
Airline e.g. LX (only required if only flights of a specific airline should be searched)

ZRH LPA
ZRH LPA/LX

Any flight from Zurich to Las PalmasFlights from Zurich to Las Palmas, Swiss only

Charter Flight

Departure Airport e.g. 'ZRH' (mandatory)
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Arrival Airport e.g. 'LPA' (mandatory)/

IATA airline designator e.g. WK for Edelweiss Air (mandatory)Day of week e.g. '1' for MondayRotation of day e.g. '2' for second rotation

ZRH LPA/WK52

Flight from Zurich to Las Palmas with Edelweiss, 2nd rotation on Friday

Package

IATA-Locator e.g. ZTH or place e.g. QU1 for El QuesirRequirement = 'P' for packageOffer = e.g. 'ASTPAL' for hotel Astir Palace, Zakynthos

ZTH PASTPAL

GO1 PMOEPIC

Package with hotel Astir Palace in Zakynthos

Package with hotel Movenpick in El Gouna

Roundtrip

IATA-Locator of starting point e.g. ATLRequirement = 'O' for roundtripOffer = e.g. 'ROCKFR" for Rocky Mountain Frontiers (name of the roundtrip)

ATL OROCFRO

Rocky Mountain Frontiers

Other (diving, golf, wellness etc.)

IATA-Locator e.g. 'DJE' for Djerba or place e.g. QU1 for El QuesirRequirement = 'Z' for other servicesType = e.g. 'DIV' for divingProvider = e.g. 'OCE' for Riu Palace Oceana

DJE ZWELTOZSSH ZGOLTAB
HKT ZGOLCAN

Balneo treatments Sofitel Palm Beach Tozeur Golf Resort Taba Heights Blue Canyon - Canyon Course


Service Selection

Service Type

Rules

Example Code

Description

Car

SIPP code standard

ECMR

Economy, 2/4 doors, manual, A/C

Motorhome

Digit 1+2 = Motorhome TypeDigit 3+4 = Variation No standard

MS40

CV30

Motorhome with slide out for max. 4 persons

Camper Van for max 3 persons

Cruise

Digit 1+2 = Cabin TypeDigit 3+4 = Variation No standard

OC20IC20

Outside cabin for two personsInside cabin for two persons

Insurance

Not required (booking codes only)

 

 

Excursion

Digit 1+2 = Excursion TypeDigit 3+4 = Variation No standard

FD10HD10

Full Day excursion Half Day excursion

Hotel

Digit 1+2 = Room TypeDigit 3+4 = Variation No standard

DS20

DS10

Standard double room for 2 persons

Standard double room single use

Transfer

Digit 1+2 = Transfer TypeDigit 3+4 = Number No standard

PR10BU20

Private transferBus transfer

Scheduled Flight

IATA Booking classes

C

Business Class

Charter Flight

IATA booking classes

Y

Economy Class

Package

Not required (according to hotel room types)

 

 

Roundtrip

Not required (according to hotel room types)

 

 

Other (diving, golf, wellness etc.)

Digit 1+2 = Extra TypeDigit 3+4 = Variation

DC10GF10

Diving course PADI open water diverGreen fee for 3 days