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Services for a Tour

Tour Services are the various items and events provided by tour vendors that make up a tour (air, hotel, admission, lunch, bus, etc.).  You cannot create a Tour Service for a vendor that has not been assigned to a tour on the Vendor Tab. 
The details of Tour Services can be used to:
  • Create a tour "operational itinerary" based on what vendors are providing 
  • Generate an estimate of total costs for an event
  • Generate an estimate of projected profit, based on projected costs of all events and your selling price, minimum and maximum participation
  • Generate a vendor schedule (services your vendor is providing by tour or across multiple tours) to avoid double bookings
  • Track changes to numbers held, terms
  • Track status (requested, pending, confirmed, canceled)
  • Track payment deadlines, and more

    Note:  Non-profit organizations that do not plan their own tours may still use this function of ViaTour to track the arrangements made with tour operators.  You can create services for how many escorts are "free", whether the air is included or not, costs for extra receptions, etc.

    Related Topics:
    Services Field Definitions
    Service Form, Record and Grid Views
    How Cost Estimator Calculates
    Services For A Tour