Once you have created your Product Categories and Navigation Items (at least one) you can start to build your first product.
To create a new product, please follow these steps:
- Login to https://activities.travelcurious.com
- Click on Product to open up the subitems
- Click on Products and then on the "Add Product" button on the top right hand corner.
- You will be asked to select how will you manage your product availability to understand the type of product you are creating:
- Quantity limited: the inventory is managed by quantity only, with one fixed quantity defined across all days. Suitable for products such as in-room amenities where you have a set amount available every day all year round, equipment rental, etc.
- Date limited: the inventory is managed based on dates and quantity for each date. Suitable for products such as one-date events where only certain days have availability.
- Time slots limited: the inventory is managed by date, time and quantity where every day has time slots with quantity defined. Suitable for products such as classes that are available at different times throughout the day with a set number of participants allowed.
- Period limited: the inventory is managed by date and period where every product has availability on a selected date and between selected hours. Suitable for conference/meeting rooms where a guest has the flexibility of selecting any length of time in a predetermined time frame.
- Next, you will need to enter:
- Name of your product,
- Short Description,
- Description,
- Things to know,
- Meeting point,
- What’s included,
- What’s not included.
- Select a Product Category (If you are missing the one you need, you will have to create it first)
- Select a Navigation Item this product should fall within (If you are missing the one you need, you will have to create it first)
- Add an email address who will get notified when bookings are made for this product or leave blank. (For multiple notifications separate email addresses with a comma)
- Set up child and adult ages. (This is important when tickets are dictated by age and/or if alcohol is involved)
- Add in hours the cancellation policy for your product
- Set the minimum and maximum number of participants if applicable by clicking the checkbox
- Set the stop sale of your product - this is the amount of time in advance that a product needs to be booked to ensure it can be delivered. (Optional)
- Select the suitable for categories
- Set up the availability and price structure (the fields shown will change based on your selections):
- Availability can be managed by quantity, calendar, and slots.
- Pricing can be set by per person, per item, tiers (by quantity or participant or complimentary
Availability and Pricing: What type of availability and pricing structure should I use?
Availability
- Quantity: Best to use if you have a set inventory to sell/book per day, for example: bicycle rental or in room amenities
- Calendar: Best to use if the experience is only available on certain days or if the pricing varies on different dates
- Slots: Best to use if your products have set times throughout the day
Pricing
- Per item: Use if it is an item price, regardless of number of participants, example: Balloons in room to celebrate a birthday
- Per person: Use if rates are based per number of participants
- Tiers: Use if rates differ depending on inventory levels or attendees or quantity booked
- Complimentary: Use when items are free of charge
Once you have set the availability and pricing, you can complete the last section that follows depending on the configuration you have chosen.