A Travel Plan Detail is itinerary information that can be added to a Plan. Details can be added to Plans by both admins & travelers to be ultimately be associated with travelers. There are 3 different kinds of details in Via Travel:
- Transportation
- Housing
- Activity
All Details are accessed by clicking the Details dropdown in the sub navigation menu, then choosing Transportation Details, Housing Details or Activity Details.
Activity
After an admin creates a group plan, they can add various activity details. Some fields are required to save the detail, while others are not. If an admin does not fill out a non-required field, it will not be displayed on the group itinerary. An activity detail includes the following fields:
- Activity Details
- Detail nickname
- Activity detail type*
- Activity provider name*
- Address search*
- Start date*
- Start time*
- End date*
- End time*
- Additional activity information
- Activity provider contact name
- Confirmation #
- Notes
- Add this detail to all travelers added to this group plan, now and in the future
*indicates a required field in order to save the detail
Detail nickname
An open text field where admins can add a nickname for the detail if desired.
Activity detail type*
A dropdown field that allows admins to add an activity detail type. Only one type can be selected per detail. There are 17 activity detail types are available to add to a plan:
- Artistic Performance
- Class
- Conference/Workshop
- Excursion
- Independent Travel
- Meal
- Medical Visit
- Meeting
- Museum
- Orientation
- Outdoor Activity
- Research
- Sporting Event
- Tour
- Volunteer/Service
- Work or Internship
- Other
Activity provider name*
An open text field where admins can include the business or tour operator of the activity.
Address search*
An open text field, connected to Google Maps, that allows admins to add a city, country, or specific address of the activity detail.
Start date*
A date field that allows admins to choose a start date of the detail.
Start time*
A dropdown field that allows admins to select a start time of the detail.
End date*
A date field that allows admins to choose an end date of the detail.
End time*
A dropdown field that allows admins to select an end time of the detail.
Activity provider contact name
An open text field where admins can include the activity provider contact’s name.
Confirmation #
An open text field where admins can include the confirmation # to the detail if desired.
Notes
An open text field where admins can detail notes.
Add this detail to all travelers added to this group plan, now and in the future
A checkbox that allows admins to add this detail to all travelers who are already associated with the plan, and all those who will be associated with the plan in the future.