Overview

When defining a route for an itinerary, TripBuilder allows you to specify the means of transportation for connecting two consecutive stops. Depending on how you define the route, different products (e.g., rental cars, transfers, or flights) may be required for the itinerary. These products will have distinct icons and calculations (e.g., distance between stops or travel time).

TripBuilder offers a maximum of fourteen transport types.

Available Transport Types

The following fourteen transport types are available in TripBuilder:

• Boat Ride
• Bus Ride
• Car Ferry
• Flight
• Train Ride
• Rental Car
• Own Car
• Shuttle Ride
• Road Transfer
• Activity
• Car Activity
• Motorcycle
• Bicycle
• Walking

Transport Types Configuration

You can configure the Transport Types for each Distribution Channel by following these steps:

1. Go to Settings
2. Click on Distribution Channels
3. Click on the appropriate TripBuilder ID for configuration
4. Click on the Planner tab
5. Scroll down to the Route Builder - General section, where two settings are available:
6. Scroll down until reaching the Route Builder - General section, where two settings are available:
   • Default Transport Type: Set the transportation means that will be used as default for any newly created connection between two locations in the Route Builder.
   • Available Transport Types: Choose which of the fourteen supported transport types will be available for user selection in Route Builder and Planner.
7. Click Save at the top-right of the screen.

Transport Types Selection

When creating new stops in the itinerary using Route Builder, the default transport type set in the Distribution Channel configuration will be used. In the example, the default is "Shuttle Ride".