Tour variants: versions of one tour with their own prices
A variant is a version of a tour, such as Half-day and Full-day, or Standard and VIP. Customers pick one variant when they book. A tour with a single variant shows no choice.
What a variant has of its own
The whole tour shares
- Its name, descriptions, main image and gallery
- Public, its category and its service area
- Fixed start times or open hours
Each variant has its own
- Prices, for private and group bookings
- Schedule, capacity and duration
- Private tour, group tour or both
- Items, add-ons and components
- A description and photos, if you add them
Adding a variant
- 1
Open Variants
Open the tour under Tours → Manage and click Variants.
- 2
Add the variant
Click Add variant. When you add the second one, you name both: the variant you had and the new one.
- 3
Choose how groups travel
On a group tour, choose Together, in the same groups or Separately, in different groups, then click Add variant.
- 4
Change what differs
The new variant starts as a copy of the first and opens on its Pricing. Change its prices, schedule or extras, then click Save.
The default variant
Once a tour has two variants, Variants lists them. The radio button picks the Default variant: the one your booking widget opens on, and the one OTAs that need a single option are offered. Each variant's menu holds Edit variant and Delete variant.
Group variants: together or separately
On a group tour, passengers of different variants can share departures or not:
| Choice | What happens |
|---|---|
| Together, in the same groups | All variants share one departure, schedule and capacity. They differ only in price, inclusions and add-ons. |
| Separately, in different groups | Each variant runs its own departures, with its own schedule and capacity. |
To change it later, click Change beside Group variant schedule mode. It moves future departures, so check the result on a tour with bookings.
When several tours offer the same thing, such as a boat, save its variant as a variant template and keep it the same everywhere.
Questions we get asked
No. A name in one of your languages is enough: the others are translated when you save the tour.
After the tour's name, with a dot between them, such as "Island tour • Sunrise": in the cart, on the confirmation, in e-mails and on the voucher.
Yes. Available as private tour and Available as group tour are set for each variant.