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  3. Understanding the Booking Conversation Page (BCP)

Which Templates Can Be Used in the Booking Conversation Page?

Included in the list below is a variety of different templates that can be used to reply to travelers in the Booking Conversation Page (BCP).

To streamline your communication with travelers, we have created a set of response templates within the Booking Conversation Page (BCP). These ready-to-use texts can be easily selected and inserted into a traveler's BCP. Simply customize the content to align with the specific inquiry at hand. Below is a list of templates designed for your use on BCPs, along with the specific scenarios in which each template is most effective.

General Booking

  • Requesting a quote: When a traveler requests a quote to be provided for a specific date/tour
  • Private Quote: When a traveler requests a quote to be provided for a private tour
  • General Enquiry Response: Use when responding to general questions
  • Acknowledgement of Enquiry: When a traveler has set up a page but has not asked any questions
  • Confirm a 48-Hour Hold: When a traveler has requested a 48-hour hold and you are waiting for them to book the tour
  • On Request - General: When a booking needs to be requested and will take a few days to confirm 
  • Confirmed Booking: When you have confirmed a travelers booking
  • Follow up on Enquiry: To follow up with the traveler when they have been unresponsive
  • Request Flight Details: If you need the traveler to provide their flight details
  • Withdrawn Tour Template: When you need to withdraw a departure and can offer alternatives
  • Service Fee - Operator to Customer: If you need to explain the Service Fee to a traveler

 

Others

  • VISA enquiries: If travelers are requesting Visa information
  • Passenger Early Departure: When a traveler wishes to leave a tour early 
  • Travel Insurance Queries - If a traveler would like more information about purchasing Travel Insurance
  • Price Variation post Confirmation: When you display promotions on a tour after a traveler has a confirmed booking and they ask for the discount to be applied but you are unable to apply it
  • Flight Queries: When travelers enquire about flights to and from the tour

 

Cancellation Enquiries & Re-Booking Initiatives

  • Cancellation Delay Tactics: To prevent a cancellation when the departure date is still months away
  • Offer Date Change: Offer traveler date change instead of cancelling
  • Options Excluding Refunds: When you are unable to offer a refund but can offer alternative options
  • Credit for Future Tours (options for traveler cancelling): Offering traveler CFFT
  • Rebooking Initiatives: When offering traveler complimentary Add-on/upgrade options
  • Reduce Final Payment Date: Offering traveler the option to extend the final payment date without incurring cancellation fees

To find out more on how to access any of the above templates, please take a look at How To Use Booking Confirmation Page Templates.