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title: Trips & catalog
description: Field-level reference for the Yatra Trip Builder — every section, every field, every option. For a step-by-step walkthrough, see Create a trip.
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# Trips & catalog

This page is the **field reference** — a flat list of every section and every option in the Trip Builder. If you want a guided, step-by-step walkthrough (open the Trips list → click *Add New* → fill the modal → walk each phase), see **[Create a trip — step by step](/trip-creation)**.

## The Trips list

![Yatra Trips list — status pills, search, sort, default columns](/screenshots/trips/list-page.webp)

Open <span class="screen-path">Yatra → Trips → All Trips</span>.

The page has:

- **Search** — matches title and slug.
- **Status pills** at the top: All / Published / Draft / Review / Approved / Archived / Trash, with row counts.
- **Sort** controls.
- **Column visibility picker** — choices are persisted per-browser to `localStorage` (`yatra-trips-visible-columns`).
- **+ Add New Trip** button (top right) → opens the **Create New Trip modal**.

### Default visible columns

| Column          | Notes                                                              |
| ---             | ---                                                                |
| **Trip**        | Trip image + title + small destination / activity / category chips below. |
| **Price**       | Trip price (or starting-from price for traveler-based pricing).    |
| **Status**      | Published / Draft / Review / Approved / Archived / Trash badge.    |
| **Trip Type**   | Single-day / Multi-day / Flexible.                                 |
| **Availability** | Available / Sold out / Closed indicator from departures.          |
| **Bookings**    | Count of confirmed bookings (visible to all users — not Pro-gated). |
| **Created**     | Trip creation date.                                                |

### Default hidden columns

Toggle these on from the column visibility picker if you need them:

- **Duration**
- **Countries**
- **Difficulty**
- **Capacity** (min / max travelers)
- **Attributes** (count of custom attribute values)
- **Modified** (last update date)

### Bulk actions

Tick rows then pick:

- **Mark as Published / Draft / Review / Approved / Archived**
- **Move to Trash**
- **Delete Permanently**

From the **Trash** status pill the actions become **Restore to Draft** and **Delete Permanently**.

### + Add New Trip — the modal

Clicking **+ Add New Trip** opens a small modal (not a full page). It asks for:

| Field        | Required | Notes                                                                          |
| ---          | :-:      | ---                                                                            |
| Trip Title   | ✅       | Used for the public page and the slug.                                         |
| Trip URL     | ✅       | Auto-generated from the title. Click *Customize URL* to override. Lowercase letters, digits, hyphens only. |

A live preview of the full URL renders below. Click **Create & Continue** to create the draft and jump to the Trip Builder. See [Create a trip → Step 2](/trip-creation#step-2-click-add-new-trip-modal-popup) for the full flow.

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## The Trip Builder

Open any trip row, or hit **Create & Continue** from the modal above.

The builder has a **vertical phase sidebar** with these sections (top to bottom):

| # | Section                       | Phase         | Required? |
| --- | ---                         | ---           | :-:       |
| 1 | Trip Basics                   | 1 — Essentials | ✅       |
| 2 | Location & Route              | 1 — Essentials | —        |
| 3 | Pricing                       | 1 — Essentials | ✅       |
| 4 | Availability & Booking        | 1 — Essentials | —        |
| 5 | Trip Details (Itinerary + Included/Excluded) | 2 — Details   | —        |
| 6 | Media & Gallery               | 3 — Optimization | —      |
| 7 | Downloads                     | 3 — Optimization | —      |
| 8 | Categories & Attributes       | 3 — Optimization | —      |
| 9 | SEO & Marketing               | 3 — Optimization | —      |
| 10 | Advanced Settings            | 4 — Advanced  | —        |

Top-right action bar stays sticky: **Preview**, **Save Draft** / **Update Draft**, **Publish Trip** / **Update Trip** (with a chevron-down dropdown for status variants: *Save as Draft*, *Save for Review*, *Mark as Approved*, *Publish*, *Suspend*, *Archive*).

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## 1. Trip Basics

| Field                | Required | Notes                                                            |
| ---                  | :-:      | ---                                                              |
| **Trip Title**       | ✅       | Char counter shows 0–60 recommended. Auto-feeds the slug.        |
| **Trip URL** (slug)  | ✅       | Auto-generated; click *Edit* to override. Live URL preview below the field. |
| **Short Description** | —       | WYSIWYG, 100–150 chars recommended. Shown on cards.              |
| **Trip Description** | —        | WYSIWYG (min 260 px). The main public-page body.                 |
| **Featured Image**   | —        | 1200 × 800 px recommended. Preview + Remove below the picker.    |
| **Trip Highlights**  | —        | Repeater of short text lines ("Sunrise over Mt. Batur", etc.).   |

## 2. Location & Route

| Field                          | Notes                                                                                                |
| ---                            | ---                                                                                                  |
| **Destinations**               | Multi-select of Destination taxonomy terms. Powers the destination archive pages.                   |
| **Starting Point**             | Location picker — name + embedded OpenStreetMap + lat / lng inputs + *Use Current Location* button.  |
| **Ending Point**               | Same picker, for routes that don't end where they started.                                          |
| **Seasonal Availability Notes** | Short freeform note ("Available year-round except monsoon"). Shown on the public page.             |

## 3. Pricing

A **Pricing Type** toggle picks one of two modes:

| Mode                       | Fields                                                                                                                                                |
| ---                        | ---                                                                                                                                                   |
| **Regular Pricing**        | *Original Price* (required), *Discounted Price* (optional — public page shows strike-through over Original).                                          |
| **Traveler-Based Pricing** | Repeater of `{ Category, Original Price, Discounted Price }`. Categories come from <span class="screen-path">Yatra → Traveler Categories</span>.       |

::: warning Pricing is required to publish
At least one valid price (Regular Original, or one Traveler-Based row) must be set before *Publish Trip* will succeed.
:::

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## 4. Availability & Booking

Five sub-blocks inside one section.

### Availability Period

| Field                              | Notes                                                              |
| ---                                | ---                                                                |
| Available From / Available To      | Window during which the trip is bookable.                          |
| Booking Window (days in advance)   | How far ahead bookings are accepted.                              |
| Seasonal Availability Notes        | Customer-facing note.                                              |

### Capacity & Travelers

| Field                | Notes                                                       |
| ---                  | ---                                                         |
| Minimum Travelers    | Smallest party size accepted (default 1).                  |
| Maximum Travelers    | Hard cap (default 0 = unlimited).                          |

### Departure Time

| Trip type         | Controls                                                                                                  |
| ---               | ---                                                                                                       |
| **Day tour**      | *Enable Multiple Time Slots* checkbox. Off: single *Default Departure Time*. On: repeater of `{ time, label }`. |
| **Multi-day**     | Single *Default Departure Time*.                                                                          |

### Booking Policies

| Field          | Notes                                                       |
| ---            | ---                                                         |
| Minimum Age    | Hard floor for booking. 0 = no restriction.                |

### Accommodation

A sub-block (Home icon) describing what travelers sleep in.

| Field                       | Type     | Notes                                                                                                                |
| ---                         | ---      | ---                                                                                                                  |
| **Accommodation Type**      | text     | Placeholder: *Hotel, Resort, Teahouse, Camping*. Free text; appears on the public page.                              |
| **Meal Plan**               | select   | Five options: *Breakfast Only*, *Half Board (Breakfast + Dinner)*, *Full Board (All Meals)*, *All Inclusive*, *No Meals Included*. |
| **Accommodation Details**   | textarea | Free text — describe the lodging in more depth.                                                                     |

### Transportation

A sub-block (Car icon).

| Field                       | Type     | Notes                                                                                                                |
| ---                         | ---      | ---                                                                                                                  |
| **Transportation Included** | checkbox | Toggle. The three fields below are hidden until this is on.                                                          |
| **Pickup Location**         | text     | Conditional. Placeholder: *Airport, Hotel, City Center*.                                                             |
| **Dropoff Location**        | text     | Conditional.                                                                                                         |
| **Transportation Details**  | textarea | Conditional. Free text — describe vehicles, route, schedule.                                                         |

For trips with **fixed departure dates** (Tuesdays only, every other Saturday), you'll create individual departures under <span class="screen-path">Yatra → Departures</span>. See [Departures & availability](/departures).

## 5. Trip Details

A merged section with two sub-tabs.

### Itinerary

A day-by-day repeater. Each day has a **Day number**, **Day title**, and a list of **entries**. Per entry:

| Field                | Notes                                                              |
| ---                  | ---                                                                |
| Title                | Short label for the entry.                                         |
| Description          | Rich text.                                                         |
| Location             | Optional location string.                                          |
| Start / End time     | Time pickers.                                                      |
| Duration             | Minutes / hours / days.                                            |
| Cost                 | Optional currency amount.                                          |
| Notes                | Internal-only.                                                     |
| Included / Excluded items | Per-entry sub-lists.                                          |
| Images               | Optional WordPress media picker.                                   |
| `item_type_id` / `item_id` | Optional reference to a global Itinerary Item.              |

::: tip About badges
Older revisions of this doc mentioned "distance / altitude / accommodation" *badges* per day — those aren't first-class fields on `ItineraryEntry`. If you want that data, include it inside the **Description** field.
:::

### Included / Excluded

Two side-by-side repeaters of `{ title, description }` rows.

## 6. Media & Gallery

| Field                          | Notes                                                                                                      |
| ---                            | ---                                                                                                        |
| **Photo Gallery**              | Grid repeater (drag to reorder). WordPress media picker. Order badges + remove (X) per image.              |
| **Video URL**                  | YouTube or Vimeo link. Embedded on the public page.                                                        |
| **360° Virtual Tour URL**      | Any embeddable virtual-tour URL (Matterport, kuula.co, etc.).                                              |
| **What Makes This Trip Special** | Textarea. Renders as its own block on the public page.                                                   |
| **Trip Story / Narrative**     | Longer-form narrative.                                                                                     |
| **Testimonials**               | Selector — pick existing trip reviews to highlight.                                                       |

## 7. Downloads

A repeater of downloadable items. Each row:

| Field            | Type                          | Notes                                                                                |
| ---              | ---                           | ---                                                                                  |
| **Title**        | text                          | E.g. *Packing list*, *Itinerary PDF*, *Waiver form*.                                |
| **Description**  | textarea                      | Short description shown to the customer.                                            |
| **Visibility**   | dropdown                      | One of: *Public* (anyone can download), *Logged-in users only*, *Booked customers only*. |
| **File**         | WordPress media picker        | Any file type (PDF, doc, image, zip…). Thumbnail + *Select File* button.            |

Rows are reorderable via move-up / move-down buttons.

::: tip Downloads is free
This section was previously Pro-only. It's enabled for everyone now.
:::

## 8. Categories & Attributes

| Field                  | Notes                                                                                                |
| ---                    | ---                                                                                                  |
| **Trip Categories**    | Multi-select. Hierarchical (subcategories indented with `--`). Manage under <span class="screen-path">Trips → Categories</span>. |
| **Difficulty Level**   | Single-select. Manage under <span class="screen-path">Trips → Difficulty Levels</span>.              |
| **Activity Types**     | Multi-select. Manage under <span class="screen-path">Trips → Activities</span>.                      |
| **Featured Priority**  | Single-select with four values: **None** (default), **Featured**, **New**, **Limited**. Drives a corner badge on the public trip card. |
| **Custom Attributes**  | Per-attribute input — define attributes under <span class="screen-path">Trips → Attributes</span>, then assign values here. |

::: warning Featured Priority — the actual enum
The valid values are `none`, `featured`, `new`, `limited`. Older docs mentioned `sticky` / `high-priority` — those aren't in the source enum.
:::

## 9. SEO & Marketing

### Search Engine Optimization

| Field                | Notes                                                                  |
| ---                  | ---                                                                    |
| **Meta Title**       | Max 60 chars. Falls back to the trip title when empty.                |
| **Meta Description** | Textarea, max 160 chars.                                              |
| **Meta Keywords**    | Comma-separated. Most engines ignore these; included for completeness. |
| **Google Preview**   | Live read-only preview card.                                          |

### Frequently Asked Questions

Repeater of `{ Question, Answer }`. Click **+ Add FAQ** to append. Renders as an accordion on the public trip page and as `FAQPage` JSON-LD for SEO.

## 10. Advanced Settings

### Version control

- **Version** — readonly number that auto-increments on every save.

### Scheduled publishing

| Field                       | Notes                                                                  |
| ---                         | ---                                                                    |
| Schedule Publish Date       | Auto-publishes on this date.                                           |
| Schedule Unpublish Date     | Auto-moves to draft / archived on this date.                           |

### Seasonal auto-management

| Field                                | Notes                                                  |
| ---                                  | ---                                                    |
| Enable seasonal auto-management      | Master toggle for the two date fields below.           |
| Auto-Enable Date                     | Date the trip becomes bookable each year.              |
| Auto-Disable Date                    | Date it stops being bookable.                          |

### Frontend Tabs Management

Drag-to-reorder repeater of the tabs shown on the public trip page. The 10 tab types: **Overview, Itinerary, Included, Location, Important Info, Downloads, FAQ, Story, Special, Testimonials**.

Per-tab controls: grip handle, label (editable), content-type badge (read-only), enable/disable toggle, icon picker, custom content (for `content_type=custom` tabs only), and delete (only on custom tabs you've added).

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## Saving and publishing

The top-right action bar:

- **Preview** — opens the public trip in a new tab with current unsaved state.
- **Save Draft** / **Update Draft** — saves without changing status.
- **Publish Trip** / **Update Trip** — primary blue button with a chevron-down dropdown for status variants:

| Dropdown action     | Resulting status |
| ---                 | ---              |
| Save as Draft       | `draft`          |
| Save for Review     | `review`         |
| Mark as Approved    | `approved`       |
| Publish             | `publish`        |
| Suspend             | `suspended`      |
| Archive             | `archived`       |

Hitting **Publish** with missing required fields (Title, Slug, Pricing) shows inline errors and jumps the form to the first failing section.

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## Destinations, Activities, Categories, Difficulty, Attributes

![Destinations admin — list with add/edit form pattern](/screenshots/trips/destinations.webp)

Each is a list-and-form pair under <span class="screen-path">Yatra → Trips → …</span>:

- **Destinations** — places. Each has name, slug, image, description.
- **Activities** — what travelers do.
- **Trip Categories** — top-level grouping (Adventure, Culture, Wildlife…).
- **Difficulty Levels** — Easy / Moderate / Challenging / Strenuous (your terms).
- **Attributes** — custom taxonomies you define (Style: Lodge / Camping / Hotel; Group size: Solo / Small / Large).

These all appear as filters on the public catalog and can be reused across trips.

## Traveler Categories

![Traveler Categories admin — adult / child / infant / senior definitions](/screenshots/trips/traveler-categories.webp)

Open <span class="screen-path">Yatra → Traveler Categories</span>. Each has:

| Field                  | Notes                                                       |
| ---                    | ---                                                         |
| Name                   | Display label.                                              |
| Min / Max age          | Optional.                                                   |
| Pricing mode           | *Per person* or *Per group*.                                |
| Min / Max pax          | Per-category booking limits.                                |
| Status                 | Active / Inactive / Publish / Draft.                        |

If a trip uses **Traveler-Based Pricing**, prices are set in the trip's **Pricing** section per category row.

## Tips & best practices

- **Keep titles short** (under 60 characters). They show in catalog cards and search snippets.
- **Set Featured Priority strategically.** Limit *Featured* and *Limited* to your top trips so the badge means something.
- **Use Difficulty Level**, not Categories, for pacing. Categories should be marketing themes; difficulty is operational.
- **One image per gallery entry.** Don't duplicate the featured image in the gallery — it shows in both places automatically.
- **Use Meta Description.** Google often uses it directly in search results — worth one minute per trip.

## Where to go next

- [Create a trip — step by step](/trip-creation) — guided walkthrough with screenshots.
- [Departures & availability](/departures) — fixed departures, recurring availability rules.
- [Bookings & customers](/booking-settings) — the booking lifecycle.
- [Payments](/payment-settings) — gateways and refunds.
- [Pro modules](/modules) — every Pro feature listed.