The Travel Programs section is where you can configure sets of rules that can be created and applied to your passengers & departments.
These rules and restrictions may be location-based, time-based or vehicle capability-based and you can even set up allowances for spending and the number of rides.
To access this section:
- Click on the Admin button in the bottom left-hand corner, and then click on Travel Programs.
Note: You will first need to select an account and click on ‘Access Profile’ before you can see the 'Admin' button.
Adding Travel Programs
To add a new travel program:
- Click on the Add button.
Details
This will then load the Add Travel Program popup and the Details tab. Here you can:
- Enable or Disable the travel program.
- Payment Method: Set the payment method that will be allowed for bookings using this travel program.
- Name: The name of the travel program.
- Description: The description of the travel program.
- Start/End Date: Set when the program should start and end.
- Next click on the Booking Limits tab.
Booking Limits
This is where you can set different types of booking limits for your travel program.
Locations
This booking limit allows you to restrict the locations where the travel program can be used.
To add a location restriction:
- Click on the Add button.
- Then configure the location:
Location Search: Enter an address to search for it and set it as the location (or click on the map to set it manually).
Name: The name of the location.
Address Text: Here you can add additional address details.
Radius in Meters: The radius in which a travel program booking can be made within.
From/To: This can be used to set if the passenger can book from or to, from and to, or either for the given location. - Once configured simply click Confirm.
Times
This booking limit allows you to restrict the timeframes in which the travel program can be used in.
To add a time restriction:
- Click on the Add button.
- Then configure the timeframe:
Days: The days on which the travel program is available.
Start/End Times: The timeframe in which this travel program can be used. - Once configured simply click Confirm.
Vehicles
This booking limit allows you to restrict the vehicle type with which the travel program can be used.
To set a vehicle restriction:
- Simply select or deselect a vehicle type.
Note: You can also click the (i) icon to view the vehicle details.
Note: You can delete a booking limit by double-clicking on it and then clicking Delete.
Allowance
This section allows you to set budgets and ride amounts for a travel program:
- Approval Only: Set if this travel program requires approval by an approver when booking.
- Require Manual Approval If Any Limit Is Surpassed: Set if approval is required if a passenger surpasses a limit.
- Allowance Type: Set if the allowance type is for individual passengers or shared between them.
- Spending Allowance: How much can be spent on this travel program.
- Amount: The monetary value.
- Type: The allowance reset frequency.
- Number of Rides Allowance: How many rides can be booked on this travel program.
- Rides: The number of rides.
- Type: The allowance reset frequency.
Validation
This section allows you to set up questions and answers that are required for validation when passengers’ book using this travel program.
To add a validation question:
- Click on the Add button.
- Configure your question and answers:
Question Title: The question should be added here.
Free Type: This allows a user to type the answer freely.
Exact Match: This means the user’s answer must match exactly to the set answer.
Select from list: This allows users to select answers from a list.
Exact Match Hidden: This means the user’s answer must match exactly to the set answer, however, answers will be hidden.
Regex Pattern: This allows you to set a custom regex pattern as the answer.
New Answer: Here you will add the question-answer.
Upload Answers: This allows you to upload answers, rather than typing them manually.
For example, here’s a question set to Exact Match with two answers.
Note: You can remove an answer by clicking on the (x) button. - Then click Confirm to save the question.
Note: Once you have set up your Travel Programs, you will then need to add them to your Passenger & Department profiles so they can be used.