A la Carte

Overview

A la Carte lets you build a trip from individual components that your organisation has preconfigured in Tourpaq (hotels, transports, price lists, and rules). It is typically used when the trip does not fit a standard “fixed package” flow—for example when you need custom hotel dates, one-way flights, or mixed itineraries.

A la Carte still uses the same core mechanisms as other bookings:

• Availability comes from allotments/quotas.

• Prices are calculated from configured price lists.

• Discounts and supplements are applied according to your rules.

If you cannot see A la Carte options in your Booking menu, your company/user may not have access to the feature, or the required setup (e.g., Custom Hotel Days hotels/rooms) is missing.

Where to go next

• General Description – What an A la Carte booking is in Tourpaq Office, and what needs to be configured before you can use it.

• Packages – How A la Carte packages are created and shown as starting points (primarily for web users via Select Offer).

A la Carte booking types

Tourpaq supports the following A la Carte booking types:

• Custom Hotel Days booking (price per day) – Search by check-in and check-out date (instead of fixed departure intervals). Requires hotels/rooms configured for Custom Hotel Days.

  • Setup reference: Price List Custom Hotel days Service

• Multiple one-way flights booking – Combine multiple one-way flights (charter and/or GDS) into a single booking.

  • Read more: Multiple one way flights bookings

  • Related: Booking for 2 One Ways

• Hotel-only booking – Create a booking with only accommodation (no scheduled transport).

  • Read more: Hotel Only Bookings

• Transport-only booking – Create a booking with only transport (no hotel).

  • Read more: Transport only Booking

• Circuit booking – Combine multiple flights and hotels in one itinerary, where arrival/departure dates align with hotel check-in/check-out dates.

  • Read more: Circuit Bookings

• A la Carte packages (suggested starting points) – Predefined package suggestions (often used online) that users can start from and then adjust, depending on your rules.

  • Read more: Packages

• GDS one-way flights booking – Search and book one-way GDS flights (Dynamic Packaging) and combine them with other components where supported.

  • Read more: GDS One way flight bookings

• Multiple transports in one room – Let passengers share the same room, while travelling on different transports.

  • Read more: Multiple transports one room bookings