Transport only Booking

Create transport-only (flight-only) bookings in Tourpaq Office using a Transport Hotel and a fictive room type. Covers one-way vs charter, ticket behavior, and Profit Margin Rules cost requirements.

Overview

Transport only booking (also called flight-only booking) lets you sell a transport without a real hotel stay.

Tourpaq handles this by using:

• a Transport Hotel (a hotel flagged as transport-only)

• a fictive room type (used only for booking/pricing)

This setup is used for:

• one-way flights

• charters

• other transport-only scenarios

How transport-only (flight-only) booking works

You create a hotel that acts as a pricing container for transport-only bookings.

On that hotel, you create a fictive room type.

That room type:

• is used to make the booking “complete”

• can be priced and reported

• does not show as a real room on the customer ticket

Preconditions

• You can edit Hotels and Room types.

• You can create/update pricing (pricelist / room pricing rules) used by your setup.

If you are also using one-way bookings (OW OUT / OW HOME), see:

• Booking for 2 One Ways

• Multiple one way flights bookings

Setup (Transport Hotel + fictive room type)

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1. Enable “Transport Hotel” on the hotel

On the hotel, open the Web tab.

Enable Transport Hotel.

Enable Transport Hotel on the hotel used for transport-only bookings.

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2. Create a fictive room type

Create a room type used only for transport-only bookings.

Enable Is Fictive.

One-way flights typically require Is Fictive plus the additional one-way related option on the room type.

Room type setup for transport-only and one-way scenarios.

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3. Set a non-zero cost if you use Profit Margin Rules

A fictive room often does not need a cost.

But if you use Profit Margin Rules, the system requires a cost price on the room type.

Set a cost price different from 0.

See Profit margin rules.

Transport-only booking ticket behavior

What it looks like in Office

Transport-only booking in Tourpaq Office.

What it looks like on the ticket

The fictive room does not appear as a real room on the ticket.

Ticket output for a transport-only booking.

Ticket information is taken from the Transport Hotel and can be customized via the hotel’s content/settings.

FAQ

Why do we need a Transport Hotel for a transport-only booking?

Because Tourpaq pricing and booking flow expects a hotel/room context.

The Transport Hotel provides that context without selling accommodation.

What is a fictive room type?

It is a room type used only as a technical placeholder for pricing and completing the booking.

It does not represent a real room stay.

Why doesn’t the fictive room show on the ticket?

Because it is marked Is Fictive.

The ticket focuses on the transport itinerary and customer-facing information.

When do I need a non-zero cost on the fictive room?

Only if you use Profit Margin Rules.

Those rules require a cost price even for fictive rooms.

What’s the difference between one-way flights and flight-only bookings in this setup?

Both can use a fictive room.

One-way flights typically require Is Fictive plus the additional one-way related option on the room type.