Trips & catalog
This page walks you through every screen and field for building a Yatra trip. If you just want to ship something fast, follow the Quick start first, then come back here when you need to fine-tune.
The Trips list
Open Yatra → Trips → All Trips.
You'll see a table of every trip on your site with:
- A Search box.
- Status pills at the top: All, Published, Draft, Review, Approved, Archived, Trash (with row counts).
- Sort controls.
- A + Add New button in the top right.
Each row shows: trip image + title, price, status, trip type, duration, countries, difficulty, availability, capacity, attributes, destinations, activities, categories, and (when Pro is active) a Bookings count column.
You can show / hide columns with the column visibility toggle. Click any row to open the Trip Builder.
Bulk actions
Tick rows, then pick a bulk action:
- Mark as Published / Mark as Draft / Archive / Move to Trash / Delete Permanently.
- From the Trash tab the actions become Restore to Draft or Delete Permanently.
The Trip Builder
Click + Add New (the create modal asks for a title and slug, then redirects to the editor) or click any trip title.
The builder has a vertical sidebar with these sections (top to bottom):
- Trip Basics
- Location & Route
- Pricing
- Availability & Booking
- Trip Details (sub-tabs: Itinerary | Included/Excluded)
- Media & Gallery
- Downloads
- Categories & Attributes
- SEO & Marketing
- Advanced Settings
Top-right buttons stay sticky: Save Draft / Update Draft, Publish Trip / Update & Publish, plus an overflow menu with Save for Review.
1. Trip Basics
The headline information shown in the catalog and at the top of the trip page.
| Field | What it does |
|---|---|
| Trip title | The headline. Auto-fills the slug. |
| Slug (permalink) | Edit if you want a different URL. |
| Short description | One-line subtitle on cards and listing pages. |
| Long description | The pitch, rendered with the WordPress editor. |
| Highlights | Bullet list of "what's special about this trip". |
| Featured image | The big image on the trip page and in catalog cards. |
| Trip type | Categorize as fixed-departure / open / private / etc. |
| Duration | Days and nights. Shows on the catalog card and trip header. |
| Pricing mode | Regular price or per–traveler-category pricing (set in Pricing). |
2. Location & Route
- Destinations — assign one or more (multi-select). Manage destinations under Trips → Destinations.
- Map / coordinates — optional latitude / longitude.
- Countries / regions — appears as a row chip in catalogs.
3. Pricing
- Regular price — single price for everyone.
- Per-traveler-category pricing — separate prices for adult / child / infant / senior. Configure traveler categories under Yatra → Traveler Categories.
- Currency — site-wide setting; per-trip overrides require Pro.
Apply percentage / fixed-amount adjustments by trip, destination, season, or last-minute window. Group-size discounts, early-bird bumps, and per-traveler-category multipliers — all manageable from Yatra → Dynamic Pricing.
Unlock dynamic pricing →4. Availability & Booking
- Availability window — start / end dates the trip is bookable.
- Min travelers per booking — typical default is 1.
- Max travelers per booking — 0 means unlimited.
- Capacity — total spots available across all bookings (for fixed-capacity trips).
- Booking lead time — minimum days between booking and travel date.
For trips with fixed departure dates (Tuesdays only, every other Saturday), you'll create individual departures under Yatra → Departures. See Departures & availability.
5. Trip Details
This section has two sub-tabs:
Itinerary
Day-by-day plan. Click + Add Day to insert a new entry. Each day has:
- Day title (e.g. "Day 1 — Arrival in Kathmandu").
- Description (rich text).
- Optional distance / duration / altitude / accommodation badges.
Included / Excluded
Two side-by-side bullet lists for "What's included" (transport, meals, guides) and "What's not included" (international flights, insurance, tips). Each item is a single line of text.
6. Media & Gallery
- Gallery — additional images shown on the trip page.
- Video URL — paste a YouTube or Vimeo link.
- Virtual tour — for immersive 360 / VR tour links.
- Testimonials — pick from existing reviews to highlight on this trip.
7. Downloads
A simple file repository per trip. Each card has:
- Title (e.g. "Trip brochure (PDF)").
- Description.
- Attachment — pick from the WordPress media library.
- Visibility — public, customer-only (after booking), or admin-only.
8. Categories & Attributes
This section ties trips to the catalog filters and search.
- Trip Categories — choose one or more. Manage under Trips → Categories.
- Activities — multi-select (Hiking, Sightseeing, Cultural, etc.). Manage under Trips → Activities.
- Difficulty Level — single choice (Easy / Moderate / Challenging / Strenuous).
- Trip Tags — free-form taxonomy.
- Featured Priority —
none(default),featured,sticky,high-priority. Drives ordering in catalog grids and shortcodes. - Custom attributes — define under Trips → Attributes; assign per trip here.
featured toggle has been merged into featured_priority. Setting featured_priority="featured" is equivalent to the old featured="1". The shortcode and block both honor this attribute.9. SEO & Marketing
Search Engine Optimization
- Meta Title — overrides the page title for search engines.
- Meta Description — the snippet under your link in search results.
- Meta Keywords — for tracking with Yoast / Rank Math / SEOPress.
A live SEO preview card shows what Google will likely render.
Frequently Asked Questions
Question + Answer blocks specific to this trip. Click + Add FAQ for more. These render on the public trip page in an expandable accordion.
10. Advanced Settings
Lifecycle Management
- Status — draft / published / pending review / archived.
- Scheduled Publishing — pick a future date the trip auto-publishes.
- Schedule Unpublish Date — pick a date the trip auto-unpublishes (great for seasonal trips).
Frontend Tabs Management
The single trip page has a tabbed lower section (Overview, Itinerary, Includes, Reviews, Map). Here you can:
- Toggle which tabs show.
- Reorder them.
- Override the labels.
Saving and publishing
- Save Draft — keeps your changes private.
- Save for Review — submit to a higher-level admin to approve.
- Publish Trip — makes the trip live and bookable.
Saved trips honor the status pills in the Trips list (All, Published, Draft, Review, Approved, Archived, Trash).
Destinations, Activities, Categories, Difficulty, Attributes
Each is a list-and-form pair under Yatra → Trips → ...:
- Destinations — places. Each has name, slug, image, description.
- Activities — what travelers do. Same fields.
- Trip Categories — top-level grouping (Adventure, Culture, Wildlife).
- Difficulty Levels — Easy / Moderate / Challenging / Strenuous.
- 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
Open Yatra → Traveler Categories for adult / child / infant / senior definitions. Each has:
- Name (display label).
- Min / Max age (optional).
- Default min / max per booking.
If a trip uses per-traveler-category pricing, prices are set in the trip's Pricing section per category.
Tips & best practices
- Keep titles short (under 60 characters). They show in catalog cards and search snippets.
- Set Featured Priority strategically. Limit
stickyto your top 3 trips so the priority order means something. - Use Difficulty Level, not Categories, for pacing. Categories should be marketing themes (Cultural, Adventure); 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 — it's worth one minute per trip.
Where to go next
- Departures & availability — fixed departures, recurring availability rules.
- Bookings & customers — the booking lifecycle.
- Payments — gateways and refunds.
- Pro modules — every Pro feature listed.