Travel Agency Companion – Create Tour & Travel Website Using WP Travel Engine Plugin

Travel Agency Companion is the companion plugin for the Travel Agency theme by Rara Theme. The plugin provides extra features to make travel booking websites using the Travel Agency theme and WP Travel Engine plugin.

You need to install and activate the Travel Agency theme and WP Travel Engine plugin to make the most of this plugin.

ABOUT TRAVEL AGENCY WORDPRESS THEME

The Travel Agency theme is a free WordPress theme that you can use to create travel booking websites.

Over 4,000 travel agencies use it to create travel & tour websites, and it has an average rating of 5 out of 5 on WordPress.org, with over 50 reviews.

Using the Travel Agency theme, you can create a professional and user-friendly travel booking website and showcase your trips, destinations, and activities.

USEFUL LINKS

Docs| Video Tutorial| Support| Facebook Group

CHILD THEMES OF TRAVEL AGENCY WORDPRESS THEME

• Travel Agency by Rara Themes
• Eco Travel by Rara Themes
• Tour Package by Rara Themes
• Tour Operator by Rara Themes
• Magical Travel by Rara Themes
• Travel and Tour by Rara Themes
• Travel Charm by Rara themes

ABOUT WP TRAVEL ENGINE PLUGIN

WP Travel Engine is the best travel booking WordPress plugin that you can use to create SEO-friendly travel booking websites.

With over 10,000 active installations and 140+ reviews with an average rating of 4.8 out of 5, WP Travel Engine is one of the most popular and trusted travel and tour booking plugins available.

WP Travel Engine provides all the tools you need to create a full-fledged travel website, from creating complete itineraries to colleting payments from your customers.

CLICK THE DEMO OF THE WP TRAVEL ENGINE

USEFUL LINKS

All Add-ons | Travel and Tour Themes | Video Tutorials | User Documentation

EXTEND FEATURES WITH ADD-ONS

WP Travel Engine offers various add-ons to extend your website’s functionality and provide a smooth booking experience for your visitors.

See the features and understand why WP Travel Engine is the best WordPress travel and tour booking plugin.

USER EXPERIENCE

• Trip Fixed Starting Dates — You can create travel packages with departure dates and times, allowing guests to search for and book tours based on their travel plans.

• Advanced Itinerary Builder — You can create detailed itineraries with rich features, including a text editor, meals, duration, accommodation, altitude charts, and galleries.

• Per Trip Emails — Create customized emails for each trip to make them more personal and relevant to your guests.

• Form Editor — You can edit and customize forms to offer a personalized experience for your customers.

• Email Customizer — Design and send customized booking and payment notification emails that reflect your brand and provide a personal experience for your customers.

• Currency Converter — The tour price is automatically converted to the guest’s local currency based on their location.

• Trip Weather Forecast — Include weather forecast information for each trip to help your guests prepare accordingly.

UPSELL (INCREASE AVERAGE ORDER VALUE)

• Group Discount — Group discounts can increase revenue by increasing the average order value (AOV). It encourages more people to book trips, leading to higher AOV. Additionally, group discounts can help you fill up trip dates that might otherwise be empty.

• Extra Services — Increase average order value (AOV) by selling additional services to guests, such as airport pickup/drop and room upgrades.

MARKETING

• Partial Payment — Allow guests to book tours with an upfront payment (percentage or fixed amount) and pay the remaining balance later.

• User History — Track your guests’ booking journey to see which pages they visited and how long they spent on each page. Use this data to make informed decisions about improving your website and increasing bookings.

• Trips Embedder — Reach a wider audience and boost bookings by embedding trips in high-traffic blog posts on your website or the websites of influencers and affiliate marketers.

LEAD CAPTURE

• Itinerary Downloader — Save time and design costs with the automatic tour brochure generator. Guests can download PDFs to read offline, with or without providing an email address.

• File Downloads — Add downloadable files to trips for guests to download, with the option to require an email address to receive the file. It can help you capture leads and learn more about your guests.

CONVERSION

• Legal Documents — Add physical and legal documents to your website and use shortcodes to display them on pages, posts, or widgets. Visitors can view or download the documents.

• Trip Reviews — Enables guests to leave reviews on your website, which helps to build trust and boost bookings.

• Trip Fixed Starting Dates CountDown — Create a sense of urgency and boost bookings by adding a countdown timer for the trip starting date.

• Social Proof — Boost conversions with social proof by letting guests know that others have booked trips with you. Research shows that social proof can increase conversion.

AUTOMATION

• Zapier — Connect WP Travel Engine to the Zapier automation platform to automate your workflows and save time.

PAYMENT GATEWAYS SUPPORTED

WP Travel Engine plugin supports all major payment gateways for maximum booking.

WOOCOMMERCE PAYMENT

WP Travel Engine supports all the payment gateways supported by WooCommerce, the most popular e-commerce plugin in the world. You can likely use your local payment gateway to accept payments for your travel packages.

OTHER PAYMENT GATEWAY ADD-ONS

• Stripe Payment Gateway (International)

• Paypal Express Checkout Paymwnt Gateway (International)

• Authorize.net Payment Gateway(International)

• PayFast Paymwnt Gateway (South Africa)

• Himalayan Bank Payment Gateway (Nepal)

• Midtrans Payment Gateway (Indonesia)

• PayU Money Payment Gateway (India)

• PayU Biz Payment Gateway (India)

• PayHere Payment Gateway (Sri Lanka)

• We Travel Integration (Globally)

WP Travel Engine also supports PayPal Standard, Book Now Pay Later, Direct Bank Transfer, and Check payment methods.

FREE TRAVEL BOOKING THEMES COMPATIBLE WITH WP TRAVEL ENGINE

• Travel Monster by WP Travel Engine
• Travel Agency by Rara Themes
• Travel Booking by WP Travel Engine
• Travel Muni by WP Travel Engine
• Tour Operator by Rara Themes
• WP Tour Package by Rara Themes
• Travel Explorer by WP Travel Engine
• Prime Travel by WP Travel Engine
• Travel Tour by The Bootstrap Themes

PREMIUM TRAVEL BOOKING THEMES COMPATIBLE WITH WP TRAVEL ENGINE

• Travel Monster Pro by WP Travel Engine
• Travel Agency Pro by Rara Themes
• Travel Booking Pro by WP Travel Engine
• Travel Muni Pro by WP Travel Engine
• Travel Tour Pro by The Bootstrap Themes

WP TRAVEL ENGINE FEATURES

1. Unlimited Travel Packages — Create and sell unlimited tours with customizable tour details, galleries, itineraries, pricing, durations, trip facts, FAQs, and included/excluded costs.

2. Advanced Trip Search and Filter — Help customers find the perfect trip with search and filtering options, including destination, budget, duration, activities, trip type, and more.

3. Smart Travel Booking Process — The trip booking process is smooth, quick and smart. Prices adjust automatically based on the number of people, and the booking form only includes essential fields, leading to faster bookings and more sales.

4. Payment Processing — WP Travel Engine supports a wide range of payment gateways, so your customers can book online, and you can receive payments quickly.

5. Progress Bar — WP Travel Engine’s progress bar shows guests how close they are to booking a tour, which can increase bookings and sales.

6. Enquiry Form — WP Travel Engine’s built-in inquiry form on the trip page makes it easy for customers to contact you, leading to more inquiries about your travel packages.

7. Booking Email Notification — Customize the booking confirmation email that your customers receive, and stay informed of all bookings with email notifications.

8. Booking Details — All booking information, including traveler details, is saved on your website so you can access it with a few clicks.

9. Discount Coupon — Create coupons to offer discounts to customers and encourage them to book.

10. Create More Tabs — Each page has four default tabs: Overview, Itinerary, Costs, and FAQs. You can easily create more tabs or change their order.

11. Unlimited Trip Facts — Create unlimited trip facts, such as group size, meals, accommodation, and the best time to visit, and add them to different trips.

12. Destination Page — Easily create destination pages to showcase all the trips you offer for a particular location, such as London, USA, or Nepal.

13. Activities Page — Create dedicated activity pages for hiking, sightseeing tours, mountain biking, skiing, and more so customers can easily visit your sites and book the trips that interest them.

14. Trip Type Page — Create trip types to categorize your trips according to their type, such as dog-friendly, child-friendly, budget travel, nature walks, and weekend trips. It allows customers to find the trips that are right for them easily.

15. Currency — Sell your trip packages in any currency of your choice.

TRAVEL SEO FEATURES (Schema Markup)

WP Travel Engine’s schema markup (JSON-LD format) support helps search engines understand your website content better, improving organic visibility and ranking. It gives your website a competitive SEO advantage.

Translation Ready
Translate your website into any language with WP Travel Engine’s full translation support.

Multilingual
WP Travel Engine is compatible with WPML and Polylang, the two most popular WordPress translation plugins. This lets you easily create a multilingual travel website, reaching travelers from all over the world.

GUTENBERG BLOCKS

WP Travel Engine provides six blocks for Gutenberg in the core plugin.

The blocks included are:

• Trips — Display trips according to your needs (featured, latest, on sales and custom selection) with WP Travel Engine’s powerful filtering and layout options.

• Destinations — Filter Destinations by many criteria and choose from three layouts to display them in a way that suits your branding.

• Trip Types — Filter Trip Types by multiple criteria and choose from three layouts to display the best for your booking site.

• Activities — Filter and display your Activities in various ways with three different layouts.

• Trip Search — Customize your Search filter by displaying it horizontally or vertically and adding search criteria such as destination, duration, price and activities.

• Terms — Display trip categories created under Custom Filters, such as Destinations, Activities, and Trip Types.

WP TRAVEL ENGINE – ELEMENTOR WIDGETS

HOW TO USE WP TRAVEL ENGINE ELEMENTOR WIDGETS

CREATING SINGLE TRIP PAGES WITH WP TRAVEL ENGINE ELEMENTOR

The WP Travel Engine – Elementor Widgets plugin is designed to work with WP Travel Engine and requires the core plugin to be installed and activated. It is also compatible with most WordPress themes.

The plugin provides a variety of Elementor widgets that you can use to create custom travel content, such as tour listings, destination guides, and booking forms. The widgets are easy to use and can be customized to match the look and feel of your travel booking website.

USEFUL LINKS

Demo | Docs | Vedio Tutorial | Support | Facebook Group

Method 1:

On your WordPress admin dashboard
Visit ‘Plugins > Add New’
Search for ‘Travel Agency Companion’ and install the plugin.
Activate ‘Travel Agency Companion’ from your Plugins page.

Method 2:

Download the plugin from WordPress.org repository
On your WordPress admin dashboard, go to ‘Plugins> Add New> Upload Plugin’.
Upload the downloaded plugin file (travel-agency-companion.zip) and click ‘Install Now’
Activate ‘Travel Agency Companion’ from your Plugins page.

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   Widgets offered

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   Added customizer section

1.5.8

Released on: 15th April, 2024
* Compatibility Updates.

1.5.7

Released on: 2nd May, 2023
* Compatibility Updates.

1.5.6

Released on: 12th December, 2022
* Minor bug fixes.

1.5.5

Released on: 2nd November, 2022
Fixes:
* WTE Trip duration label on FrontPage Trip Section Widgets
* Minor bug fixes.

1.5.4

Released on: 15th September, 2022

Fixes:
* Minor bug fixes.

1.5.3

Released on: 13th September, 2022

Fixes:
* Minor bug fixes.

1.5.2

Released on: 2nd December, 2021

Fixes:
* Minor bug fixes.

1.5.1

Released on: 24th September, 2021

Fixes:
* Minor bug fixes.

1.5.0

Released on: 10th June, 2021

Fixes:
* Compatibility update for WP Travel Engine and Fixed Departure Dates plugin.
* Minor bug fixes.

1.4.9

Released on: 3rd June, 2021

Fixes:
* Compatibility update for WP Travel Engine version 5.0.0.
* Minor bug fixes.

Released on: 2nd June, 2021

Fixes:
* Compatibility update for WP Travel Engine version 5.0.0.
* Minor bug fixes.

1.4.7

Released on: 22nd March, 2021

Fixes:

• Compatibility testing for WordPress 5.7.
• Updated WP Travel Engine depricated price functions.
• Minor bug fixes.

1.4.6

Released on: 19th August, 2020

Fixes:

• Compatibility testing for WordPress 5.5.
• Group Discount issue fixes in Deals, and Featured sections.
• Minor bug fixes.

1.4.5

Released on: 3rd July, 2020

Fixes:

• Compatibility added for Currency Converter addon.
• Minor bug fixes.

1.4.4

Released on: 18th June, 2020

Enhancements:

• Compatibility added for Trip Fixed Starting Dates 2.0.
• Compatibility added for WP Travel Engine 4.0.

Fixes:

• Markup updated for Deals and Featured section.
• Design fixes for Adventure Activities section.
• Minor bug fixes.

1.4.3

Released on: – 2nd April, 2020

Enhancements:

• Compatibility testing for WordPress 5.4

Fixes:

• Markup updated for Deals and Featured section.
• Minor bug fixes.

1.4.2

Released on: 18th February, 2020

Fixes:

• Trip Review fixes in featured trip and deals section.
• Minor bug fixes.

1.4.1

Released on: 17th February, 2020

Fixes:

• Replaced fallback image by fallback svg.
• Trip Review compatible in featured trip and deals section.
• Minor bug fixes.

1.4.0

Released on: 15th November, 2019

Fixes:

• Fixed JS error in Customizer.
• Minor bug fixes.

1.3.9

Released on: 6th November, 2019

Enhancements:

• Featured Section optimized
• Days/Nights String translation issue fixed
• Why Book With Us Section height issue fixed

1.3.8

Released on: 21st October, 2019

Enhancements:

• Deals Section optimized
• Filtering Days/Nights in singular or plural form
• Posts date format specified to the default date_format option

1.3.7

• WP Travel Engine Compatible
• Theme Compatible

1.3.6

• Fontawesome 5.6.3 updated
• Fixed Starting Dates Section readmore button issue fixed

1.3.5

• Check mark issue in Why Us Section(mobile version) fixed

1.3.4

• Added Nights in Best Sellers Packages

1.3.3

• Fontawesome 5.3.1 integration
• Anchor link target set in featured, popular and recent posts widget
• Js defer and filter for frontend assets
• Filter for all the widgets
• Popular Posts widget js fixed
• Stat Counter issue fixed in repeater js
• Loading js assets in footer
• Multilanguage Compatible
• Featured Section Trip Lists issue fixed

1.3.2

• Compatibility issue fixed.

1.3.1

• Homepage sections query issue fixed.

1.3.0

• Passed dates excluded for departure date in homepage.

1.2.9

• Passed dates excluded for departure date in homepage.

1.2.8

• Control added for number of departure date in homepage.

1.2.7

• New language file

1.2.6

• Addons supportable
• Some design issue fixed

1.2.5

• Addons supportable

1.2.4

• Fixed plugin recomendation in front page section if WP Travel Engine is not installed.

1.2.3

• Fixed featured cateory link issue in featured section.

1.2.2

1.2.1

• Theme compatibility

1.2.0

• Default value of choose trips from

1.0.9

• Issue of view all trip

1.0.8

• Some translation issues fixed

1.0.7

• Design issue on discount section

1.0.6

• Safari Issue fixed

1.0.5

• Price issue fixed

1.0.4

• Compatibility tested
• More features added

1.0.3

• Compatibility tested

1.0.2

• More Sections added

1.0.1

• Handler of font-awesome
• Code cleanup

1.0.0

• Initial release