Overview
Journey Builder
Version Control
Proposal Status
Your proposal status helps you track where each proposal is in the booking process. You can change the status manually at any time.Active States
Active States
| Status | Description | When to Use |
|---|---|---|
| To Do | New proposal awaiting assignment | Just created, not yet being worked on |
| In Progress | Currently being worked on | Actively building the proposal |
| Sent | Proposal has been published and shared | After publishing to traveller/agent |
| On Hold | Temporarily paused | Waiting for information or decision |
| Followed Up | Awaiting traveller response | After sending follow-up communication |
Confirmation States
Confirmation States
| Status | Description | When to Use | Payment Status | Itinerary Generated? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accepted | Proposal approved by traveller | Traveller said yes, awaiting payment | No payment made yet | ✗ No (proposal stays editable) |
| Part Confirmed | Some services paid, proposal still editable | Some services confirmed, others pending | Partial payment made | ✓ Yes (manually mark services as confirmed) |
| Confirmed | Fully confirmed and ready for operations | All services confirmed, booking complete | Paid (deposit or full) | ✓ Yes (all services copied, proposal becomes non-editable) |
| Not Booked | Traveller decided not to proceed | Lost opportunity, declined booking | No payment | ✗ No itinerary |
- Accepted: Trip confirmed by travel agent, but no payment yet. No itinerary created - proposal stays editable.
- Part Confirmed: Some services have been paid for or are being confirmed gradually. Itinerary is created where you manually mark individual services as confirmed. Proposal remains editable.
- Confirmed: Proposal is confirmed and paid for. All services automatically copy to itinerary. Proposal becomes non-editable - you work in the itinerary from now on.
Automatic Status Changes
Partial Confirmation Workflow
When some services are confirmed but others are still pending, use this workflow:Mark Individual Services
Viewing Options
Choose the view that works best for your role:Designer View
- Complete proposal overview with journey timeline
- Version management and history
- Quick access to editing services
- Direct publishing controls
- Best for day-to-day proposal creation
Leads View
- Track all active leads in one place
- Monitor progress across all proposals
- Manage follow-ups
- Overview of all proposals with filters
- Best for pipeline management
Creating a Proposal
Basic Information
- Title (internal reference) - Only your team sees this
- Headline (traveller-facing) - Appears on the published proposal
- Travel agent - Select existing or create new travel agent contact
- Area(s) - Geographic destinations (e.g., “Cape Town”, “Serengeti”)
- Travel dates - Start and end dates of the trip
- Public Title (optional) - Custom title displayed over the cover image on the web proposal. If left blank, defaults to “Welcome to {Country/Countries}”
Traveller Details
- Total traveller count - Number of people traveling
- Traveller description - Brief context (e.g., “Family of 4 with young children”)
- Primary traveller - Main contact person
- Add additional travellers with full details
- Link to existing traveller profiles
Journey Builder
The Journey Builder is where you construct the day-by-day itinerary by adding and arranging services on a visual timeline.Adding Services
Adding Services
Access Services
- Click the arrow button in the top right of the journey builder
- Click the ’+’ button on any journey day
Find Services
- Search by service name using the search bar
- Filter by category, area, or tags
- Create new services if needed (Supervisors/Admins only)
- Browse your service library
Save Changes
Service Configuration
Service Configuration
- Additional information - Highlighted details for travellers (e.g., “Flight BA123”, “Meet at hotel lobby 8am”)
- Supplier selection - Choose which supplier provides this service (can be added later when confirmed)
- Personalized description - Customize the description for this specific proposal. The main service description is used as default, but you can edit it here without changing the master service.
- Commissionable - Check this if the service is commissionable for the travel agent
- Booked by TA - Check this if the travel agent (not you) will book this service
- Price (visible to traveller) - What the traveller pays
- Cost (internal only) - Your actual cost from supplier
- Delete service: Click three dots menu on service card or press Backspace key
- Duplicate service: Click three dots menu or press Command+D (Mac) / Ctrl+D (Windows)
- Edit master service: Edit the main service details directly from the service side panel (changes affect the master service in your library)
- Hide from proposal: When ‘Show total only’ is checked, click three dots to hide specific services from the web proposal while keeping them in pricing
Managing Journey Days
Managing Journey Days
- Days are automatically created based on your travel dates
- Extend the trip by changing the end date in proposal settings
- Drag services from one day to another
- Services automatically adjust to the new date
- Use the “Shift dates” feature to move all services forward or backward by X days
- Useful when travel dates change
AI-Powered Content Generation
Odia’s AI features help you create compelling proposal content automatically, saving hours of writing time while maintaining professional quality.Accessing AI Features
Location: Open any proposal → Navigate to the Overview tab → Click the AI button in the top right corner The AI generation modal lets you create:- Proposal Summary - Overall trip overview that captures the essence of the journey
- Day Summaries - Individual summaries for each day of the itinerary
- Both at once - Generate all summaries in one action
How AI Content Generation Works
Choose What to Generate
- Proposal Summary Only - Creates the main trip overview
- Day Summaries Only - Generates summaries for each day
- Generate Everything - Creates both proposal and day summaries
Review AI Credit Cost
- Estimated AI credits required
- Your current credit balance
- Option to proceed or cancel
Generate and Track Progress
AI Credits System
All AI-powered features use AI credits from your account balance:- Credits are deducted based on the amount of content generated
- Cost is shown upfront before generating
- Live progress tracking during generation
- Cancel at any time to avoid using credits
- Credits are managed at the organization level
Content Cards
Content cards let you add important travel information that isn’t a service—perfect for local tips, cultural insights, safety information, packing lists, and more.What Are Content Cards?
Content cards are flexible information blocks you can add to proposals and itineraries. They display important context that helps travellers prepare for their journey without cluttering your service list. Common uses:- Local customs and cultural insights
- Safety and health information
- Packing recommendations
- Weather information
- Visa and entry requirements
- Travel tips and insider knowledge
Creating Content Cards
Before you can add content cards to proposals, you need to create them in your library:Create Content Card
Adding Content Cards to Proposals
Once you’ve created content cards in your library, add them to proposals in two ways:- Per-Day Content Cards
- Introduction Content Cards
- Navigate to the Content tab in your proposal
- Find the day where you want to add information
- Click Add Content Card and select from your library
- Content cards appear as the first card of that day on the client-facing proposal
Summary Visibility Controls
Control what travellers see on client-facing proposals with visibility toggles.How Visibility Works
Location: Content tab → Visibility toggle above the summary sectionShow Summaries
Hide Summaries
- The visibility toggle is global - it controls all summaries at once (both proposal and day summaries)
- To hide specific day summaries while keeping others visible, simply leave those days empty (don’t generate or delete the summary text)
- Visibility settings apply to the published web proposal only - you always see summaries in the editor
Adding Maps
Display interactive maps on your proposals that show the locations your travellers are visiting. The map appears on the overview page and automatically displays destinations based on the areas assigned to your services.Setting Up Area Mapping
Before maps can display correctly, Owners and Admins need to map areas to Google Maps locations:Map to Google Maps
Adding a Map to Your Proposal
Once areas are mapped to Google Maps:- Create or open a proposal
- Select the areas for your services (e.g., Amsterdam, The Hague)
- Save your changes
- The map will automatically display all selected areas with their Google Maps locations on the overview page
- The map automatically plots all destinations based on the areas assigned to services in your proposal
- Services with mapped areas will appear as markers on the map
- Travellers can see the geographical scope of their trip at a glance
Controlling Map and Summary Visibility
The map appears in the overview section along with your proposal summary. You can control whether the entire overview section (including both the map and summary) appears on client-facing proposals:- Go to the Overview tab in your proposal
- Toggle “Show summary section on client proposal” on or off
- When toggled off, the entire overview section is hidden from the client proposal (both the map and the summary)
- When toggled on, both the map and summary appear on the client proposal
Filtering & Finding Proposals
Filters & Search
- Owner - See proposals assigned to specific team members
- Status - Filter by proposal status (In Progress, Sent, Confirmed, etc.)
- Search bar - Search in proposal titles (searches both internal title and traveller-facing headline)
- Last created (default) - Newest proposals first
- Alphabetically - A-Z or Z-A by title
- Last modified - Most recently edited first
- Start date - By trip departure date
Version Management
Every time you publish a proposal, Odia creates a new version. This lets you track changes and restore previous versions if needed.Version Control
- Each publish creates a new numbered version
- View all versions in the versions tab on the proposal screen
- Each version shows: version number, description, publish date, and who published it
- Reset to previous version: Click the three dots in the action column to make an old version the current master
Publishing
- Click the Publish button (only enabled after saving changes)
- Add a version description (e.g., “Version without flights”, “Updated pricing for 2025”)
- Your proposal status automatically changes to “Sent”
- The proposal URL is automatically copied to your clipboard - ready to paste and share with your travel agent or traveller
- Make further edits (status changes back to “In Progress”)
- Publish again to create a new version
- All previous versions remain accessible
Sharing Proposals
Web Link
- When you click Publish inside the proposal editor, the URL is automatically copied to your clipboard
- Simply paste (Ctrl+V or Command+V) to share it with travel agents or travellers
- Click the icon from the proposals list or proposal details to open the published proposal in a new tab
- The link always shows the latest published version
PDF Export
Preview
Proposal Actions
Quick actions available in the proposals list:Open Link
Edit Proposal
Archive Proposal
Archiving Proposals
Keep your workspace organized by archiving completed or cancelled proposals. Archived proposals remain accessible but don’t clutter your active proposals list. When to archive:- Proposals that are completed and no longer need active management
- Cancelled bookings that won’t proceed
- Old proposals you want to keep for reference but remove from daily view
- Go to the Proposals screen
- Find the proposal you want to archive
- Click the three dots menu (action menu) on the proposal row
- Select Archive
- Archived proposals can be viewed by switching to the archived view filter
- All proposal data remains intact and accessible
- You can unarchive proposals if needed
Pricing & Branding Options
Control what travellers see on the published proposal:Hide Prices
Hide Branding
Show Total Only
Commission Management
Changing Agent Commission
You can adjust the commission tier for travel agents on individual proposals:Review Impact
- Current commission rate
- New commission rate
- Number of services affected
- Estimated price changes
Proposal-Level Markup Override
Override the default markup for an entire proposal:- Open proposal Settings
- Find Markup Override section
- Enter custom markup percentage
- Click Save to recalculate all prices
Workflow Tips
Converting to Itinerary
Converting to Itinerary
- Change status to “Confirmed”
- The itinerary is automatically created and linked
- Navigate to the itinerary view to manage confirmed services, tasks, and operations
- The proposal remains as a historical record
- All services with dates, times, and details
- Traveller information
- Pricing information
- Service descriptions and images
Working with Travel Agents
Working with Travel Agents
- Add the travel agent when creating the proposal
- Select from existing agents or create a new one
- Track which agent each proposal belongs to
- Use agent filters to see all proposals for a specific agent
- Mark individual services as “Commissionable” for the agent
- Track which services earn commission
- Use for accurate commission calculations
Collaboration & Ownership
Collaboration & Ownership
- Set an owner when creating the proposal
- Change ownership at any time in proposal settings
- Filter proposals by owner to see your assigned work
- Useful for team collaboration and workload management
AI Service Suggestions
AI Service Suggestions
Select Context Fields
- Destination
- Travel dates
- Number of travelers
- Proposal notes
- Existing services
Review Suggestions
- Relevance score
- Matching criteria
- Pricing information
Common Questions
How do I get the link to share my proposal?
How do I get the link to share my proposal?
What's the difference between Title and Headline?
What's the difference between Title and Headline?
Can I edit a proposal after publishing?
Can I edit a proposal after publishing?
- The status changes back to “In Progress”
- Your edits are saved to the master proposal
- The published link still shows the last published version
- Publish again to update the live proposal with your changes (creates a new version)
How do versions work?
How do versions work?
- Version 1 = first publish
- Version 2 = second publish (with any changes)
- And so on…
How do I send different versions of the same proposal?
How do I send different versions of the same proposal?
Open Version Overview
Expand a Version
- All services included in that version
- Pricing for each service
- Version description
- Publish date and author
Get Version-Specific URL
- Latest URL (default): Updates automatically when you publish a new version
- Version-specific URLs: Stay locked to that specific version forever
- Version 2 URL ends in
/V2 - Version 3 URL ends in
/V3 - These links never change, even if you publish new versions
- Version 2 URL ends in
- Send Version 2 (without flights) to one travel agent: Share the
/V2URL - Send Version 3 (with flights) to another travel agent: Share the
/V3URL - Both links remain active and show their respective versions
What happens to the proposal when I mark it as Confirmed?
What happens to the proposal when I mark it as Confirmed?
- An itinerary is automatically created with all the proposal’s services copied over
- The proposal becomes non-editable - it’s now a historical record
- You can still view and access the proposal
- The itinerary becomes the working document for managing the confirmed trip
- The proposal and itinerary are linked - navigate between them easily
- Send purchase orders (vouchers) to suppliers
- Set detailed timings and meeting points
- Add contact phone numbers and maps
- Track service status and manage operations
- Provide travellers with all trip information in one place
Can I duplicate a proposal?
Can I duplicate a proposal?
- Create a new proposal from scratch and manually add services from your library
- Use the service search to quickly find and add the same services
- If you need to create many similar proposals, consider reaching out to [email protected] to discuss your workflow
Can I delete a proposal?
Can I delete a proposal?
- Your platform owner (administrator) must contact the Odia support team at [email protected]
- The platform owner must provide approval for the deletion request
- The Odia team will handle the deletion on your behalf
- Changing the status to “Not Booked” to mark it as declined
- This keeps the proposal for records but indicates it’s no longer active
How do I add or change the cover image on my proposal?
How do I add or change the cover image on my proposal?
Select Image
- Upload from computer - Drag and drop or browse to upload your own image
- Odia Image Gallery - Browse previously uploaded images from your organization
- Unsplash - Search Unsplash’s stock image library directly within Odia
How does the Public Title work on web proposals?
How does the Public Title work on web proposals?
- Your custom text is displayed over the cover image
- Example: “Your Dream Safari Adventure” or “Luxury European Escape”
- Odia automatically displays: “Welcome to {Country or Countries}”
- The country/countries are determined from the Area(s) selected in your proposal
- Example: If the area is “Paris”, the text displays “Welcome to France”
- Example: If areas are “Paris” and “Rome”, the text displays “Welcome to France and Italy”
- The color and font of this title text cannot currently be configured
- This feature is planned for release in 2026
- Look for “Public Title (Optional)” when creating or editing a proposal
- It’s located in the basic information section, near Title and Headline fields
How do I add flights to a proposal?
How do I add flights to a proposal?
- Add a service to your proposal (from your library or create a new one)
- Title: Use a clear format like “Flight New York to Paris” or “Flight Paris > New York”
- Description: Include all flight details:
- Airline name
- Departure and arrival times
- Terminal information
- Baggage allowance
- Any other relevant flight information
- Additional Information: Add the flight number (e.g., “BA123”, “AF456”)
- This appears highlighted on the proposal for easy reference
- Create flight services in your library for commonly used routes
- Include check-in times and arrival procedures in the description
- Use the Additional Information field for flight numbers so they stand out
- Add pricing if you’re including flights in the package, or leave at 0 if the traveller books separately
How do I use AI to generate proposal content?
How do I use AI to generate proposal content?
- Open your proposal
- Go to the Overview tab
- Click the AI button in the top right corner
- Choose what to generate:
- Proposal summary only
- Day summaries only
- Generate everything (both proposal and day summaries)
- Review the AI credit cost shown
- Click Generate and watch the live progress
- Edit the generated content as needed
- Proposal summaries: Overall trip overview that captures the journey’s essence
- Day summaries: Individual summaries for each day’s activities
- Content is based on all services, locations, and journey details in your proposal
- Each generation uses AI credits from your organization’s balance
- Cost is shown upfront before generating
- You can cancel generation at any time
- New users receive complimentary credits to test the features
What are Content Cards and how do I use them?
What are Content Cards and how do I use them?
- Go to the Library screen
- Click on the Content Cards tab
- Create your content card with the information you want to share
- Save the content card to your library
- Navigate to the Content tab in your proposal
- Find the day where you want to add the card
- Click Add Content Card and select from your library
- The content card appears as the first card of that day on the client-facing proposal
- Best for: Day-specific information like “What to wear today” or “Local customs for this region”
- Navigate to the Content tab
- Click Add Introduction Card at the top
- Select a content card from your library
- The card displays at the very top of the proposal/itinerary before any days
- Best for: General trip information like “About your journey” or “Important information for all travellers”
- Local customs and cultural insights
- Safety and health information
- Packing recommendations
- Weather information
- Visa and entry requirements
- Travel tips and insider knowledge
How do I control what summaries travellers see?
How do I control what summaries travellers see?
- Show summaries enabled: All proposal and day summaries appear on the web proposal
- Show summaries disabled: All summaries are hidden from client view
- The toggle is global - it controls all summaries at once (both proposal and day summaries)
- To hide specific day summaries: Leave those days empty (don’t generate or delete the summary text)
- Visibility only affects the published web proposal - you always see summaries in the editor
- Enable for detailed, narrative-style proposals with full context
- Disable for clean, service-focused proposals showing only the itinerary
- Mix both by leaving some days without summaries while the toggle is on
How do I archive a proposal?
How do I archive a proposal?
- Go to the Proposals screen
- Find the proposal to archive
- Click the three dots menu on the proposal row
- Select Archive
- Completed proposals that no longer need active management
- Cancelled bookings that won’t proceed
- Old proposals you want to keep for reference but remove from daily view
- Switch to the archived view filter to see all archived proposals
- All data remains intact and accessible
- You can unarchive proposals if needed
Related Documentation
- Services - Learn about managing your service library
- Itineraries - Understand confirmed itineraries
- Travellers - Manage traveller profiles
- Travel Agents - Work with travel agent partners