The Trip Editor is where most planning happens. You get a map, a day-by-day timeline, itinerary items, and a costing panel in one screen.
What you can do
- Search places on the map and add them to the route
- Add reorder trip days
- Create itinerary items (stays, transfers, activities, meals, flights, notes)
- Build costing linked to those items
- Save the full plan in one step
How to use the editor
- 1
From a trip, open the option you want to edit and click Edit (or open the editor from the option list).
- 2
Add days - give each a title your customer will understand (e.g. “Colombo & cultural triangle”).
- 3
Search for locations on the map and add stops - routes appear between them.
- 4
Add items to each day: hotel stays, transfers, activities, etc.
- 5
Open the costing panel: add supplier services and lines, link them to items.
- 6
Click Save when finished - always save before leaving.
Tips
- You can plan the itinerary first and add costing later.
- If someone else edited the same option, you may see a warning - review changes before overwriting.
- Use refresh routes if driving distances look wrong after moving stops.
- Quoted options may block automatic price recalculation - ask a manager if you need to change published numbers.
Common questions
Do I have to add costing in the editor?
No. Many teams build the itinerary first, then cost in a second pass.
What if I make a mistake?
Edit items and days freely while the option is in draft or costing. Use Save to apply changes.
How does the map find places?
Columbus searches a geographic database and saves places to your company’s Locations library for reuse.