Setting up a Multi-Destination VSLink

Putting together a multi-destination itinerary is a common task for travel professionals. Especially in the case of cruises, a chain of six or seven destinations is not uncommon.

What we want to do is to cover a series of destinations in an organized fashion, taking up as little screen real estate as possible. In our earliest attempts at multi-destination itineraries, we would end up with multiple weather links, destination guides, and clocks, which cluttered up the screen. Now, however, we have a much more elegant approach I want to demonstrate to you here.

This is an example of a river cruise on the Danube with eight destinations. What we have done is to build each destination out within its own VSLink and then link the destination VSLinks into the Master one for the cruise.

So here, for example, we have built a VSLink for Prague with its own destination guide, clock, weather,  and map. Likewise, we have built out each destination as a separate VSLink. Notice we do not put the client’s name on the destination links, only on the master link we give the client. The Master VSLink goes to the client, and the child destination VSLinks are used in multiple Master VSLinks given to clients.

This approach will work very well, especially for destinations you sell with some regularity! Note that when you name your destination VSLinks, you need to give it a unique identifier.