Guides
Guides for Indian travel agents.
Plain answers to the questions agents search for: TCS and GST on tour packages, quotation and itinerary formats, pricing a trip and starting an agency. Free templates, no sign-up.
GST and TCS
GST and TCS invoices in Triplli- TCS calculator for foreign tour packagesWork out the TCS on an overseas tour package and what the customer pays, at the rate in force from 1 Apr 2026.Read
- TCS on foreign tour packagesWho collects it, when, at what rate, and how the rate has changed since 2020.Read
- GST on tour packages: 5% or 18%The two ways a tour operator can charge GST, the conditions for 5%, and where a service charge fits.Read
- Tours and travels GST bill formatEvery field a travel agency's GST bill or tax invoice for a tour package needs, with a free Excel template.Read
- Travel agency payment receipt formatA free receipt for every advance, part payment and balance, with a filled sample and the GST receipt voucher.Read
Quotations and pricing
Quotations in Triplli- Tour package quotation formatWhat a quotation holds, section by section, with a free Excel costing and quotation template.Read
- Travel quotation templateA free Word quotation template for domestic, international and group trips.Read
- Quoting abroad in foreign currencyCosting a Thailand or Dubai package when suppliers quote in baht, dirham or dollars, and showing one price.Read
- How to price a tour packageFrom supplier costs to a per-person price, with markup worked line by line in rupees.Read
- Tour package costing sheetA free Excel costing sheet: every cost with its unit and quantity, your markup line by line, and a filled sample.Read
- Commission vs markupHow agents earn: commission paid by suppliers against markup added to your own cost, with a worked example.Read
Itineraries
The itinerary builder- Itinerary format for travel agenciesA day-wise itinerary layout customers read, free as a blank PDF, a filled sample and a Word file.Read
- Day-wise itinerary formatWhat goes in each day of an itinerary, with worked days for a hill station, a beach, Dubai and a pilgrimage.Read
- How to make a travel itinerary for clientsFrom the first message to the PDF on WhatsApp in seven steps, and how to stop writing the same trip twice.Read
Running an agency
Triplli as a travel CRM- Best CRM for travel agency in IndiaEight travel CRMs compared from what each publishes: who each fits, price, GST and TCS, itineraries and WhatsApp.Read
- Sembark alternative for small agenciesSembark and Triplli side by side: who each is for, how each is priced, and what each does.Read
- TraviYo alternativeTraviYo and Triplli side by side: what each sells, how each is priced, and what the CRM does.Read
- IndiaMART leads for travel agentsThe kinds of IndiaMART lead, replying before other sellers, and bringing every lead into your CRM.Read
- Send leads from Zapier, Pabbly or MakeBring Facebook lead ads, Google forms and website leads into Triplli as tickets, through your webhook link.Read
- Choosing travel agency management softwareWhat a small Indian agency needs from its software, and the questions to ask before paying.Read
- How to start a travel agency in IndiaStructure, registrations, GST, accreditations and the first tools, step by step.Read
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