1. Cost each line in the supplier's currency
Keep each cost as the supplier quoted it, THB 9,600, not a rupee figure you worked out once. When the rate moves you change one number, not every line. With made-up rates of ₹2.45 a baht and ₹23 a dirham:
| Line | As quoted | In rupees |
|---|---|---|
| Hotel, 3 nights | THB 9,600 | ₹23,520 |
| Island tour, 2 people | THB 3,700 | ₹9,065 |
| Desert safari, 2 people | AED 360 | ₹8,280 |
| Airport transfers | ₹3,200 | ₹3,200 |
2. Choose the rate, once per currency
- Use the rate you will pay at. Usually your bank's or dealer's selling rate on the day, not the rate in the news.
- One rate per currency per quote. Every baht line follows the same rate, so the quote adds up.
- Say how long the price holds. A valid-till date on the quote protects you when the rate moves before the customer pays.
3. Add your markup in rupees
Your margin is rupees in your account, so work markup out on the rupee cost, line by line, the way you do for a domestic trip. See how to price a tour package.
4. Show the price the way the customer reads it
Most customers in India want rupees. An NRI customer, or a group paying from abroad, may want dollars: show the dollar price, and under it the rupee total and the rate you used, and say the payment is in rupees if that is how you invoice. GST and TCS are worked on the rupee value.
Foreign currency in Triplli
On a ticket's Estimate tab, open More on a line and pick the currency the supplier quoted in, then type the cost as quoted. Above the lines, type today's rate once for each currency; every line in it follows, and the total, your markup and margin stay in rupees. Triplli fetches no rate and suggests none. To print the estimate in dollars, pick the currency and type its rate under On the estimate: the PDF shows dollars, with the rupee total and your rate under the price. Payments, receipts, the invoice and your UPI QR stay in rupees.
