✅ For travel companies
When you create a trip, start by filling out the General Section. Here you can add key information & fill out the homescreen of the app
In this article:
Dates, start time and time zone (countdown timer)
Enable posts & enable the list
Here are some examples of how the homescreen looks on the app:
Creating your first trip
- Go to Vamoos List in the top menu bar, then select Vamoos Trips and press the orange Create Trip button
- Then you will see a menu down the left-hand side, please select General at the top
User ID & Passcode
- The first thing to do is fill out the User ID & Passcode, these are the 2 pieces of information your customers will use to log in to their travel information in the app.
- User ID - will stay the same for all your customers, and you choose this when you create an account (typically it will be your company name or an acronym of it)
- Passcode - this is unique for each booking or trip. Make sure these are not consecutive or easily guessable.
TOP TIP: when creating a passcode, why not try combining passenger initials & booking reference or code to improve security
Homescreen text
- The next 2 fields Destination / Event title & Name / Location correspond to the text shown on the home screen of the app (see screenshot above)
- You can see a preview of the text on the right-hand side of the screen
TOP TIP: Do not add additional spaces to these fields, this text will auto-centre to look the best on all devices
Dates, start time and time zone (countdown timer)
- Input the start date & end date of the trip using the calendar or by typing the date
- Select the start time of the trip and the time zone of the traveller - these are what make the countdown timer on the home screen work
TOP TIP: the countdown timer is one of the most popular features. It is very accurate and counts down to the second, think about exactly what time you'd like to be the start of the trip.
Client ref
- This field is an internal reference you can add to help you search for specific trips in your Vamoos List. It will not show on the app.
- You could write the name of the staff member working on that trip, or a booking reference - anything that will help you search for the trip
Enable posts & enable the list
- Enable Posts: this turns on the posts section in the app where clients can share images and create a digital diary of their trip and turn it into a printed photobook afterwards
- Enable The List: this allows a list view of the Points of Interest to appear on the map so clients can search through lots of POIs easily.
Overlay logo
- Here you can upload a different logo for an individual trip
- Simply press Add Image and upload your logo (it must be a jpg, jpeg or png file type)
- If you have already added your logo in Settings (in the black bar at the top) > Brand > Logo then you do not need to add it again here, you can just leave it blank and your logo will automatically show in the app
Background image
- Choose the perfect image for your app home screen by pressing the Add Image button on the right-hand side of the screen
- You can then either upload an image from your computer or select one from your Vamoos Library (if you have added imagery in there)
- Images must be file type jpg, jpeg or png and the recommended size is 2048 x 2048 px. Read our top tips on choosing the perfect images here
- You can also use the darkening feature to put a darker overlay on top of your image to make your logo/text stand out! The options are:
- Clear: No overlay
- 10%: Black overlay with 90% transparency
- 20%: Black overlay with 80% transparency
- 30%: Black overlay with 70% transparency
TOP TIP: remember to press the orange SAVE button once you have completed a section!If you have any further questions or need help with this, you can contact us at [email protected]