PCMs can be Quotations, Modules or Packages. This topic introduces each type and provides an example of the pricing model used for PCMs.

Prepare Group and/or FIT quotes, which can have:

• Multiple passenger ranges, costed simultaneously.
• Different markup/commission levels by passenger range (if required).
• Different markups applied to product components by passenger range (if required).
• The ability to price costs across a date range (if required).
• User-defined documentation for output to agents – Quotations, Itineraries etc.

This feature allows modules of products to be entered into a PCM, which can then be copied into a booking. For example, if all bookings or quotations include common products – admin fees, M&G fee, communications fee etc., then these products can be put into a PCM and, when a new booking or quotation is being prepared, the PCM products can be copied into the new booking or quotation, eliminating the need to manually enter each product individually.

Functions are also available to download and print, email or fax documentation from within a PCM.

NOTE:  

• The process of inserting PCMs into bookings is covered in the and the .
• Operationally, the setup of a PCM is the same, regardless of its ultimate use. Whether it is a Master Module, a Package or an ad-hoc quotation, the setup process is the same.

Pricing in PCMs is calculated as "Per Person (Half) Twin Share" with supplements or reductions from the Share Twin price for Singles and Triples and Quad rooms. This is because, in PCMs, the quantity and type of rooms are never known, so room-based pricing cannot be calculated. This method of pricing is also typically used by tour operators when they publish brochures; the prices are shown as "Per Person $nnnn.nn" and "Per Person Single $nnnnn.nn". The single room price will always be more expensive than the Half Twin price because the person is paying for sole occupancy of a room that generally could accommodate more than one.

The situation can seem confusing because accommodation suppliers normally provide rates on a Per Room basis, not a Per Person basis. Tourplan can output (and store) pricing in both formats, but in PCMs the costs are always displayed on a Half Twin/Single Supplement basis.