Places

The Places directory is your shared geographic reference. Every destination, city, region, hotel area, airport, and point of interest you mention in an itinerary or catalogue item is stored here as a Place, with optional coordinates, descriptions, and images.

A central directory means consistent naming, working maps, and meaningful place-based reporting.

How places are used

• Itineraries: Each day has a primary place. Catalogue blocks can reference places for cross-referencing.
• Catalogue: Each product has a "from" and/or "to" place.
• Customer portal: Places drive maps and day headers in the portal view.
• Reports: Popular destinations, supplier distribution by region, etc.

Place types

Common types include:

• Country: Top-level geographic container.
• Region / state / province.
• City: Most working places fall here.
• Point of interest: Specific venues, landmarks, hotels.
• Airport / station / port: Travel hubs.

Places form a hierarchy, e.g. Italy → Tuscany → Florence → Duomo.

Place detail

Each place has:

• Name and alternate names (useful for matching).
• Type.
• Parent place.
• Coordinates: Latitude and longitude. Used for maps.
• Description: Free text.
• Images linked from the media library.
• Tags.

Auto-population

Places referenced in catalogue items, itineraries, and bookings are added to the directory automatically if they don't already exist. You can refine them later by adding coordinates, descriptions, and images.

Search

The places list supports tree view and search. Use the search box to find a place by name or alternate name; the tree highlights its location in the hierarchy.

Editing and deleting

Places can be edited at any time. Deletion is allowed only if the place isn't currently referenced by an active record.