Twenty WhatsApp message templates for travel agencies and tour operators: from "any package to Bali" to the day-before pickup message
Travel enquiries start vague ("any package to Bali?") and end specific (a pickup at 6:10am from a named hotel). Between the two are dates, pax, budget, a quote, a deposit, documents and a briefing. Each is one message, and here they are.
Quick answer
Twenty templates across enquiries (package request, qualifying questions, itinerary and inclusions, exclusions), booking (quote with validity, deposit and payment schedule, confirmation, cancellation terms), pre-departure (document reminder, packing and briefing, pickup confirmation, weather or schedule change), during the trip (guide contact, delay, emergency), and after (thank-you, review, referral). Ask dates, pax and budget before sending any package.
Before you use these
Enquiries
Package request
Happy to help plan that. So I send the right options: what dates, how many travellers (adults and children), and roughly what budget per person? Any must-dos?
Itinerary
Here is the [N]-day [destination] itinerary: [link or summary]. Includes: [flights / hotel / transfers / meals / activities]. Excludes: [visa, insurance, personal expenses, tips]. From RM [price] per person based on [twin sharing].
Customisation
We can adjust it: [swap activity, add a night, upgrade hotel]. Tell me what you would change and I will re-quote.
Group or family
For [N] people we can offer [group rate / private guide / free child under age]. Shall I prepare a group quote?
Booking
Quote
Quote for [package], [dates], [N] pax: RM [total] (RM [per person]). Valid until [date] as fares and rooms change. To confirm: deposit of RM [amount], balance by [date]. Cancellation terms: [summary].
Deposit received
Deposit received, thank you. Your booking is confirmed for [dates]. Balance of RM [amount] is due by [date]. Next: please send [passport copies / full names as per passport] by [date].
Balance reminder
Reminder: the balance of RM [amount] for your [destination] trip is due by [date]. Pay via [method] and send the receipt here.
Cancellation
Understood. Under the terms, [refund or credit]. I will process it within [days] and confirm here.
Pre-departure
Documents
Trip in [N] days. Please check: passport valid for at least 6 months beyond [return date], visa [status], travel insurance, and [any vaccination or permit]. Send me a photo of the passport page if you have not yet.
Briefing
Your pre-departure brief: [weather and what to pack], [currency and cash], [local SIM or roaming], [dress code for sites], [meeting point and time]. Your guide is [name], [number]. Full itinerary attached.
Pickup confirmation
Pickup confirmed: [date] at [time] from [hotel or address]. Driver: [name], [vehicle and plate]. Please be in the lobby 10 minutes early. Any change, message me here.
Schedule change
Update: [activity] on [date] is [moved / cancelled] because [weather / operator]. Replacement: [alternative]. Sorry for the change; tell me if you have concerns.
During the trip
Guide contact
Your guide today is [name], reachable at [number]. I am also here on WhatsApp throughout the trip.
Delay
Your [transfer / flight] is delayed by [time]. We have adjusted [pickup / check-in]; nothing needed from you. I will update you.
Emergency
I am sorry to hear that. Please [call emergency number / go to nearest clinic at address]. Our emergency line is [number], 24 hours. I am contacting your insurer now; send me your policy number.
After
Thank you
Welcome home. Thank you for travelling with [agency]. We hope [destination] was everything you wanted.
Review
If you enjoyed the trip, a review here helps us a lot: [link]. If anything fell short, tell me first and we will make it right.
Referral
If friends are planning a trip, we would love to help them too. Forward this: "[Agency] planned our [destination] trip and it was great. WhatsApp them at [link]."
Every template here can be a taught answer or an instruction line in a ReplyKit agent, so enquiries are qualified and packages sent at any hour, with documents and pickups reminded on schedule without a person copying and pasting. The agent asks the questions in order, fills the lead card, and hands over when the template says a person should. Instructions are in how to write instructions.
The full setup is in the travel agency guide.
Frequently asked questions
What should I ask before sending a travel package?
Dates, number of adults and children, budget per person, and must-dos.
How long should a travel quote be valid?
A few days at most; fares and rooms change. State the date.
When should I send the document reminder?
About two weeks before departure, with passport validity, visa, insurance and any permits.
What should the pickup message include?
Date, time, place, driver name, vehicle and plate, and an early-arrival instruction.
Can these be automated?
Enquiries, qualifying, itineraries and reminders can be taught answers in a ReplyKit agent; emergencies go straight to a person.
Qualified, quoted, briefed, picked up
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Sources and further reading
- WhatsApp Business Messaging Policy · opt-in, opt-out and prohibited-use rules every business must follow
- Harvard Business Review, The Short Life of Online Sales Leads (Oldroyd, McElheran, Elkington, 2011) · firms that responded within an hour were about seven times more likely to qualify the lead
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