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Transfer Routes and Route Management

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Transfer Routes is where you define the main routes for your VIP transfer service and the pricing for those routes. Access it via MHM Rentiva > Transfer Routes.

Here you create the connections between the points you defined earlier in Location Management.

Route Creation (Route Definition)​

A route expresses the relationship between at least two locations:

  • Pickup Point: The point where the vehicle picks up the passenger.
  • Dropoff Point: The main point where the passenger is dropped off.
  • Return Route: Allows the reverse route to be saved in the system (e.g. Airport-Hotel and Hotel-Airport).

Pricing and Additional Fees​

The rental price for a route changes dynamically based on customer requests:

  • Flat Fee: A fixed amount per route (base_price).
  • Maximum Price (v4.23.0): The price ceiling set by the admin for a route (max_price). Vendors can set their own prices within this range.
  • Kilometer-Based Pricing: A price tariff that increases as distance grows.
  • Passenger/Luggage Limit: The price changes or the vehicle is excluded from search results based on capacity (e.g. 8 persons).
  • Night Rate: A surcharge multiplier applied during specific hours (e.g. 00:00 - 06:00) (e.g. 1.25x).

Vendor Pricing Model (v4.23.0)​

In a multi-vendor structure, each vendor can set their own route-specific price within the min_price — max_price range defined by the admin:

  • Admin defines base_price and max_price when creating a route.
  • Vendor enters their price within this range for the routes they serve in the vehicle submission form.
  • Search engine uses the vendor price when filtering by route; if no vendor price is set, it falls back to the route's base_price.
  • Vendor prices are stored as JSON in the _mhm_rentiva_transfer_route_prices meta key.

🖼️ IMAGE: TRANSFER ROUTE MANAGEMENT​

(Route list, price table, and capacity restrictions)

Transfer Search Engine (v4.23.0)​

The transfer search engine gained route-based vehicle filtering and vendor pricing support in v4.23.0:

  • Routes matching the selected pickup and dropoff points are found during a search.
  • Vehicles assigned to these routes are filtered by passenger and luggage capacity.
  • Results show the vendor's price for the route; if no vendor price is set, the route's base_price is used.

VIP Transfer Customer Experience​

When a customer searches on the frontend, vehicles are listed via these routes:

  1. Route Selection: The customer selects pickup and dropoff points.
  2. Passenger Count: Vehicles appropriate for the group size (VIP Van, Minibus, etc.) are listed.
  3. Price Comparison: Prices offered by different vendors for the same route can be compared.
  4. Booking: Once confirmed, a "Transfer" type booking appears in the operations panel.

Section Summary​

  • Define your Point-to-Point services.
  • Maintain profitability with Dynamic Pricing.
  • Prevent incorrect vehicle bookings with Capacity Control.

Changelog​

DateVersionNote
23.04.20264.27.2Documentation synchronized with the current plugin release.
26.03.20264.23.0Vendor pricing model, max_price, route-based search engine, and City-to-Point hierarchy added.
19.03.20264.21.2Transfer Routes (Route Management) usage guide created.