> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.localflow.travel/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Start a new trip from an enquiry or a usual trip

> Start a Localflow trip three ways: paste the customer's message, start from a usual trip, or plan it yourself. Learn what to fill in and what a month-only trip means.

Every trip in Localflow starts as a new enquiry. You can start from the customer's message, from one of your company's usual trips, or from nothing. Usual trips are the fastest: you get a route and a first costing in a minute.

## Open a new enquiry

* On **Home**, paste the message in **Start a trip** and click **Start**.
* Or on **Trips**, click **New enquiry**.

The **New enquiry** page shows three doors:

* **Build it step by step**: answer a few questions about days, towns and nights.
* **Start from a usual trip**: pick a trip your company already runs.
* **Plan it myself**: build the route day by day.

To keep the customer's message with the trip, click **Paste the message**, paste it, and click **Keep the message**.

## Start from a usual trip

**1. Open the usual trips**

Click **Start from a usual trip**.

**2. Filter the list**

Under **Days**, pick **Up to 5**, **6 to 9**, **10 to 14** or **15 or more**. Under **Type**, pick a tour type. Or search with **Search by name or town**.

**3. Pick a trip**

Click a trip card. A short form opens.

**4. Fill in what you know**

Only **Team** is needed. You can also fill **Who is it for?**, **First day, or month**, **Adults**, **Children** and **Currency**.

**5. Make the trip**

Click **Make the route and a first costing**. The trip opens on **Trip details**.

![The Usual trips box with the Days and Type filters and the trip cards](https://mintcdn.com/localflow-help/-7jmDiPwUk5YVCM5/images/shots/usual-trips.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=-7jmDiPwUk5YVCM5\&q=85\&s=f05406042f2b3c50a7d56c38582d29e6)

> [!NOTE]
>
> Cards marked **Saved by your organisation** come from your own trips. **A standard route** makes the route only, with no costing.

## No dates yet?

You don't need the exact day to start.

* **Month only**: Localflow prices the trip as if it starts on the 1st of that month. Costing says, for example, "Priced for December 2026."
* **No date at all**: hotel prices are estimates until you set the first day.

Set the first day later. See [Change the dates](https://help.localflow.travel/tasks/change-the-dates.md).

## Next

* [The trip path](https://help.localflow.travel/getting-started/trip-path.md)
* [Change the party](https://help.localflow.travel/tasks/change-the-party.md)


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