A group represents a single departure — a set of pilgrims traveling together on the same dates. Groups are the backbone of Ziyara: pilgrims, hotels, flights, rooming and finances all attach to a group.
Creating a group
- Open Groups from the sidebar.
- Click Create Group.
- Fill in the name, departure and return dates, and (optionally) a price.
- Save.
Group capacity is optional: when configured, new registrations wait once the group is full. The trial allows two groups; paid plans allow unlimited groups.
Group statuses
Choose Planned, Active, Completed or Cancelled to describe the trip. These statuses preserve its records.
- Planned — the trip is being sold and prepared.
- Active — the trip is under way.
- Completed — the trip is over. The group leaves the daily figures and its rooms are freed.
- Cancelled — the departure will not take place.
What you can attach to a group
- Pilgrims — the travelers
- Packages — different price tiers (for example, quad, triple, double rooms)
- Hotels & rooming — Makkah and Madinah accommodation
- Flights — outbound and return manifests
- Payments & invoices — money in and out
- A guide — the staff member accompanying the group
- A trip program — the itinerary day by day. Pilgrims see it in the app and in the travel plan, and visitors see it on the sign-up page before they register; switch that off per group with Show the trip program on the sign-up page
Copying from a previous group
When creating a new departure, you can copy the settings from a previous group to save time — hotels, packages and structure carry over so you only adjust the dates and price.
On an existing group, Duplicate creates a new group with the same trip details, packages and trip program; pilgrims, rooms, flights and payments are not copied. Everything else on the group page — readiness, the program, tasks and hotels — is in Trip Program, Tasks & Readiness.