> ## Documentation Index
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# Trip Budget & Costs

> Managing costs, pricing, and budget tracking on trips

# Trip Budget & Costs

Rooutie has a built-in cost management system for tracking trip expenses, setting client pricing, and managing agent commissions — all within the trip editor.

## Adding Costs to Steps

Any step in your itinerary can have one or more costs attached to it:

1. Click the three dots (⋯) on any step.
2. Select **Add Cost** from the Quick Actions.
3. Enter the cost details:
   * **Amount** — the cost value.
   * **Currency** — select from supported currencies.
   * **Category** — e.g., Accommodation, Activity, Transport, Food, Other.
   * **Notes** — optional description.

Costs appear on the step card and are rolled up into the trip total.

## Trip Cost Overview

The **Cost** quick action button in the Trip Menu opens a full trip budget overview:

### For Agents / Publishers

The cost overview shows a detailed breakdown including:

* **Total Cost** — sum of all step costs.
* **By Category** — costs grouped by type (Accommodation, Transport, Activities, etc.).
* **By Day** — daily spending breakdown.
* **Supplier Commissions** — attach a supplier and commission rate to any cost. The commission is automatically calculated and shown separately.
* **Agent Markup** — apply a markup percentage on top of net costs to arrive at the client display price.
* **Client Price** — the price shown to the client (net cost + markup).
* **Payment Categories** — tag costs by payment method or payment phase.
* **Due Dates** — set when each cost is due for payment tracking.

### For Clients / Viewers

Clients see a simplified view of the total trip price as set by the agent. Individual cost breakdowns and commissions are not visible to clients unless the agent chooses to share them.

## Selling Trips

To sell a trip to clients:

1. Set up your trip costs using the budget tool.
2. Apply your markup to arrive at the selling price.
3. Go to **Trips** in your business account → set a **price** for the trip.
4. Connect **Stripe** (see [Payments](/business-manual/payments)) to receive payments.
5. Clients can purchase the trip directly from the public trip page.

## Supplier Management

Attach costs to named suppliers for commission tracking:

* Go to your business account → **Suppliers** to create supplier profiles with default commission types (fixed fee or percentage).
* When adding a cost to a step, select the supplier and the commission is auto-calculated.
* The cost overview shows your net cost (after commission) and gross cost separately.

See [Suppliers](/agent-manual/suppliers) for more on managing your supplier list.