The primary controls for searching for tours are the tour code and departure date controls located in the bottom left corner of the screen and highlighted in the image below.

By default the tour browser will display from the current date onwards, however selecting any date in the calendar control will change the scope of the search. To search by a tour simply enter the first few letters, or indeed as many as are required, of the reference into the search box labelled outward.

T3 offers a number of facilities for enhancing this search, allowing the user to rapidly and effectively find a single or group of tours matching a variety of search requirements.

The uppermost section of the window, shown below, allows the user to filter the tours in a number of ways. Firstly there are two drop down selectors which allow the selection of tour categories which in turn filter the list of tours which have the combination selected. In the image below these are labelled Type and Theme however this can vary from system to system as these headings are determined by the Tour Cat 1 and 2 settings found on the reports tab of the system settings window.

In addition to the categories, tours can also be filtered by using the analysis code drop down list. This operates in exactly the same manner as the tour categories but operates on the basis of the tour analysis codes (sometimes referred to as tour analysis groups).

From left to right these are

1. Close the tour browser – no explanation required.
   
2. Single room searcher – adds another level of filtering to the search to only display departures which have single rooms available.
   
3. Swap tour search order – toggles the order of list of tours between display in departure date and tour code (tour ref as displayed) order.
   
4. Return list to current date – this does precisely as described and returns the calendar control and search date to the current date.
   
5. Clear all pending filters – this clears any currently entered search texts, tour categories etc. This is especially useful when the search memory feature is enabled (see later section).
   

To perform the search, click the required pickup point. All tours which use the required pickup point are displayed.

The seat plan area should be self-explanatory (no seat plan is displayed for tours configured without one) while the tabbed area provides details regarding the following

1. Rooms – provides details of the room types and current availability. The tab also offers access to further information regarding the selected tours accommodation. To access information about the centre/supplier right click this tab or to get information regarding room sales double click.
   
2. Options – lists all options, their price, type and where necessary available stock (for stock controlled items)
   
3. Pickups – lists the pickup points for the selected tour, their time, status, maximum capacity and number of passengers currently being picked up. Status is displayed either open, blank in the column, or closed.
   
4. Notes – displays a composite of the tour memo, notes, narrative, ticket note and changes log texts.
   
5. Shares – displays details of tours with which the currently selected tour shares facilities. The user can choose to view accommodation, option or, where enabled, seat plan shares.
   
6. Itinerary – displays any itinerary text associated with the currently selected tour. Please note that this is not the web page itinerary (when t3 is used in conjunction with WebRes).
   

To select a tour, either to open the tour window or to move on to the next step in the reservation process simply double-click the required tour or click the select button above the seat plan.