The following example illustrates several different ways to include departure dates in your template
Template
<html> <head> <title>Proposal for {clientname}</title> </head> <body> <p>{tripname} for {clientname}</p> <p>{departuredates:dddd MMM d, yyyy}<p> <p>{departuredates}</p> <p>{startdate:dddd MMM d, yyyy} to {enddate:dddd MMM d, yyyy}</p> </body> </html>
Preview
Classic San Diego for John Smith
Thursday May 1 - Saturday 3, 2014
May 1 - 3, 2014
Thursday May 1, 2014 to Saturday May 3, 2014