# Contact information

Although OpenTravel allows unlimited occurrences of each element within the

OTA\_HotelDescriptiveContentNotifRQ message, ENTERPRISE CONNECTIVITY has elected to set limits for many of these elements. Unless specified under the Usage column below, ENTERPRISE CONNECTIVITY only allows one instance of each element per property message.

| **Element**  | **Level** | **Attribute** | <p><strong>R</strong></p><p><strong>O</strong></p><p><strong>C</strong></p> | <p><strong>G</strong></p><p><strong>D</strong></p><p><strong>S</strong></p> | **Example** | **Usage**   | **Description**                                                                                                                   |
| ------------ | --------- | ------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ----------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ContactInfos | 3         | <p><br></p>   | C                                                                           | <p><br></p>                                                                 | <p><br></p> | <p><br></p> | <p>Element required when action code is Add or Overwrite = true</p><p><br></p><p>Only 1 element allowed per Property message.</p> |
| ContactInfo  | 4         | <p><br></p>   | R                                                                           | <p><br></p>                                                                 | <p><br></p> | <p><br></p> | <p>Required when</p><p>ContactInfos element is present.</p><p><br></p><p>Only 1 element allowed per Property message.</p>         |

| **Element** | **Level**   | **Attribute** | <p><strong>R</strong></p><p><strong>O</strong></p><p><strong>C</strong></p> | <p><strong>G</strong></p><p><strong>D</strong></p><p><strong>S</strong></p> | **Example**                                   | **Usage**                                                                              | **Description**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| ----------- | ----------- | ------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| <p><br></p> | <p><br></p> | Removal       | O                                                                           | <p><br></p>                                                                 | <p><br></p>                                   | true false                                                                             | If not specified, false is assumed.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Addresses   | 5           | <p><br></p>   | C                                                                           | <p><br></p>                                                                 | <p><br></p>                                   | <p><br></p>                                                                            | <p>Only Required when action code is add, Overwrite = true or when adding additional language.</p><p><br></p><p>Only 1 element allowed per Property message.</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Address     | 6           | <p><br></p>   | R                                                                           | <p><br></p>                                                                 | <p><br></p>                                   | <p><br></p>                                                                            | Required when Addresses element is present.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| <p><br></p> | <p><br></p> | UseType       | R                                                                           | R                                                                           | <p><br></p>                                   | <p>Refer to the</p><p>“HCD OTA</p><p>Supported Codes” spreadsheet for valid codes</p>  | <p>Address Use Type (AUT).</p><p><br></p><p>Required for Address element.</p><p><br></p><p>GDS Note: Address Use Type of 5 (Other) will default all address elements/attributes to the usage limitations for the GDSs.</p>                                                                                                                                                               |
| <p><br></p> | <p><br></p> | Removal       | O                                                                           | <p><br></p>                                                                 | <p><br></p>                                   | true false                                                                             | If not specified, false is assumed.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| AddressLine | 7           | <p><br></p>   | C                                                                           | R                                                                           | <p>1530</p><p>N. Central</p><p>Expressway</p> | <p>255 Char</p><p><br></p><p>GDS Max: 50</p><p>Char</p>                                | <p>Hotel property address.</p><p><br></p><p>5 text line are available for the complete address of the property.</p><p><br></p><p>Only Required when action code is add, Overwrite = true or when adding additional language.</p><p><br></p><p>AddressLine is a multi- lingual attribute.</p><p><br></p><p>GDS Note: Only the first 2 lines of address will be delivered to the GDSs.</p> |
| CityName    | 7           | <p><br></p>   | C                                                                           | R                                                                           | Dallas                                        | <p>64 Char</p><p><br></p><p>Max: 128 bytes</p><p><br></p><p>GDS Max: 50</p><p>Char</p> | <p>Hotel property city</p><p><br></p><p>Only Required when action code is add, Overwrite = true or when adding additional language.</p><p><br></p><p>CityName is a multi-lingual attribute.</p>                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| PostalCode  | 7           | <p><br></p>   | O                                                                           | R                                                                           | 75305                                         | <p>16 Char</p><p><br></p><p>GDS Max: 10</p><p>Char</p>                                 | Hotel property postal code                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| County      | 7           | <p><br></p>   | O                                                                           | O                                                                           | Dallas                                        | <p>32 Char</p><p><br></p><p>Max: 64 bytes</p>                                          | <p>Hotel property county</p><p><br></p><p>County is a multi-lingual</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |

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| **Element** | **Level**   | **Attribute**      | <p><strong>R</strong></p><p><strong>O</strong></p><p><strong>C</strong></p> | <p><strong>G</strong></p><p><strong>D</strong></p><p><strong>S</strong></p> | **Example** | **Usage**                                                                             | **Description**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| ----------- | ----------- | ------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| <p><br></p> | <p><br></p> | <p><br></p>        | <p><br></p>                                                                 | <p><br></p>                                                                 | <p><br></p> | <p><br></p><p>GDS Max: 30</p><p>Char</p>                                              | attribute.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| StateProv   | 7           | <p><br></p>        | C                                                                           | <p><br></p>                                                                 | <p><br></p> | <p><br></p>                                                                           | Only 1 element allowed per Address.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| <p><br></p> | <p><br></p> | StateCode          | C                                                                           | C                                                                           | TX          | Refer to the Appendix for valid codes                                                 | <p>Hotel property state/province code.</p><p><br></p><p>If the Hotel Property</p><p>Country is either “AU”,</p><p>“BR”, “CA”, “DE”, “MX”, or “US” , the state/province code is validated, otherwise it is not.  </p><p>GDS Note: Attribute is required for the above countries when delivering data to the GDSs.</p>                         |
| CountryName | 7           | <p><br></p>        | C                                                                           | <p><br></p>                                                                 | <p><br></p> | <p><br></p>                                                                           | <p>Only Required when action code is add or Overwrite = true</p><p><br></p><p>Only 1 element allowed per Address.</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| <p><br></p> | <p><br></p> | Code               | R                                                                           | R                                                                           | US          | Refer to the Appendix for valid codes                                                 | <p>Hotel property country code.</p><p><br></p><p>Required for CountryName element.</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Phones      | 5           | <p><br></p>        | C                                                                           | <p><br></p>                                                                 | <p><br></p> | <p><br></p>                                                                           | <p>Only Required when action code is add or Overwrite = true</p><p><br></p><p>Only 1 element allowed per Property message.</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Phone       | 6           | <p><br></p>        | R                                                                           | <p><br></p>                                                                 | <p><br></p> | <p><br></p>                                                                           | Required when Phones Element is present.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| <p><br></p> | <p><br></p> | PhoneLocationT ype | R                                                                           | O                                                                           | <p><br></p> | <p>Refer to the</p><p>“HCD OTA</p><p>Supported Codes” spreadsheet for valid codes</p> | <p>Phone Location Type (PLT).</p><p><br></p><p>Required for Phone element.</p><p><br></p><p>At least one phone number with PhoneLocationType = 4 and PhoneTechType = 1 must be present per property.</p><p><br></p><p>Phone Location Type of 8 (Other) will default all phone elements/attributes to the usage limitations for the GDSs.</p> |
| <p><br></p> | <p><br></p> | PhoneTechType      | R                                                                           | R                                                                           | <p><br></p> | <p>Refer to “HCD</p><p>OTA Supported Codes” spreadsheet for valid codes.</p>          | <p>Phone Tech Type (PTT).</p><p><br></p><p>Only codes of 1, 3, 6, or 7 will be accepted.  All other</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |

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| **Element** | **Level**   | **Attribute**      | <p><strong>R</strong></p><p><strong>O</strong></p><p><strong>C</strong></p> | <p><strong>G</strong></p><p><strong>D</strong></p><p><strong>S</strong></p> | **Example**                              | **Usage**                                                                                                                          | **Description**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| ----------- | ----------- | ------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| <p><br></p> | <p><br></p> | <p><br></p>        | <p><br></p>                                                                 | <p><br></p>                                                                 | <p><br></p>                              | Only codes 1, 3, 6, and 7 will be accepted in this context.                                                                        | <p>codes will generate an error.</p><p><br></p><p>Required for Phone element.</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| <p><br></p> | <p><br></p> | CountryAccessC ode | C                                                                           | R                                                                           | 011                                      | 3 Char                                                                                                                             | <p>The countries direct dial prefix</p><p><br></p><p>Attribute required when PhoneLocationType = 4.</p><p><br></p><p>CountryAccessCode value must match Property’s Country Code. See appendix for codes.</p><p><br></p><p>If not populated when required or value is not valid an error is generated.</p><p><br></p><p>GDS Note: HCD can collect more than 1 code per country. Defaults will be applied when sent to the GDSs. See appendix for codes.</p> |
| <p><br></p> | <p><br></p> | AreaCityCode       | O                                                                           | O                                                                           | 972                                      | 8 Char                                                                                                                             | Hotel property area code                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| <p><br></p> | <p><br></p> | PhoneNumber        | C                                                                           | R                                                                           | 555-1212                                 | <p>32 Char</p><p><br></p><p>GDS Max: 30</p><p>Char</p>                                                                             | <p>Hotel property number</p><p><br></p><p>Only Required when action code is add or Overwrite = true.</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Emails      | 5           | <p><br></p>        | O                                                                           | <p><br></p>                                                                 | <p><br></p>                              | <p><br></p>                                                                                                                        | Only 1 element allowed per Property message.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Email       | 6           | <p><br></p>        | R                                                                           | O                                                                           | joebob\@my [hotel.com](http://hotel.com) | 128 Char                                                                                                                           | <p>Hotel property Internet e- mail ID.</p><p><br></p><p>Only one ID per EmailType is allowed. More than one will generate an error.</p><p><br></p><p>Attribute required when</p><p>Emails</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| <p><br></p> | <p><br></p> | EmailType          | R                                                                           | O                                                                           | 5                                        | <p>Refer to “HCD</p><p>OTA Supported Codes” spreadsheet for valid codes. Only codes of 5 & 7 will be accepted in this context.</p> | <p>Email Address Type (EAT).</p><p><br></p><p>Only codes of 5 and 7 will be accepted. All others codes will generate an error.</p><p><br></p><p>Required for Email Element.</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| <p><br></p> | <p><br></p> | Removal            | O                                                                           | <p><br></p>                                                                 | <p><br></p>                              | true false                                                                                                                         | If not specified, false is assumed.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| URLs        | 5           | <p><br></p>        | O                                                                           | <p><br></p>                                                                 | <p><br></p>                              | <p><br></p>                                                                                                                        | <p><br></p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| **Element** | **Level**   | **Attribute**      | <p><strong>R</strong></p><p><strong>O</strong></p><p><strong>C</strong></p> | <p><strong>G</strong></p><p><strong>D</strong></p><p><strong>S</strong></p> | **Example**                              | **Usage**                                                                                                                          | **Description**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| URL         | 6           | <p><br></p>        | R                                                                           | <p><br></p>                                                                 | <p><br></p>                              | 128 Char                                                                                                                           | <p>Hotel website URL.</p><p><br></p><p>Only one Element per ContactInfo allowed. If more than one element is present, an error will be returned.</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |

**Schema design view**

<figure><img src="/files/dSpwcrGRuZBZAqTttp0M" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

**Example transaction**

```xml
<OTA_HotelDescriptiveContentNotifRQ xmlns="
http://www.opentravel.org/OTA/2003/05
" xmlns:xsi="
http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance
" Version="4.000" PrimaryLangID="EN">
<HotelDescriptiveContents>
<HotelDescriptiveContent UnitofMeasureCode="1" CurrencyCode="USD" TimeZone="CST" BrandCode="ZZ" HotelCode="AA123" HotelName="Test Hotel" Overwrite="false">
<ContactInfos>
<ContactInfo Removal="false">
<Addresses>
<Address UseType="7" Removal="false">
<AddressLine>123 Hotel Street</AddressLine>


<CityName>Dallas</CityName>
<PostalCode>75777</PostalCode>
<County>Dallas</County>
<StateProv StateCode="TX"/>
<CountryName Code="US"/>
</Address>
</Addresses>
<Phones>
<Phone ID="1234" PhoneLocationType="4" PhoneTechType="1" CountryAccessCode="001"
AreaCityCode="214" PhoneNumber="555-5555"/>
<Phone ID="2468" PhoneLocationType="3" PhoneTechType="1" CountryAccessCode="001" AreaCityCode="214" PhoneNumber="555-5556"/>
</Phones> <Emails>
<Email "email_ad@
hotelprop.com
" EmailType="5" Removal="false" />
</Emails>
<URLs>
<URL>
www.testhotel.com
</URL>
<URLs>
</ContactInfo>
</ContactInfos>
</HotelDescriptiveContent>
</HotelDescriptiveContents>
</OTA_HotelDescriptiveContentNotifRQ>
```


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