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
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Example
Usage
Description
ContactInfos
3
C
Element required when action code is Add or Overwrite = true
Only 1 element allowed per Property message.
ContactInfo
4
R
Required when
ContactInfos element is present.
Only 1 element allowed per Property message.
Element
Level
Attribute
R
O
C
G
D
S
Example
Usage
Description
Removal
O
true false
If not specified, false is assumed.
Addresses
5
C
Only Required when action code is add, Overwrite = true or when adding additional language.
Only 1 element allowed per Property message.
Address
6
R
Required when Addresses element is present.
UseType
R
R
Refer to the
“HCD OTA
Supported Codes” spreadsheet for valid codes
Address Use Type (AUT).
Required for Address element.
GDS Note: Address Use Type of 5 (Other) will default all address elements/attributes to the usage limitations for the GDSs.
Removal
O
true false
If not specified, false is assumed.
AddressLine
7
C
R
1530
N. Central
Expressway
255 Char
GDS Max: 50
Char
Hotel property address.
5 text line are available for the complete address of the property.
Only Required when action code is add, Overwrite = true or when adding additional language.
AddressLine is a multi- lingual attribute.
GDS Note: Only the first 2 lines of address will be delivered to the GDSs.
CityName
7
C
R
Dallas
64 Char
Max: 128 bytes
GDS Max: 50
Char
Hotel property city
Only Required when action code is add, Overwrite = true or when adding additional language.
CityName is a multi-lingual attribute.
PostalCode
7
O
R
75305
16 Char
GDS Max: 10
Char
Hotel property postal code
County
7
O
O
Dallas
32 Char
Max: 64 bytes
Hotel property county
County is a multi-lingual
Element
Level
Attribute
R
O
C
G
D
S
Example
Usage
Description
GDS Max: 30
Char
attribute.
StateProv
7
C
Only 1 element allowed per Address.
StateCode
C
C
TX
Refer to the Appendix for valid codes
Hotel property state/province code.
If the Hotel Property
Country is either “AU”,
“BR”, “CA”, “DE”, “MX”, or “US” , the state/province code is validated, otherwise it is not.
GDS Note: Attribute is required for the above countries when delivering data to the GDSs.
CountryName
7
C
Only Required when action code is add or Overwrite = true
Only 1 element allowed per Address.
Code
R
R
US
Refer to the Appendix for valid codes
Hotel property country code.
Required for CountryName element.
Phones
5
C
Only Required when action code is add or Overwrite = true
Only 1 element allowed per Property message.
Phone
6
R
Required when Phones Element is present.
PhoneLocationT ype
R
O
Refer to the
“HCD OTA
Supported Codes” spreadsheet for valid codes
Phone Location Type (PLT).
Required for Phone element.
At least one phone number with PhoneLocationType = 4 and PhoneTechType = 1 must be present per property.
Phone Location Type of 8 (Other) will default all phone elements/attributes to the usage limitations for the GDSs.
PhoneTechType
R
R
Refer to “HCD
OTA Supported Codes” spreadsheet for valid codes.
Phone Tech Type (PTT).
Only codes of 1, 3, 6, or 7 will be accepted. All other
Element
Level
Attribute
R
O
C
G
D
S
Example
Usage
Description
Only codes 1, 3, 6, and 7 will be accepted in this context.
codes will generate an error.
Required for Phone element.
CountryAccessC ode
C
R
011
3 Char
The countries direct dial prefix
Attribute required when PhoneLocationType = 4.
CountryAccessCode value must match Property’s Country Code. See appendix for codes.
If not populated when required or value is not valid an error is generated.
GDS Note: HCD can collect more than 1 code per country. Defaults will be applied when sent to the GDSs. See appendix for codes.
AreaCityCode
O
O
972
8 Char
Hotel property area code
PhoneNumber
C
R
555-1212
32 Char
GDS Max: 30
Char
Hotel property number
Only Required when action code is add or Overwrite = true.
Emails
5
O
Only 1 element allowed per Property message.
6
R
O
joebob@my hotel.com
128 Char
Hotel property Internet e- mail ID.
Only one ID per EmailType is allowed. More than one will generate an error.
Attribute required when
Emails
EmailType
R
O
5
Refer to “HCD
OTA Supported Codes” spreadsheet for valid codes. Only codes of 5 & 7 will be accepted in this context.
Email Address Type (EAT).
Only codes of 5 and 7 will be accepted. All others codes will generate an error.
Required for Email Element.
Removal
O
true false
If not specified, false is assumed.
URLs
5
O
Element
Level
Attribute
R
O
C
G
D
S
Example
Usage
Description
URL
6
R
128 Char
Hotel website URL.
Only one Element per ContactInfo allowed. If more than one element is present, an error will be returned.
Schema design view
Example transaction
<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>Last updated