TPA extensions
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
R
O
C
G
D
S
Example
Usage
Description
TPA_Extensions
3
O
Only 1 element allowed per Property message.
TPA_Extension
4
R
Required when TPA_Extensions is present.
Only 1 element allowed per Property message.
USWInfo
5
O
Only 1 element allowed per Property message.
Required if brand code and/or property ID differs between HCD and USW.
Chain
R
ZZ
2 to 3 Char
USW Chain Code
PID
R
ZZ1234
10 Char
USW Property ID
EAPInfo
5
O
O
This is only applicable for properties subscribing to
Element
Level
Attribute
R
O
C
G
D
S
Example
Usage
Description
false
assumed.
FactId
R
32 Char
Unique Identifier
Required for HotelFact Element.
GuaranteePaymentExten ded
5
O
Only 1 element allowed per Property message. It is recommended that the
GDSGuaranteePayments element is used instead, as this allows late arrivals to vary by date range and day of week.
lateArrivalsAllo wed
R
O
true false
Defines if late arrivals are allowed at the property.
GDSGuaranteePayments
5
O
O
This is used to define whether late arrivals are allowed at the property. This can vary by date period and days of week.
GDSGuaranteePayment
6
R
R
lateArrivalsAllo wed
R
O
true false
Defines if late arrivals are allowed at the property.
Start
R
R
2009-01-01
Date
The Start Date associated to the Late Arrival policy.
Please see the business rules for more details.
End
R
R
2009-12-31
Date
The End Date associated to the Late Arrival policy.
Please see the business rules for more details.
Mon
R
O
true false
At minimum one Day of Week must be chosen.
Tue
R
O
true false
At minimum one Day of Week must be chosen.
Weds
R
O
true false
At minimum one Day of Week must be chosen.
Thur
R
O
true false
At minimum one Day of Week must be chosen.
Fri
R
O
true false
At minimum one Day of Week must be chosen.
Element
Level
Attribute
R
O
C
G
D
S
Example
Usage
Description
Sat
R
O
true false
At minimum one Day of Week must be chosen.
Sun
R
O
true false
At minimum one Day of Week must be chosen.
GalileoRules
5
C
Required for GDS
Updates to Galileo only.
GalileoRoomDescriptions
6
O
GalileoRoomDescription
7
R
Rule
R
R
Max 5 chars
ID
R
Max 3 chars
Guest Room ID to which the
GalileoRoomDescription rule is associated.
Removal
O
true false
If not specified, false is assumed.
GalileoCancelRules
6
O
GalileoCancelRule
7
R
Required when GalileoCancelRules element is present.
Rule
R
R
Max 5 chars
Galileo Cancel Rule Number
Identifies the associated cancel policy.
ID
R
Max 3 chars
Cancel Policy ID to which
the cancel rule is associated
Removal
O
true false
If not specified, false is assumed.
GalileoDepositGuarantee Rules
6
O
GalileoDepositGuarantee Rule
7
R
Rule
R
R
Max 5 chars
Galileo
Deposit/Guarantee Rule Number
Identifies the associated guarantee or deposit policy.
Start
R
2009-05-01
Date
Start date of
Guarantee/Deposit policy to which the rule number is associated.
Element
Level
Attribute
R
O
C
G
D
S
Example
Usage
Description
End
R
2009-10-31
Date
End date of
Guarantee/Deposit policy to which the rule number is associated.
Mon
R
true false
Day of week corresponding to the Guarantee/Deposit policy to which the rule number is associated.
Tue
R
true false
Weds
R
true false
Thur
R
true false
Fri
R
true false
Sat
R
true false
Sun
R
true false
Removal
O
true false
If not specified, false is assumed.
GalileoReservationRules
6
O
GalileoReservationRuleN o
7
O
Rule
R
R
Max 5 chars
Galileo Reservation Rule Number
Identifies the associated
Payment Methods
Start
R
2009-01-27
Date
Start date of the Method of Payment policy to which the rule number is associated.
End
R
2009-02-05
Date
End date of the Method of Payment policy to which the rule number is associated.
Removal
O
true false
If not specified, false is assumed.
GalileoMethodOfPayme ntRule
6
O
Rule
R
R
Max 5 chars
Galileo Method of
Payment Rule
Identifies the associated Credit Cards that are accepted for payment.
Removal
O
true false
If not specified, false is assumed.
Element
Level
Attribute
R
O
C
G
D
S
Example
Usage
Description
GalileoExtraOptionsRule
6
O
C
This is required in order to transmit the extra charges specified in ExtraPersonChares element to Galileo (for properties subscribing to the GDS content update service).
Rule
R
R
54321
Max 5 chars
Galileo Extra Options Rule
Removal
O
O
false
true false
If not specified, false is
assumed
StayRequirements
5
O
O
Stay requirements should be provided only when the minimum or maximum stay is an exception to the normal stay requirements of a property.
This is optional for properties subscribing to the GDS content update service – however, if one or more are supplied then at least one must have a Start date in the future.
StayRequirement
6
R
R
There can be multiple stay requirements as long as the dates do not overlap.
Start
R
R
2010-09-01
Date
Effective date on which the stay requirements
first take effect
End
R
R
2011-05-31
Date
Last date on which the stay requirements apply
Mon
R
R
true false
Days of week that the stay requirement is active. At least one must be set to “true”.
Tue
R
R
true false
Weds
R
R
true false
Thur
R
R
true false
Fri
R
R
true false
Sat
R
R
true false
Sun
R
R
true false
MinLOS
R
R
2
Integer
Minimum length of stay
Element
Level
Attribute
R
O
C
G
D
S
Example
Usage
Description
MaxLOS
O
O
7
Integer
Maximum length of stay - optional
GalileoLengthO fStayRule
O
C
54321
Max 5 Chars
Required in order to distribute the stay requirement rule to Galileo.
ExtraPersonCharges
5
O
O
This defines the extra person, rollaway and crib charges applied to room- rates. These are transmitted to the GDSs as fixed or free form text areas of the property
description (i.e. for information purposes only). If not supplied for properties subscribing to the GDS content update
service then it will be assumed there are no extra charges.
Adult
6
O
O
20.00
Charge amount
Extra adult charge
Child
6
O
O
5.00
Charge amount
Extra child charge
AdultRollaway
6
O
O
10.00
Charge amount
Adult rollaway charge
ChildRollaway
6
O
O
0
Charge amount
Child rollaway charge
Crib
6
O
O
0
Charge amount
Crib/cot charge
ChildPolicyExtended
5
O
O
Used to extend the child policy information defined in:
HotelDescriptiveContent/ Policies/Policy/PolicyInfo
FreeChildCount
O
O
1
Integer
Number of free children for each
RoomCompanionCount
MaxFreeChildC ount
O
O
2
Integer
Maximum number of free children. If not present then it is unlimited (up to the maximum room/child occupancy for the room).
RoomCompani onCount
O
O
2
Integer
Required number of accompanying guests in the room for the free child policy to apply
RoomCompani onType
O
O
PayingGuest
Values:
“Paying Guest”
or
“Adult”
Type of accompanying guest. Note:
“PayingGuest” may include chargeable children
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">
<TPA_Extensions>
<TPA_Extension>
<USWInfo Chain="ZZ" PID="AA123"/>
<EAPInfo Chain="YY" PID="BB4321" GDSName="The Utell Grand Hotel"/>
<HotelFacts>
<HotelFact Fact="Pool is closed June 12th - 25th." Start="2011-01-27" End="2011-06-26" Removal="false"
FactID="1234"/>
</HotelFacts>
<GalileoRules>
<GalileoRoomDescriptions>
<GalileoRoomDescription ID="A1K001" Rule="11111"/>
</GalileoRoomDescriptions> <GDSGuaranteePayments>
<GDSGuaranteePayment Start="2011-01-01" End="2011-12-31" Mon="true" Tue="true" Weds="true" Thur="true" Fri="false" Sat="false" Sun="false" lateArrivalsAllowed="false"/>
</GDSGuaranteePayments>
<GalileoCancelRules>
<GalileoCancelRule ID="CXL02" Rule="22222"/>
</GalileoCancelRules>
<GalileoDepositGuaranteeRules>
<GalileoDepositGuaranteeRule Rule="83628" Start="2011-01-01" End="2011-12-31" Mon="true" Tue="true" Weds="true" Thur="true" Fri="false" Sat="false" Sun="false"/>
</GalileoDepositGuaranteeRules>
<GalileoReservationRules>
<GalileoReservationRuleNo Rule="72636" Start="2010-04-21" End="2010-11-30"/>
</GalileoReservationRules>
<GalileoMethodOfPaymentRule Rule="29372"/>
<GalileoExtraOptionsRule Rule="54321"/>
</GalileoRules>
<StayRequirements>
<StayRequirement Start="2011-02-21" End="2011-09-30" Mon="true" Tue="true" Weds="true" Thur="true"
Fri="false" Sat="false" Sun="false" MinLOS="3" MaxLOS="7" GalileoLengthOfStayRule="16252"/>
</StayRequirements>
<ExtraPersonCharges>
<Adult>20.00</Adult>
<Child>5.00</Child>
<AdultRollaway>10.00</AdultRollaway>
<ChildRollaway>0</ChildRollaway>
<Crib>0</Crib>
</ExtraPersonCharges>
<ChildPolicyExtended FreeChildCount="1" MaxFreeChildCount="1" RoomCompanionCount="2"
RoomCompanionType="Adult"/>
</TPA_Extension>
</TPA_Extensions>
</HotelDescriptiveContent>
</HotelDescriptiveContents>
</OTA_HotelDescriptiveContentNotifRQ>Last updated