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Book Reservation

This request is used to request that a definitive booking be made for one particular rate and room combination.

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Example Booking request:

<HotelML xmlns="
http://www.xpegs.com/v2001Q3/HotelML
">
<Head>
<Process DataPath="/HotelML/Form/BookReservation" Function="TI_BookReservationV1_1" Token="1259151426733"/>
<Route Destination="00" Source="XX"/>
</Head>
<Form>
<BookReservation CurrencyCode="EUR" GuaranteeMethod="CreditCard" GuaranteeType="Guarantee" InDate="2011-12-10" OutDate="2011-12-12" PropertyCode="XX;04988" RatePlanCode="LV7" RatePlanType="BusinessStandard" RoomRate="2950.00" RoomTypeCode="A03">
<AgentInfo Number="12345678" Type="TIDS"/>
<CreditCard ExpirationDate="2015-12" IssuedName="RateGain Test" Number="4321432143214327" TypeIdentifier="VI"/>
<Guest FirstName="RateGain" LastName="Test" NumberOfAdults="1" NumberOfRooms="1" Primary="true" Remarks="This is a test booking" ServiceRequest="This is a test booking">
<Email Address="
[email protected]
"/>
<Phone Number="0203948890"/>
<PostalAddress City="London" CountryCode="GB" Line1="2 Kew Bridge Rd" PostalCode="TW8 0JF" StateCode="UZ"/>
</Guest>
</BookReservation>
</Form>
</HotelML>

  • This example uses GuaranteeType="Guarantee" and the GuaranteeMethod="CreditCard”.

  • GuaranteeType="Deposit" is used for deposit rates (i.e. when the Deposit indicator is returned in the EST response).

  • See appendix A for guarantee type and method combinations.

  • The Remarks and ServiceRequest attributes should contain the exact same information as some CRSs may only look at one of these RateGain will pass a maximum of 189 characters for these fields, however, the CRS may have a lower character limit.

  • RoomRate attribute is optional – IF included, the value must be the same as the BookableRate value from the EST response.

  • Additional character restrictions:

  • Phone field - up to 20 characters – no dashes, spaces or periods

  • First and Last name combined should not be more than 99 characters

  • Email address field - up to 315 characters

  • Postal Elements including address, city, state, country, postal code - up to 315 characters combined

  • Credit Card field - up to 21 characters - no dashes, spaces or periods

  • Credit Card Issued Name field - up to 99 characters

  • Agency ID field –8 characters - no dashes, spaces, or periods

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Example Booking response:

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