Here we list use cases that could appear during the booking process.
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13.1. HOTEL AVAILABILITY
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13.1.1. PersonName ELEMENT
PersonName element shows if it is enough to provide name only for tour lead. This element is present on Availability response:
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| title | Hotel Reservation Request with all guests names Sample XML |
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| <HotelReservations>
<HotelReservation>
<RoomStays>
<RoomStay>
<RoomRates>
<RoomRate BookingCode="131e016e16" InvBlockCode="1" NumberOfUnits="1"/>
</RoomRates>
</RoomStay>
</RoomStays>
<ResGuests>
<ResGuest AgeQualifyingCode="10" ResGuestRPH="1">
<Profiles>
<ProfileInfo>
<UniqueID ID="1" Type="1"/>
<Profile>
<Customer>
<PersonName>
<NamePrefix>Mr</NamePrefix>
<GivenName>Alexey</GivenName>
<Surname>Feofanov</Surname>
</PersonName>
<CitizenCountryName Code="IL"/>
</Customer>
</Profile>
</ProfileInfo>
</Profiles>
</ResGuest>
<ResGuest AgeQualifyingCode="10" ResGuestRPH="1">
<Profiles>
<ProfileInfo>
<UniqueID ID="2" Type="1"/>
<Profile>
<Customer>
<PersonName>
<NamePrefix>Mr</NamePrefix>
<GivenName>Ivan</GivenName>
<Surname>Feofanov</Surname>
</PersonName>
<CitizenCountryName Code="IL"/>
</Customer>
</Profile>
</ProfileInfo>
</Profiles>
</ResGuest>
<ResGuest AgeQualifyingCode="8" ResGuestRPH="1">
<Profiles>
<ProfileInfo>
<UniqueID ID="3" Type="1"/>
<Profile>
<Customer BirthDate="2010-08-14">
<PersonName>
<NamePrefix>Mr</NamePrefix>
<GivenName>Ivanka</GivenName>
<Surname>Feofanov</Surname>
</PersonName>
<CitizenCountryName Code="IL"/>
</Customer>
</Profile>
</ProfileInfo>
</Profiles>
</ResGuest>
<ResGuest AgeQualifyingCode="7" ResGuestRPH="1">
<Profiles>
<ProfileInfo>
<UniqueID ID="4" Type="1"/>
<Profile>
<Customer BirthDate="2019-08-14">
<PersonName>
<NamePrefix>Mrs</NamePrefix>
<GivenName>Olga</GivenName>
<Surname>Petrova</Surname>
</PersonName>
<CitizenCountryName Code="IL"/>
</Customer>
</Profile>
</ProfileInfo>
</Profiles>
</ResGuest>
</ResGuests>
<ResGlobalInfo>
<HotelReservationIDs>
<HotelReservationID ResID_Source="agent" ResID_Value="8dh39dn7"/>
<HotelReservationID ResID_Source="client" ResID_Value="54g644yhr541"/>
</HotelReservationIDs>
</ResGlobalInfo>
</HotelReservation>
</HotelReservations> |
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13.1.2. CitizenCountryName ELEMENT
CitizenCountryName element shows if it is enough to provide information about citizenship only for tour lead. This element is present on Availability response:
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| <HotelReservations>
<HotelReservation>
<RoomStays>
<RoomStay>
<RoomRates>
<RoomRate BookingCode="131e016e16" InvBlockCode="1" NumberOfUnits="1"/>
</RoomRates>
</RoomStay>
</RoomStays>
<ResGuests>
<ResGuest AgeQualifyingCode="10" ResGuestRPH="1">
<Profiles>
<ProfileInfo>
<UniqueID ID="1" Type="1"/>
<Profile>
<Customer>
<PersonName>
<NamePrefix>Mr</NamePrefix>
<GivenName>Alexey</GivenName>
<Surname>Feofanov</Surname>
</PersonName>
<CitizenCountryName Code="IL"/>
</Customer>
</Profile>
</ProfileInfo>
</Profiles>
</ResGuest>
<ResGuest AgeQualifyingCode="10" ResGuestRPH="1">
<Profiles>
<ProfileInfo>
<UniqueID ID="2" Type="1"/>
<Profile>
<Customer>
<PersonName>
<NamePrefix>Mr</NamePrefix>
<GivenName>Ivan</GivenName>
<Surname>Feofanov</Surname>
</PersonName>
<CitizenCountryName Code="IL"/>
</Customer>
</Profile>
</ProfileInfo>
</Profiles>
</ResGuest>
<ResGuest AgeQualifyingCode="8" ResGuestRPH="1">
<Profiles>
<ProfileInfo>
<UniqueID ID="3" Type="1"/>
<Profile>
<Customer BirthDate="2010-08-14">
<PersonName>
<NamePrefix>Mr</NamePrefix>
<GivenName>Ivanka</GivenName>
<Surname>Feofanov</Surname>
</PersonName>
<CitizenCountryName Code="IL"/>
</Customer>
</Profile>
</ProfileInfo>
</Profiles>
</ResGuest>
<ResGuest AgeQualifyingCode="7" ResGuestRPH="1">
<Profiles>
<ProfileInfo>
<UniqueID ID="4" Type="1"/>
<Profile>
<Customer BirthDate="2019-08-14">
<PersonName>
<NamePrefix>Mrs</NamePrefix>
<GivenName>Olga</GivenName>
<Surname>Petrova</Surname>
</PersonName>
<CitizenCountryName Code="IL"/>
</Customer>
</Profile>
</ProfileInfo>
</Profiles>
</ResGuest>
</ResGuests>
<ResGlobalInfo>
<HotelReservationIDs>
<HotelReservationID ResID_Source="agent" ResID_Value="8dh39dn7"/>
<HotelReservationID ResID_Source="client" ResID_Value="54g644yhr541"/>
</HotelReservationIDs>
</ResGlobalInfo>
</HotelReservation>
</HotelReservations> |
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13.2. BOOKING
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13.2.1. BOOKING WITH SERVICES
Services that can be booked are contained in <Services> element on Availability response:
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| title | Reservation Confirmation Response Sample XML |
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| <OTA_HotelResRS EchoToken="tok1" TransactionIdentifier="0" Version="2.0" xmlns="http://www.opentravel.org/OTA/2003/05">
<Success/>
<HotelReservations>
<HotelReservation ResStatus="Reserved">
<RoomStays>
<RoomStay>
<RoomTypes>
<RoomType RoomTypeCode="87787">
<RoomDescription Name="Deluxe Room, 1 Double Bed">
<Text>Deluxe Room, 1 Double Bed</Text>
</RoomDescription>
</RoomType>
</RoomTypes>
<RatePlans>
<RatePlan RatePlanCode="13">
<RatePlanDescription>
<Text>As brochured</Text>
</RatePlanDescription>
<MealsIncluded Breakfast="false" Dinner="false" Lunch="false" MealPlanCodes="13"/>
</RatePlan>
</RatePlans>
<RoomRates>
<RoomRate AvailabilityStatus="AvailableForSale" BookingCode="3e8" InexactPrice="false" InvBlockCode="1" NonRefundable="true" NumberOfUnits="1" RatePlanCode="13" RoomTypeCode="87787">
<Rates>
<Rate AgeQualifyingCode="10" RateSource="Calculated">
<Total AmountAfterTax="135.48" CurrencyCode="USD"/>
</Rate>
</Rates>
<RoomRateDescription Code="276321198" Name="276321198"/>
<Services>
<Service Inclusive="true" IsPerRoom="true" ServiceRPH="133243" SpecialServiceType="Bedding">
<ServiceDetails ShortName="Bedding">
<ServiceDescription>
<Text>1 Double Futon, 1 Large Twin Sofa Bed and 1 King Water Bed</Text>
</ServiceDescription>
</ServiceDetails>
</Service>
</Services>
<Total AmountAfterTax="372.10" AmountBeforeTax="319.00" CurrencyCode="USD">
<Taxes>
<Tax Amount="54.10" Code="14" CurrencyCode="USD" TaxInclusiveInd="true"/>
<Tax Amount="79.36" Code="12" CurrencyCode="USD" TaxInclusiveInd="false"/>
</Taxes>
</Total>
</RoomRate>
</RoomRates>
<TimeSpan End="2019-11-03" Start="2019-11-01"/>
<CancelPenalties>
<CancelPenalty End="2020-07-01T18:00:00.000-07:00" Start="2020-06-30T18:00:00.000-07:00">
<AmountPercent Amount="40.65" CurrencyCode="USD" Percent="30"/>
</CancelPenalty>
</CancelPenalties>
<Total AmountAfterTax="372.10" AmountBeforeTax="319.00" CurrencyCode="USD"/>
<BasicPropertyInfo HotelCityCode="1" HotelCode="18773" HotelCodeContext="expedia" HotelName="NoName">
<Award Provider="Hotel" Rating="2"/>
</BasicPropertyInfo>
</RoomStay>
</RoomStays>
<ResGuests>
<ResGuest AgeQualifyingCode="10" ResGuestRPH="1">
<Profiles>
<ProfileInfo>
<UniqueID ID="1" Type="1"/>
<Profile>
<Customer>
<PersonName>
<NamePrefix>Mr</NamePrefix>
<GivenName>Ivan</GivenName>
<Surname>Ivanov</Surname>
</PersonName>
<Telephone CountryAccessCode="375" PhoneNumber="292149601"/>
<Email>suppliers@software.travel</Email>
</Customer>
</Profile>
</ProfileInfo>
</Profiles>
</ResGuest>
<ResGuest AgeQualifyingCode="10" ResGuestRPH="1">
<Profiles>
<ProfileInfo>
<UniqueID ID="2" Type="1"/>
<Profile>
<Customer>
<PersonName>
<NamePrefix>Mrs</NamePrefix>
<GivenName>Maria</GivenName>
<Surname>Ivanova</Surname>
</PersonName>
<Telephone CountryAccessCode="375" PhoneNumber="292149601"/>
<Email>suppliers@software.travel</Email>
</Customer>
</Profile>
</ProfileInfo>
</Profiles>
</ResGuest>
</ResGuests>
<ResGlobalInfo>
<HotelReservationIDs>
<HotelReservationID ResID_Source="agent" ResID_Value="123456"/>
<HotelReservationID ResID_Source="client" ResID_Value="123456"/>
<HotelReservationID ResID_Source="supplier" ResID_SourceContext="supplierCode" ResID_Value="7241672073990"/>
</HotelReservationIDs>
</ResGlobalInfo>
</HotelReservation>
</HotelReservations>
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13.2.2. CHANGE DATES
GP HUB allows to specify date on booking step other than date on Availability step. In order to change date on Reservation step, <TimeSpan> element have to be specified on Reservation Initiate Request. <TimeSpan> element should contains desired booking date.
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| <OTA_HotelResRQ EchoToken="tok1" ResStatus="Book" Version="2" TransactionIdentifier="178938" PrimaryLangID="ru">
<POS>
<Source>
<RequestorID ID="client" MessagePassword="pwd" Type="22"/>
<BookingChannel Type="7"/>
</Source>
</POS>
<HotelReservations>
<HotelReservation>
<RoomStays>
<RoomStay>
<RoomRates>
<RoomRate BookingCode="12b133cb" InvBlockCode="1" NumberOfUnits="1"/>
</RoomRates>
<TimeSpan End="2020-09-16" Start="2020-09-13"/>
</RoomStay>
</RoomStays>
<ResGuests>
<ResGuest AgeQualifyingCode="10" ResGuestRPH="1">
<Profiles>
<ProfileInfo>
<UniqueID ID="1" Type="1"/>
<Profile>
<Customer>
<PersonName>
<NamePrefix>Mr</NamePrefix>
<GivenName>Alexey</GivenName>
<Surname>Feofanov</Surname>
</PersonName>
<CitizenCountryName Code="RU"/>
</Customer>
</Profile>
</ProfileInfo>
</Profiles>
</ResGuest>
</ResGuests>
<ResGlobalInfo>
<HotelReservationIDs>
<HotelReservationID ResID_Source="agent" ResID_Value="htr656h56h56hgun622"/>
<HotelReservationID ResID_Source="client" ResID_Value="gdsfsun6dsv"/>
</HotelReservationIDs>
</ResGlobalInfo>
</HotelReservation>
</HotelReservations>
</OTA_HotelResRQ> |
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12.2.3. MULTIBOOKING WITH ROOMGROUPIND
Some suppliers return special offer combinations for multibooking on Availability Response. HUB identifies such combinations with an element RoomGroupInd.
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| <OTA_HotelResRQ EchoToken="tok1" Version="2" ResStatus="Initiate" PrimaryLangID="en" xmlns="http://www.opentravel.org/OTA/2003/05">
<POS>
<Source>
<RequestorID ID="client" MessagePassword="pwd" Type="22"/>
<BookingChannel Type="7"/>
</Source>
</POS>
<HotelReservations>
<HotelReservation>
<RoomStays>
<RoomStay>
<RoomRates>
<RoomRate BookingCode="12fe437651" InvBlockCode="1" NumberOfUnits="1"/>
</RoomRates>
</RoomStay>
</RoomStays>
<ResGuests>
<ResGuest AgeQualifyingCode="10" ResGuestRPH="1">
<Profiles>
<ProfileInfo>
<UniqueID ID="1" Type="1"/>
<Profile>
<Customer>
<PersonName>
<NamePrefix>Mr</NamePrefix>
<GivenName>Alexey</GivenName>
<Surname>Feofanov</Surname>
</PersonName>
<CitizenCountryName Code="UA"/>
</Customer>
</Profile>
</ProfileInfo>
</Profiles>
</ResGuest>
</ResGuests>
<ResGlobalInfo>
<HotelReservationIDs>
<HotelReservationID ResID_Source="agent" ResID_Value="tbobu442x19qq"/>
<HotelReservationID ResID_Source="client" ResID_Value="sdfsddfgdfs"/>
</HotelReservationIDs>
</ResGlobalInfo>
</HotelReservation>
<HotelReservation>
<RoomStays>
<RoomStay>
<RoomRates>
<RoomRate BookingCode="12fe437951" InvBlockCode="2" NumberOfUnits="1"/>
</RoomRates>
</RoomStay>
</RoomStays>
<ResGuests>
<ResGuest AgeQualifyingCode="10" ResGuestRPH="2">
<Profiles>
<ProfileInfo>
<UniqueID ID="1" Type="1"/>
<Profile>
<Customer>
<PersonName>
<NamePrefix>Mr</NamePrefix>
<GivenName>Oleg</GivenName>
<Surname>Petrov</Surname>
</PersonName>
</Customer>
</Profile>
</ProfileInfo>
</Profiles>
</ResGuest>
<ResGuest AgeQualifyingCode="10" ResGuestRPH="2">
<Profiles>
<ProfileInfo>
<UniqueID ID="2" Type="1"/>
<Profile>
<Customer>
<PersonName>
<NamePrefix>Mrs</NamePrefix>
<GivenName>Olga</GivenName>
<Surname>Petrova</Surname>
</PersonName>
</Customer>
</Profile>
</ProfileInfo>
</Profiles>
</ResGuest>
<ResGuest AgeQualifyingCode="7" ResGuestRPH="3">
<Profiles>
<ProfileInfo>
<UniqueID ID="3" Type="1"/>
<Profile>
<Customer BirthDate="2019-05-14">
<PersonName>
<NamePrefix>Mrs</NamePrefix>
<GivenName>Bera</GivenName>
<Surname>Hell</Surname>
</PersonName>
</Customer>
</Profile>
</ProfileInfo>
</Profiles>
</ResGuest>
</ResGuests>
<ResGlobalInfo>
<HotelReservationIDs>
<HotelReservationID ResID_Source="agent" ResID_Value="tbobu442x19qq"/>
<HotelReservationID ResID_Source="client" ResID_Value="sdfsddfgdfgd"/>
</HotelReservationIDs>
</ResGlobalInfo>
</HotelReservation>
<HotelReservationIDs>
<HotelReservationID ResID_Source="basket" ResID_Value="xsdfvsdf"/>
</HotelReservationIDs>
</HotelReservations>
</OTA_HotelResRQ> |
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13.3. MODIFICATION
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13.3.1. CHANGE BOOKING DATES
In order to change booking dates, it have to be specified in <TimeSpan> element on Modification Initiate Request and Modification Confirmation Request. <TimeSpan> element should contains desired booking date:
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<RoomStay>
<RoomRates>
<RoomRate InvBlockCode="1" NumberOfUnits="1"/>
</RoomRates>
<TimeSpan Start="2020-05-01" End="2020-05-03"/>
</RoomStay>
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13.3.2. CHANGE ROOM LEAD NAME
In order to change room lead name, it have to be specified new name in <PersonName> element on Modification Initiate Request and Modification Confirmation Request. <PersonName> element should contains desired lead name:
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<PersonName>
<NamePrefix>Mr</NamePrefix>
<GivenName>New</GivenName>
<Surname>Name</Surname>
</PersonName>
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13.3.3. CHANGE GUEST AGE
In order to change room lead age, it have to be specified new guest age in <BirthDate> element on Modification Initiate Request and Modification Confirmation Request. <BirthDate> element should contains desired guest age:
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<Profile>
<Customer BirthDate="2013-05-14">
<PersonName>
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In order to add or change comment, it have to be specified in <Comments> element on Modification Initiate Request and Modification Confirmation Request. <Comments> element should contains desired comment:
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Examples of full Modification request can be found in HOTEL MODIFICATION paragraph.
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13.4. SPECIFIC WORKFLOW FOR SEVERAL SUPPLIERS
Several suppliers may require specific workflow.
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Note: This functionality supported for limited suppliers. Please check with GP Travel HUB development if you are interested in specific supplier. |
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13.5. SEE PRICE FOR CANCELLATION ON RETRIEVE
On Retrieve after Cancellation you can see the total price of the booking and the total price of the cancellation.
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