All Schema files in the OTA specification are made available according to the terms defined by the OTA License Agreement at http://www.opentravel.org/ota_downloads_form.cfm Identifies the availability status of an item. Inventory is available for sale. Inventory is not available for sale. Inventory is not available for sale to arriving guests. Inventory may not be available for sale to arriving guests. Inventory may be available. Base age group of occupants for which this rate is valid (ex Adult). Defines an age range or age category of a guest (e.g., under 21, over 65, teen, infant). Refer to OTA Code List Age Qualifying Code (AQC). MinAge: The minimum age to qualify for AgeQualifyingCode Max Age: The maximum age to qualify for AgeQualifyingCode TimeUnit : Qualifier for Age Defines charges to be billed to a master account. Indicates charges to be billed to the master account. Food and beverage billed to master account - default of false refers to guest pays own. This group contains category count data. The total count for the category in CountCategoryCode. The representation of a count category such as Guests : Number of guests, RoomsOcc : Rooms occupied. Refer to OTA Code List Count Category Code (CNT). This allows for you to pass a minimum and maximum time duration in which the response can be expected (e.g. if the expected response time is 12 to 24 hours that minimum duration would be T12H and the maximum duration would be T24H, if the response time is within 24 hours, only use the maximum). This may be used in conjunction with ResponseTimeUnit. It defines the earliest time within which the detailed response to the RFP will be communicated. Used in conjunction with MaximumTime to define a range (e.g. the 2 in "2-4 days"). It defines the latest time the detailed response to the RFP will be communicated. Used in conjunction with MinimumTime to define a range (e.g. the 4 in "2-4 days"). It defines how the detailed response to the RFP will be communicated (e.g. XML, e-mail, phone call). Refer to OTA Code List Distribution Type (DTB). This defines the type of day or time span to which the minimum and maximum duration refers, either business day or elapsed time (e.g. if the expected response time is one business day, the ResponseTimeUnit value would equal business day and the MaximumTime attribute value would be P1D). Provides dimension details for an object with which it is associated (e.g., a dance floor, riser, meeting room). This defines the unit in which the dimensions are expressed (e.g. it could be generic such as metric or imperial or specific such as inches, feet, yards, miles, millimeters, centimeters, meters, kilometers- according to usage). The unit of measure in a code format. Refer to OTA Code List Unit of Measure Code (UOM). Provides information on whether an item may be displayed and in what order. When true, used to indicate the rate should not be displayed. When false, indicates the rate may be displayed. Used to define the display order. Defines the offset of time for a drop time to go into effect. The amount of time before a DropTime goes into effect. An enumerated type indicating when the drop time goes into effect. Values: Before Arrival, After Booking. Defines the number of guests. A code representing a business rule that determines the charges for a guest based upon age range (e.g. Adult, Child, Senior, Child With Adult, Child Without Adult). This attribute allows for an increase in rate by occupant class. Refer to OTA Code List Age Qualifying Code (AQC). Defines the age of a guest. The number of guests in one AgeQualifyingCode or Count. Used to define whether this applies to a block. An enumerated type that defines whether this applies to a block or a block grouping code, or does not apply to blocks. The inventory block information. Trading partner code associated with a room block. Defines the absolute deadline or amount of offset time before unused block inventory is returned to general inventory. Defines the absolute deadline. Either this or the offset attributes may be used. The units of time, e.g.: days, hours, etc., that apply to the deadline. This indicates how the offset period is applied for the release back to general inventory of unbooked rooms in the inventory block . Rooms will be released on the date calculated by subtracting the offset duration from the block start (first arrival) date. The offset duration is applied from the block creation date. Provides date information for the inventory block. If true, this indicates that the block has no tangible end date. The block continues indefinitely. This is a collection of attributes that provide information about a block of inventory. Provides information as to whether the rooms are available for booking. Rooms are available for booking. Rooms are not available for booking. Describes the type of inventory the block is being created for. Refer to OTA Code List Inventory Block Type (IBT). This is the group id typically used to make a booking in a central reservation system. This code identifies the inventory group that contains multiple blocks. This allows for nested blocks. This is the short name of the Inventory Block. This is the full name of the Inventory Block. This defines the status of the block. Refer to OTA Code List Inventory Block Status (IBS). This is used as a cross reference to the property management system (e.g. PMS Group Master Number). This is the identifier (i.e. opportunity) that refers back to the same block in the requesting system (e.g. a sales system or a wholesaler). This is used to identify the company or corporation associated with the inventory block, it is not a direct bill number. This is who is allowed to book against the block. Refer to OTA Code List Unique ID Type (UIT). If this attribute is not used, there are no restrictions to the booking access. This is who is allowed to view the block. Refer to OTA Code List Unique ID Type (UIT). If this attribute is not used, there are no restrictions to the viewing access. Used to specify the action to be taken on the block (e.g., create, book, modify, cancel). This provides the specific action to be taken on the block according to the TransactionAction attribute. This identifies a specific quote for an inventory block. Used to define the inventory code. An enumerated type that identifies whether the InvCode is a single item which can be inventoried or a group of items which can be inventoried. Values are: Does Not Apply, Inventory Code, Inventory Grouping Code. Code that identifies an inventory item. A value that indicates the type of inventory for which this request is made. If the inventory item is a room, typical values could be double, king, etc. Specific system inventory type code. If the inventory item is a room, typical values could be room type code, e.g.: A1K, A1Q etc. Values may use the OTA code list or a code specific to the property or hotel brand. Simple indicator to detect if inventory is a room. Used to identify meals that are included. When true, indicates breakfast is included. When true, indicates lunch is included. When true, indicates dinner is included. When true, a meal plan is included in this rate plan. When false, a meal plan is not included in this rate plan. Used to identify the types of meals included with a rate plan. Refer to OTA Code List Meal Plan Type (MPT). Indicates reservation billing and booking method. This identifies the payment rules for the inventory block rate plan. This is used to indicate the method by which reservations are to be received. Refer to OTA Code List Reservation Method Code (RMC). Used to denote whether this message is used to replace all information. Indicates whether this message is to replace all information. The RatePlanCode assigned by the receiving system for the inventory item in response to a new rate plan notification. (Implementation Notes: This would only be returned when the notification is of type New and the sender is translating RatePlanCode values. On subsequent transactions for this rate plan, the sender would populate the RatePlanCode attribute with this value returned by the receiver.) An enumerated type that allows the query to specify a rate category type, and provides major categories for comparison across brands. Refer to OTA Code List Rate Plan Type (RPT). A string value may be used to request a particular code or an ID if the guest qualifies for a specific rate, such as AARP, AAA, a corporate rate, etc., or to specify a negotiated code as a result of a negotiated rate. A text field used to indicate a special ID code that is associated with the rate and is essential in the reservation request in order to obtain the rate. Examples are Corporate ID. The Rate Plan Qualifier is used to control the sort order of RatePlans. Those Rate Plans that are not qualified will appear first, those that are qualified will appear last. Hotel systems often group multiple rate plans into a single category. This refers to that category that is specific to the hotel CRS/PMS and should not be confused with a GDS rate category. Values: Does Not Apply, Rate Plan Code, Rate Plan Grouping Code. An enumerated list that defines whether the RatePlanCodeType does not apply, applies to a rate plan code or applies to a rate plan grouping code. Indicates the type of data to be returned, either a list of hotel records or a list of area (city/reference) codes. Defines whether the response is a propety list or an area list. Provides the ability to control if rate information is to be returned within the response. Provides the ability to request full complete rate details for a specific rate plan(s). Indicates that the reply content reflects active profile preferences. Describes the status of a restriction on a room and/or rate. When true, this indicates sell through is open and when false, this indicates sell through is closed. Typically this would be used in conjunction with the Status attribute to indicate that bookings may be allowed based on a trading partner agreement even though one or more days are closed. This element has a revenue amount data for its revenue category, identified using OTA Code List RCC, such as Room Revenue, Food and Beverage Revenue. The representation of a revenue category. The following basic Revenue Categories are suggested: RoomRevenue : Total of room revenue at property. FoodRevenue : Total of restaurant and room service revenue at property. MeetingRevenue : Total of meeting room revenue at property. BarRevenue : Total of bar revenue at property. OtherRevenue : Total of other miscellaneous revenue at property. TotalRevenue : Total of all revenue at property. Refer to OTA Code List Revenue Category Code (RCC). This is a union type which allows you to pass either the OTA code or a string of length 1 to 16. Used to define a room (eg. its location, configuration, view). (formerly, RoomInventoryCode) A code value that indicates the type of room for which this request is made, e.g.: double, king, etc. Values may use the Hotel Descriptive Content table or a codes specific to the property or hotel brand. Specific system room type code, ex: A1K, A1Q etc. Indicates the category of the room. Typical values would be Moderate, Standard, or Deluxe. Refer to OTA Code List Segment Category Code (SEG). A string value representing the unique identification of a room if the request is looking for a specific room. Floor on which the room is located. A code or identification number that identifies the room stay as part of a group, package tour, or block of rooms designated in the inventory. Indicates the location of the room within the hotel structure. Typical values would be "Near Exit","Close to elevator", "Low Floor" or "High Floor". Refer to OTA Code List Room Location Type (RLT). Indicates the view of the room. Typical values would be "Ocean view", "Pool view" or "Garden View". Refer to OTA Code List Room View Type (RVT). Indicates the type of bed(s) found in the room. Typical values would be Double, Twin, Queen, or King. Refer to OTA Code List Bed Type Code (BED). Non-smoking indicator. Textual description of room configuration. Textual description of room dimensions. Defines the number of the item in question. Indicates that the room (suite) is a composite of smaller units. Specifies the room classification (e.g., cabin, apartment). Refer to OTA Code List Guest Room Info (GRI). Specifies the architectural style of a room. Refer to OTA Code List Architectural Style Code (ARC). SelectedLoyalty communicates the Loyalty program and points to be credited for a specific stay. The SelectedLoyalty class originates in the CRS Reservation Synchronization standard. Tells the status of the reservation (e.g. stay, no-show, cancelled, etc.). This may be used for different loyalty awards (e.g. points and miles awarded). Defines the code and the category from the system providing the statistic data. Actual code used by the system to collect the statistics (e.g. CORP, RACK if category is Market Segment). Category Code category of StatCode attribute (e.g. Market Segment). Refer to Code List SCC. Attribute Group to identify a Statistic Report exchanged via OTA_HotelStats or OTA_HotelStatsNotif. Hotel fiscal date for statistics. Identifies the type of statistics collected. Each ReportCode corresponds to a set of category summaries based upon a predetermined agreement. Used to indicate to which block codes/rate plans/inventory codes a status should be applied. The HotelAddress class defines the addresses at this hotel facility. The ID attribute in this group is a unique identifying value assigned by the creating system and may be used to reference a primary-key value within a database or in a particular implementation. Used to send additional information. Used to define the type of information being sent (e.g., rate description, property description, room information). Refer to OTA Code List Additional Detail Type (ADT). Trading partner code associated to AdditionalDetailType A collection of AdditionalDetail. Used to send additional information. Charges related to additional guests. The amount charged for an additional guest. Descriptive information regarding amounts charged for additional guests. Increase the base rate by the additional occupant amount for each additional occupant of the same age group up to this maximum number of occupants of this age group. A code representing the charges related to additional guests. Refer to OTA Code List Additional Detail Type (ADT). Typically, the 'extra person information' code would be used here. The percent charged for an additional guest. An index code to identify an instance in a collection of like items. AdjustmentsType Summary version of the AmountType, initially created for the Travel Itinerary Message set. The base amount charged for the accommodation or service per unit of time (ex: Nightly, Weekly, etc). If TaxInclusive is set to True, then taxes are included in the base amount. Note that any additional charges should itemized in the other elements. Defines the percentage basis for calculating the fee amount or the amount . Indicates whether taxes are included when figuring the base amount. Indicates whether fees, such as those imposed by a travel agency or other booking agent, are included when figuring cancel penalties. The number of nights of the hotel stay that are used to calculate the fee amount. An enumerated type indicating when the drop time goes into effect. The percentage used to calculate the amount. Base charge and additional charges related to a room that includes such things as additional guest amounts, cancel fees, etc. Also includes Discount percentages, total amount, and the rate description. The base amount charged for the accommodation or service per unit of time (ex: Nightly, Weekly, etc). If TaxInclusive is set to True, then taxes are included in the base amount. Note that any additional charges should itemized in the other elements. A collection of charges that apply to for additional occupants, guests or service users (over and above the rate's MaxGuest Applicable) Collection of incremental charges per age qualifying code for additional guests. Amount charged for additional occupant is with respect to age group of the base guests. A collection of Fees. A collection of Cancellation Policies A collection of Payment Policies. Discount percentage and/or Amount, code and textual reason for discount Used to identify the monetary amount to which the discount applies. Indicates the discount applies to the amount identified in the Base element. Indicates the discount applies to the amount identified in the AdditionalGuestAmount element. Indicates the discount applies to the amount identified in the Fee element. Used to identify the specific item referred to by the AppliesTo attribute. The total amount charged for this rate including additional occupant amounts and fees. Description of the rate associated with the various monetary amounts and policies. Collection of additional charges. Amenities or services to which a charge applies. The amount charged for an amenity or service. Identifes the types of room amenities to which a charge applies. Refer to OTA Code List Room Amenity Type (RMA). Total additional charges before taxes. Total additional charges after taxes. Currency code and number of decimal places used. Candidate for removal in 2007B. Usage is not recommended. Deprecation Warning added in 2007A. The period during which the booking must be made. The period of time during which the booking must be made. The minimum lead time required for the booking. The maximum lead time required for the booking. The day(s) of the week either on which the booking may be made or the day(s) of arrival for the booking. The effective date range for a charge. Indicates the time unit for the rate. Indicates the number of rate time units such as "3 Days". Indicates the minimum number of guests at this rate. Indicates the maximum number of guests at this rate. Indicates the minimum length of stay. Indicates the maximum length of stay. Day of week guest is required to stay over in order to be eligible for this rate. When true, indicates the amounts are provided in an alternate currency. When false, indicates the amounts are provided in the primary currency. This may be used to indicate that the currency provided is different from the requested or stored currency . Defines an area determined by the hotel reservation system. An area determined by the hotel reservation system. The IATA city code; for example DCA, ORD. The standard code or abbreviation for the state, province, or region. The country in which the area is located. Information on what the AvailStatus Message applies to (i.e. the combination of inventory and rate codes) and the period of application. Collection of Length of Stay elements. These LOS elements indicate what LOS restrictions are to be added or removed. Some systems include this information directly with the Availability Status as opposed to the booking restriction. A collection of the best rates available. The details of a best available rate. Used in conjunction with the TimeUnit to define the length of stay. A time unit used to apply this status message to other inventory, and with more granularity than daily. Values: Year, Month, Week, Day, Hour, Minute, Second. A string value used to specify the rate code as the best available rate. The amount of the best available rate. This may be used in conjuction with the RatePlanCode attribute to define its rate. Restriction based on the minimum rate to be considered for availability, ex. can sell weekend rate only if charging the hurdle rate or more. Incremental amount added to the hurdle rate (e.g. Amount= 20 USD and Ceiling=5, the maximum Delta would be 100 USD). Upper limit on the number of Deltas that should be added to the Rate Hurdle for each transient reservation. Upper limit on the number of transient reservations that should be accepted. The unique identifier element allows the trading partners to uniquely identify each AvailStatusMessage, for tracing of transactions. Availability status assigned to the room rate combination. Mechanism to allow the user to override settings at the reservation system and to allow the RMS to replace this overridden values: If value = "false", the reservations system may ignore the settings passed and keep values overridden by the user. If value = "true", the reservations system must replace values overridden by the user. An enumerated type defining the function of the booking limit message. Values: RemoveLimit, SetLimit, AdjustLimit. Number of units. Can be used to communicate back to the sender exactly which transaction may have had a problem (e.g. "Message 214 had an invalid date range"). The set of changes in the number of units of base inventory for one inventory type (code) to be made on the server. The server must successfully update all messages. Failure to update any single status message will result in the failure of all messages. Information on what the InvCountNotif Message applies to (i.e. the combination of inventory and/or rate codes) and the period of application. A collection of inventory counts. Individual inventory count (e.g., Physical, Available, Sold, OOO, NAFS). Used for information regarding inventory block cutoff dates. The usage here provides details regarding the inventory count cutoffs. This attribute group was reused and does not apply to blocks, even though the word "block" appears in the attribute group name. This identifies the type of inventory count being reported. Refer to OTA Code List Inventory Count Type (INV). Additional information as to the nature of the inventory adjustment; eg. GUEST EXTENDED STAY, or ROOM CHANGE, etc An enumerated type. 'Adjustment' is the offset up or down to the inventoried item (day to day business); 'Used' means the Inv value is how much of this inventoried item has been used/sold at this point in time; 'Remaining' means that the Inv value shows what is left for the inventoried item at this point in time; 'Allocation' means this is how much of the inventoried item is going to be allocated to the receiver for them to pull from inventory. Communicates additional information about inventory that is not available for sale. Communicates information about inventory that is not available for sale. An enumerated type that defines whether to replace or adjust current values. This value could be negative, as an adjustment could reduce the inventory items that are on offsell, or be used to offer an oversell. Values : Total (should replace any existing offsell value); Adjustment (should be added to any existing offsell value). An abbreviated short summary of hotel descriptive information. A collection of VenderMessages An element that identifies the geographic position of the hotel. The Position element uses the representation defined by ISO Standard 6709 to define a geographic point location. Public address of the hotel property. Contact numbers of the hotel property. Examples are telephone and fax numbers. An element that identifies the hotel ratings. The name of the award or ratings provider. The actual award or rating received by the hotel facility. Hotel-level amenities (pool, etc) for searching. Refer to OTA Code List Hotel Amenity Code (HAC). Identifies recreation facilities or amenities of interest. Used to identify a specific recreation activity. Refer to OTA code list Recreation Srvc Type (RST). Identifies services of interest. Used to identify a specific business service. Refer to OTA code list Business Srvc Type (BUS). Policy information for this hotel. The checkin time required by this hotel for a room stay. The checkout time required by this hotel for a room stay. Identifies the segment (e.g., luxury, upscale, extended stay) of the hotel. Refer to OTA Codelist Segment Category Code (SEG). The level of integration of a property to provide automated transaction information. The lower the number, the higher the integration (e.g., a 1 means the supplier has the highest level of integration automation). A collection of BookingRule. The BookingRule element defines restrictions to rates and stays at the hotel for a given rate plan, room type or rate plan - room type combination. A collection of accepted guarantees. The guarantee information GuaranteePolicyType: An enumerated type that defines the guarantee policy applied to the booking restrictions. Prepayment is required. Prepayment is not required. Refer to OTA Code List Payment Type (PMT). A collection of required payments that are part of the booking restriction. A collection of required payments that are part of the booking restriction. A collection of lengths of stay. A collection of Day Of Week restrictions. Availability status assigned to the room rate combination for this booking rule. A collection of Viewships. A collection of Additional rules Indicates whether the reservation made using this booking rule is cancelable, modifiable or refundable. General description of booking rule. The unique identifier element allows the trading partners to uniquely identify each Booking Rule, for transaction tracability. The charges that may apply to an early or late checkout. The percentage of the room rate that applies to an early/late checkout. To specify if the charge applies to early or late checkout. May be used to give further detail on the enumerated list or to remove an obsolete item. The number of nights used to calculate the fee amount. This attribute is used to explicitly define whether the checkout charge applies. Refer to OTA Code list Option Type Code (OTC). This is used in conjunction with Type. If true the charge for early checkout is the amount that would be charged for the remaining time of the original reservation. Number of days prior to arrival date at which a guarantee is required. Number of days prior to arrival date for which a deposit is no longer accepted (because of a too short time delay between reservation and guest arrival). Defines the minimum number of total occupants required for a rate plan. Defines the maximum number of total occupants allowed for a rate plan. The fixed time that the booking restriction goes into effect to cancel the non-guaranteed reservation. Either this attribute or the DropTimeOffset element may be used. Indicates whether this rate plan can be booked by those not in the viewership collection. If this attribute is False (0), then the viewerships collection lists those who have view-only or bookable status for this rate plan. If this attribute is True (1), then the viewerships collection lists those who have view-only or not-viewable status for this rate plan. Indicates whether the price for this rate plan can be viewed, or whether the guest must contact another entity to obtain price information. Valid values: 0 = (No) Price Not Viewable, 1 = (Yes) Price Viewable. Boolean value indicating whether a specific rate plan must be qualified prior to inclusion in availability response messages. An address is required to complete the booking. Defines when block inventory is released back to general inventory. The maximum number of times a rate may be booked contiguously within a reservation (often used with packages). A collection of CancelPenalty. Defines the cancellation penalty of the hotel facility. When true, indicates a cancel policy exits. When false, no cancel policy exists. Typically this indicator is used when details are not being sent. The CancelPenalty class defines the cancellation policy of the hotel facility. Cancellation deadline, absolute or relative. Cancellation fee expressed as a fixed amount, or percentage of/or room nights. Text description of the Penalty in a given language. Confirm Class. Policy Class. Indicates that any prepayment for the reservation is non refundable, therefore a 100% penalty on the prepayment is applied, irrespective of deadline. A system specific room type to which this cancellation penalty applies. A collection of DestinationSystemCode. The Destination System Code defines a system to which information is to be provided. Identifies and provides details about the discount. Specifies the type of discount (e.g., No condition, LOS, Deposit or Total amount spent ) Days of week on which this room/rate combination is available. Days of Week on which the guest can arrive. Days of Week on which the guest can leave. Days of Week on which the guest has to stay at the hotel. A collection of Feature. Describes the security and physically challenged features that a hotel offers. Indicates whether this feature is chargeable. Multimedia information about the feature. Descriptive text that describes the feature. Refer to OTA Code List Physically Challenged Feature Code (PHY). For any of the codes which apply to a room count, use the GuestRoom\@Quantity. Additionally, GuestRoom\@RoomTypeName may be used to pass the specific room type or you could pass "all" or "total" to indicate the AccessibleCode applies to the total hotel. Refer to OTA Code List Security Feature Code (SEC). This attribute is used to explicitly define whether an amenity or service is offered. Refer to OTA Codelist Option Type Code (OTC). This is used in conjunction with AccessibleCode or SecurityCode. Denotes the general location of a feature. Refer to OTA Codelist Proximity (PRX). A unique identifying value assigned by the creating system. The ID attribute may be used to reference a primary-key value within a database or in a particular implementation. This defines codes used by individual GDS's, which can be used to upload rate information. The element acts as a container for GDS_Code. It is used to send item for each GDS. Provides detailed information regarding the specified GDS. Collection of GDS_CodeDetails. This holds detailed information pertaining to the agencies authorized to book this rate. This is used to pass the pseudo city code (i.e., the code that identifies a specific agency location) of the agency that has authority to book the negotiated rate(s)). This is the agency with authority to book the negotiated rate(s). This is the 2 character GDS Chain Code used to identify a specific chain. This is the GDS Property Code used to identify a specific hotel. Type of GDS for hotel such as Apollo, Amadeus, Sabre, Worldspan etc. Refer to OTA Code List Global Distribution System type (GDS). This attribute is used in conjunction with the GDS_Name. When true, this indicates rates will be loaded to the GDS specified by the GDS_Name. When true, this indicates rates will be loaded to specified GDSs. This attribute is also under GDS_Code to associate the rate load for an individual GDS. (This may also be used to idicate the willingness to upload rates to GDSs even if not specified in the request message.) This is the 2 character master chain code that identifes a specific chain that is recognized by all GDS's. The guarantee information to hold a reservation Guarantee Detail This is to indicate that the information in the model is the default (e.g. if PaymentCard information is completed then this would be considered the default if the boolean is true). If true, no credit card holder information is required. If false, it is not required. If true, the credit card holder name is required. If false, it is not required. If true, credit card holder address is required. If false, it is not required. If true, credit card holder phone number is required. If false, it is not required. If true, the credit card interbank number is required. If false, it is not required. When true, the booking source may be used to guarantee the booking. When true, the corporate discount number may be used to guarantee the booking. Used to specify the method of guarantee. Refer to OTA Code List Payment Type (PMT). Provides the identifier as specified by the GuaranteeTypeCode (e.g., Corporate ID or IATA number). Guarantee deadline, absolute or relative Text description of the Guarantee in a given language. An enumerated type defining the type of action taken when the deadline has been exceeded. Valid values: Res Automatically Cancelled, Res No Longer Guaranteed. Guarantee Code GuaranteeType : GuaranteeType An enumerated type defining the guarantee to be applied to this reservation. A guarantee is required. No guarantee is required. Indicates prepayment, typically this means payment is required at booking. The room will held up until this time without a guarantee. A collection of GuestCount by age group. A recurring element that identifies the number of guests and ages of the guests in the request that determines the rates based on business rules for occupancy at each property. IsPerRoom means that the guests defined in the GuestCounts object apply to each room in the NumberOfRooms for the RoomStay. Value of "false" means that the guests defined in the GuestCounts object apply to all rooms combined in the NumberOfRooms for the RoomStay. GuestRoomType is used to contain all the information on a guest room Max rollaways, number of beds Provides parameters of occupancy limits. Minimum or maximum number of people allowed in a room type as defined by age. Specifies the age parameters for the occupancy of this guest room type. Attributes to describe the room from room category to location to view to bed type. Collection of room level amenities. Amenity Code Attribute is used to hold actual amenity code. Refer to OTA Code List Room Amenity Type (RMA). Collection of fees charged at the room level. Additional guest amounts which are attached to room, not rate. Description of the Room. Defines how an account will be settled at checkout. Authorized usage of the Master Account established at the hotel for the purposes of billing arrangements. A Collection of HotelReservationID objects for a given reservation. The collection of all ReservationIDs can include Passenger Name Record (PNR), Guest Name Record (GNR) and Guest Folio numbers. Associated with each can be a Confirmation number which is usually given to the guest. The HotelReservationID object contains various unique (ReservationID) and non unique (ConfirmationID, CancellationID) identifiers that the trading partners associate with a given reservation. Defines the type of Reservation ID (e.g. reservation number, cancellation number). Refer to OTA Code List Unique ID Type (UIT). This is the actual value associated with ResID_Type as generated by the system that is the source of the ResID_Type A unique identifier to indicate the source system which generated the ResID_Value Additional information on Source Date of the creation of this reservation. Used to determine if the ResID_Value is given to guest This is a reference placeholder, used as an index for this guest in this reservation. In the ResGuest object it is used like all other RPH attributes to send the delta of a reservation. It is used by the RoomStay and Service objects to indicate which guests are associated with that room stay or service. It is also used to link a guest with a ReservationID Identifying code of the system that initiated the cancel of this reservation. Date this reservation was cancelled. Provides the details of a rooming list. The unique indicator for the group rooming list or tour operator booking reference. A collection of Guest. A person staying in a room. The confirmation number for a particular guest. This is used with the 'GuestAction' attribute value of 'Add-Update' to indicate an update. Guarantee or Payment information for an individual guest. GuaranteeType : GuaranteeType An enumerated type defining the guarantee to be applied to this reservation. Indicates prepayment, typically this means payment is required at booking. This attributes indicates the change in status of the guest. Indicates whether to send the printed confirmation. Planner or coordinator contact information for the rooming list. This identifies the master account number and related information. The unique identifiers for the Event Planner or Coordinator. Can include EP IATA# and other unique IDs such as an Event Planner ID assigned by the receiving system. Account established at the hotel for the purposes of billing arrangements for an entity. A collection of RoomStay. Details the success, failure and warnings for the RoomStay. Collection of shared rooms for room stay. Provides a mechanism for uniquely identifying a room stay (e.g. this would be useful for a modification). This attribute indicates the change to the reservation. Defines the event to which the rooming list applies. The event organizer or host. This is used to identify the name of the meeting. Used for the earliest start date and the latest end date of the event. The code that identifies which group within a specific hotel for which this room list has been provided. Date this room list was initially created. A collection of single search criterion items. Child elements that identify a single search criterion by criteria type. Because many of the types include partial matches to string values such as partial addresses (street names without a number) or partial telephone numbers (area code or three-digit prefix area, etc.) a ExactMatch attribute indicates whether the match to the string value must be exact. The search response returns this attribute if there were additional items that could not fit within the response. The text value returned should be echoed in the subsequent request to indicate where to begin the next block of data. Used to specify the source of the data being exchanged as determined by trading partners. When true, return only hotels that are available. A collection of Profile objects or Unique IDs of Profiles. Hotel level amenities for searches. Refer to OTA Code List Hotel Amenity Code (HAC). When true, there is no charge for the amenity. When false, there is a fee associated with the amenity. Room level amenities for searches. An element that identifies the hotel ratings. The name of the award or ratings provider. The actual award or rating received by the hotel facility. Identifies recreation facilities or amenities of interest. Used to identify a specific recreation activity. Refer to OTA code list Recreation Srvc Type (RST). Identifies services of interest. Used to identify a specific business service. Refer to OTA code list Business Srvc Type (BUS). The representation of the specific service being reserved. The number of services (e.g., tickets, rounds of golf). Identifies transportation facilities. Used to define the mode of available transportation. Refer to OTA Code List Transportation Code (TRP). Range of dates, or fixed set of dates for Availability Request. Date range can also be specified by using start dates and number of nights (minimum, maximum or fixed). Requested rate or rate range. Repeats to allow the identification of multiple ranges for multiple room stay candidates. Used to associate a rate range with a room stay candidate. This supports returning a type of rate (minimum, maximum, etc.) as an alternative to returning a specific rate. Refer to OTA Code List Rate Mode (RMO). Collection of requested rate plans. A collection of profile objects or unique IDs of profiles. Collection of room stay candidates. Element used to identify available room products. Provides the ability to search for hotel(s) based on whether they accept specific form(s) of payment. This is the inventory information for a given rate plan, room type, date, etc. The unique identifier element allows the trading partners to uniquely identify each Inventory Count Message, for transaction tracability. A collection of LengthOfStay. A collection of patterns defining allowable lengths of stay (LOS). Used to define the LOS Pattern. This may be used when MinMaxMessageType is FullPatternLOS to identify the open and closed status by LOS (e.g., if LengthsOfStay@FixedPatternLength="5" then FullPatternLOS="YYNYY" or FullPatternLOS="11011"). Used in conjunction with the MinMaxMessageType and the TimeUnit to define the length of stay requirements. A time unit used to apply this status message to other inventory, and with more granularity than daily. Values: Year, Month, Week, Day, Hour, Minute, Second. Indicates if the length of stay is open or closed when MinMaxMessageType is FullPatternLOS if true then open and if false then closed. An enumerated type used to define how the minimum and maximum LOS is applied. Values: Set Minimum LOS, Remove Minimum LOS, Set Maximum LOS, Remove Maximum LOS, Set Forward Minimum Stay, Remove Forward Minimum Stay, Set Forward Maximum Stay, Remove Forward Maximum Stay. Used to set the minimum length of stay (LOS). Used to remove the minimum length of stay (LOS). Used to set the maximum length of stay (LOS). Used to remove the maximum length of stay (LOS). This indicates the required length of stay (LOS). This indicates allowable length of stay (LOS). When used, there is an option to fully define the open and closed status with the attribute FullPatternLOS in the subelement LOS_Pattern. Used to specify the minimum length of stay. Used to specify the maximum length of stay. True indicates that LOS is based on arrival date. False indicates that LOS is based on stay date. The number of elements in a fixed pattern length of stay (FPLOS) array. The MeetingRoomCapacity object that defines the largest room seating capacity for a meeting room at the hotel facility. The Occupancy details of a meeting room. The minimum room charge for this meeting room such as room rental fee. The minimum number of people in this meeting room. The maximum number of people in this meeting room. The standard number of people in this meeting room. The code for the format of a meeting room at the hotel facility, such as U-shape, banquet, conference style, etc. A hotel may indicate all formats that apply to the meeting room. Refer to OTA Code List Meeting Room Format Code (MRF). The minimum charge for this meeting room code. This is used to define items that may be available for any of the meeting rooms. Refer to OTA Code List Meeting Room Code (MRC). This attribute is used to explicitly define whether an amenity or service is offered. Refer to OTA Code list Option Type Code (OTC). This is used in conjunction with Code. May be used to give further detail on the code or to remove an obsolete item. This is used for discounts that apply to meetings (eg. corporate, military). Refer to OTA Code List Discounts Available (DIS). A unique identifying value assigned by the creating system. The ID attribute may be used to reference a primary-key value within a database or in a particular implementation. A collection of MeetingRoom objects that provide the codes and description of the meeting rooms in the hotel. Dedicated or non-dedicated space or area in which to hold a meeting. Codes or abbreviations for meeting rooms. Dimensions of the meeting room. The amount of usable meeting space available at a property. The measureable dimensions and capacities of a meeting room. Information describing the meeting room. This provides information as to whether the room has an irregular shape, if true the room would not be of a traditional square or rectangular style. This is the room name as it is defined by the system. The name used internally may differ from the name used by guests. This is the meeting room name as provided to the guests. This is a number assigned to rooms, usually used to define the display order. The total number of people permitted in the meeting room. This may be used to uniquely identify a meeting room. Used to imply the type of access to the meeting space (e.g. private access, public access, etc.). Defines the type of the meeting room being described (eg. boardroom, ballroom, exhibit space). Refer to OTA Codelist Meeting Room Format Code (MRF). Defines the level in the facility where the meeting room is located (i.e., lobby, mezzanine, first floor, ground, outdoor, etc.) When true, the room is used for a single purpose as indicated by the MeetingRoomTypeCode attribute. The total number of unique meeting rooms provided at the hotel facility. For example, if the hotel has a grand ballroom that breaks into Salon A, B, and C -the total number of unique meeting rooms is three. The amount of room space for the smallest unique meeting room at the hotel facility. The amount of room space for the largest unique meeting room at the hotel facility. The total amount of unique room space provided at the hotel facility. Note: when counting space, if there is grand ballroom that is comprised of Salon A, B, and C - count the total measurement of the ballroom only. The largest seating capacity available in the largest meeting room - generally this is for theatre-style room setup. The second largest seating capacity available in the second largest meeting room - generally this is for theatre-style room setup. This is excluding any space within the largest meeting room. The smallest seating capacity available in a meeting room - generally this is for theatre-style room setup. The total seating capacity available at the hotel facility. The ceiling height of the largest meeting room. A collection of Membership objects. Memberships provides a list of reward programs which may be credited with points accrued from the guest's activity. Which memberships are to be applied to which part is determined by each object's SelectedMembershipRPHs collection. The SelectedMembership object identifies the frequent customer reward program and (optionally) indicates points awarded for stay activity. The code or name of the membership program ('Hertz', 'AAdvantage', etc.). The code or name of the bonus program. BonusCode can be used to indicate the level of membership (Gold Club, Platinum member, etc.) The account identification number for this particular member in this particular program. The total number of points earned through the selected membership. Identifies the travel sector. Refer to OTA Code List Travel Sector (TVS). If StartSeqNmbr and EndSeqNmbr are not sent, the request will be assumed to be for the last sequence number. This container is designed to store the response message. Defines the type of offer, the conditions under which the offer can be applied and the amounts and/or percentages deducted. Collection of offer rules. Defines conditions for which the offer applies. Defines date restrictions for booking and/or stays with this offer. The date or date range to which the date restriction applies. The type of date restriction being defined. Indicates that the date(s) found in the date time span group attributes apply to the arrival date(s) for which this offer applies. Indicates that the date(s) found in the date time span group attributes apply to the departure date(s) for which this offer applies. Indicates that the dates found in the date time span group attributes apply to the booking dates for which this offer applies. Indicates that the dates found in the date time span group attributes apply to the stay dates for which this offer applies. A collection of lengths of stay. A collection of Day Of Week restrictions. Provides parameters of occupancy limits. Minimum or maximum number of people allowed in a room type as defined by age. Specifies the age requirements for this offer. Collection of inventory. Defines the inventory (e.g., Room type or Board) which is required in order for the offer to apply. Defines the inventory type for which this offer may or may not apply (e.g., room, board or extra). Used in conjunction with the AppliesToIndicator. When true, the offer applies to the defined inventory. When false, the offer does not apply to the defined inventory. Indicates a specific day on which the guest must stay over in order to be eligible for the offer. Defines the minimum number of total occupants required for a rate plan. Defines the maximum number of total occupants allowed for a rate plan. The maximum number of times a rate may be booked contiguously within a reservation (often used with packages). Defines the characteristics of the offer. The number of nights required to be booked in order to apply the discount (this may be the extact number of nights required or the minimum number of nights required). The number of nights discounted for each multiple of NightsRequired. This defines the pattern for the night(s) the discount applies (e.g., if NightsRequired="7" and the NightsDiscounted="1" then DiscountPattern="NNNNNNY" or DiscountPattern="0000001" when the discount is applied to the last night). Provides the discount as an amount as well as the currency code and decimal places for the currency in which the discount applies. Typically when an amount is applied the Percent would not be passed. Defines the percentage which is deducted from the rate amounts if this offer is applicable. Defines the unit per which the unit the discount applies (e.g., per person per stay). Refer to OTA Code List Charge Type (CHG). Defines offers of the type "book A and get B". The specifics of the typical room or service. Defines the room or service that is typical for this rate. The specifics of the upgraded room or service. Defines the upgraded room or service. Code that identifies the inventory item which must appear in the booking. A description of the offer. If the offer is based on a written contract, the appropriate paragraph from the contract could be quoted here. Collection of compatible offers. Defines which other offers this offer may be use in conjuction with. References the other offer(s) with which this offer may be used. When true this offer is incompatible with the OfferRPH. When false this offer is compatible with the OfferRPH. Collection of inventory. Defines the inventory (e.g., Room type or Board) to which the offer may or may not apply. Defines the inventory type for which this offer may or may not apply (e.g., room, board or extra). Used in conjunction with the AppliesToIndicator. When true, the offer applies to the defined inventory. When false, the offer does not apply to the defined inventory. A code which uniquely names this offer. A reference place holder for this particular offer. The order in which the discounts are applied. A collection of ProductDescription. Provides a description of the product. A brief description of the product at this lodging facility generally used by central reservations offices or travel agents. This is a reference placeholder, used as an index for this object. A property that matches some or all of the search criteria. The string value used to search for a property is returned. The SearchValueMatch element returns the input value and offers systems the ability to generate text in the Warnings that communicate the reason for failure to locate a hotel. For example, a Reference Point search may return the following processing message; "No hotels found within 5 miles of Oswego Regional Airport". Indication of whether a match was found. The datatype is Boolean (true | false). An optional attribute, expressed as a decimal value, representing a percentage of 100%, used to indicate the degree to which the property identified meets the search criteria. A collection of available amenities. This provides an area to pass amenity information. Identifies the amenities offered by the hotel. Refer to OTA Code List Hotel Amenity Code (HAC). Used to provide the minimum and maximum range of rates at this hotel property. Used to provide the minimum and maximum range of rates at this hotel property. Used to provide the source of the rate range. The tax rate at this property. When true, rate information is not available. The search response returns this attribute if there were additional items that could not fit within the response. The text value returned should be echoed in the subsequent request in "Criteria/Criterion@MoreDataEchoToken" to indicate where to begin the next block of data. When true, this property is in the same country as the requested city's country. When false, indicates this country is not the same as the requested city's country. The availability status of the property. Information on what the RateAmount Message applies to (i.e. the combination of inventory and rate codes) and the period of application. A collection of rate changes to be synchronized between systems. An individual rate, which is a collection of amounts by guest, additional guests, fees, collection of related guarantee, cancel and payment policies, a description and the unique id to identify the rate. Rate restrictions can be sent along with the rate as attributes of this rate. When true, indicates a rate change is applicable. When false, a rate change does not apply. Can be used to communicate back to the sender exactly which transaction may have had a problem (e.g. "Message 214 had an invalid date range"). Summary version of the RateType, initially created for the Travel Itinerary Message set. The Lite Rate contains the Base amount as well as the associated taxes. Element used to identify available products and rates. A collection of hotel identifiers to which the rate plan applies. Information to identify one or more hotels. Defines which meals are included with this rate plan. Defines which meals are included with this rate plan. A unique identifier for this rate plan candidate. Summary version of the RoomPlanType, initially created for the Travel Itinerary Message set. Guarantee information that applies to the rate plan. A maximum of 5 occurances are available for use depending on the context. Describes the rate plan. The RatePlanCode assigned by the receiving system for the inventory item in response to a new rate plan notification. (Implementation Notes: This would only be returned when the notification is of type New and the sender is translating RatePlanCode values. On subsequent transactions for this rate plan, the sender would populate the RatePlanCode attribute with this value returned by the receiver.) Information pertaining to the availability of the rate plan. An enumerated type that allows the query to specify a rate category type, and provides major categories for comparison across brands. Refer to OTA Code List Rate Plan Type (RPT). A text field used to indicate a special ID code that is associated with the rate and is required in the reservation request in order to obtain the rate. Examples are Corporate ID and Promotion Code. Combination of the rate plan core type and rate plan additional information to define the details of the rate plan. Policies and descriptions that apply to a rate plan. Information significant to defining a rate plan. Guarantee information that applies to the rate plan. A maximum of 5 occurances are available for use depending on the context. Collection of cancellation penalties. Describes the rate plan. Defines charges that are included in this rate plan.This element allows for future extension should there be a need. Description of what is included in the rate plan. Commission associated with the RatePlan. This can be a percentage or a flat amount. Defines which meals are included with this rate program. Defines which meals are included with this rate program. Used to indicate whether the rate is on request or available. This is used to indicate the item booked and is primarily used to exchange information with GDSs. The RatePlanCode assigned by the receiving system for the inventory item in response to a new rate plan notification. (Implementation Notes: This would only be returned when the notification is of type New and the sender is translating RatePlanCode values. On subsequent transactions for this rate plan, the sender would populate the RatePlanCode attribute with this value returned by the receiver.) Information pertaining to the availability of the rate plan. An enumerated type that allows the query to specify a rate category type, and provides major categories for comparison across brands. Refer to OTA Code List Rate Plan Type (RPT). A text field used to provide a special ID code that is associated with the rate and is required in the reservation request in order to obtain the rate. Examples are a corporate ID number, a promotion code or a membership number. Provides the name of the rate plan or group. Typically used with RatePlanType to further describe the rate plan. The code that relates to the market being sold to (e.g., the corporate market, packages). Used to specify an availability status for the rate plan. When true, indicates proof of qualification for this rate is required. When true, the price for this rate plan can be viewed by the guest. When false, the guest must contact another entity to obtain price information. Indicates the type of document required by the guest to qualify for this rate plan. Refer to OTA Code List Document Type (DOC). Individual rate amount. This rate is valid for a range of number of occupants and an occupant type. The Rate contains a collection of elements that define the amount of the rate, associated fees, additional occupant amounts as well as payment and cancellation policies. Taxes can be broken out or included within the various amounts. A currency can be associated to each amount The applicable period of the the rate are indicated by the effective dates. Restrictions that may apply to that rate, such as the minimum or maximum length of stay, stay-over dates (such as a Saturday night), min/max guests applicable for the rate, and age group (ex Adult) are attributes of Rate. It indicates the number of units that the quoted rate is based upon, as well as the TimeUnits type used that the rate is based upon, e.g.: 3days at $100.00 per day. This supports returning a type of rate (minimum, maximum, etc.) as an alternative to returning a specific rate. Refer to OTA Code List Rate Mode (RMO). When true, this indicates the rate data is not real-time. The source from which the rate was acquired. Used to identify the type of rate. Refer to OTA code list Rate Plan Type (RPT). Defines the details of a rate. A collection of Base charges by number of guests. Base charge for a given number of guests for a given age qualifying code. Description of number of guests and the associated age group (ex 2 Adults) The code associated with this base charge. The number of guests associated with this base charge A collection of charges that apply to for additional occupants, guests or service users (over and above the rate's MaxGuest Applicable) Collection of incremental charges per age qualifying code for additional guests. Amount charged for additional occupant is with respect to age group of the base guests. Text description of the AdditionalGuestAmount in a given language. Indicates whether taxes are included when figuring the additional occupant amounts. Increase the base rate by the additional occupant amount for each additional occupant of the same age group up to this maximum number of occupants of this age group. A collection of Fees. A collection of Guarantee Policies GuaranteePolicy A collection of Cancellation Policies A collection of Payment Policies. Desription of Rate being uploaded. The unique identifier element allows the trading partners to uniquely identify each Rate being uploaded, for traceable transactions. Defines which meals are included with this rate program. Defines which meals are included with this rate program. Indicates the number of rooms blocked or capped for this rate plan. Enumeration of time units upon which the RateAmount is based (e.g., daily, weekly, single rate for full stay). The number of RateTimeUnits that the rate Amount is based upon (e.g., flat rate for 3 days). Minimum number of occupants for which this rate is valid (ex 1). Maximum number of occupants for which this rate is valid (ex 2). The minimum length of stay required by this rate plan. The maximum length of stay allowed by this rate plan. Indicates a specific day on which the guest must stay over in order to be eligible for the quoted rate plan. Hotel systems often have different tiers for a given rate plan; this attribute is used to designate a specific tier within the rate plan (e.g. high, medium, low). Summary version of the RequiredPaymentType, initially created for the Travel Itinerary Message set. Collection of forms of payment accepted for payment. Payment expressed as a fixed amount, or a percentage of/or room nights. An enumerated type defining the type of action taken when the deadline has been exceeded. Valid values: Res Automatically Cancelled, Res No Longer Guaranteed. A collection of required payments. Used to define the deposit policy, guarantees policy, and/or accepted forms of payment. Collection of forms of payment accepted for payment. Payment expressed as a fixed amount, or a percentage of/or room nights. Payment deadline, absolute or relative Text description of the Payment in a given language. The address to which a deposit may be sent. The name of the reciever of the payment. An enumerated type defining the type of action taken when the deadline has been exceeded. Valid values: Res Automatically Cancelled, Res No Longer Guaranteed. This defines the form of payment. Recommended usage of this is with the Payment Type in OTA Code List, this datatype will be updated in the future. In order to maintain forward compatability a change is not being made in this publication. This will be corrected in a future version, when a major update is released. Used to specify the type of information being sent (i.e., RequiredPayment, GuaranteePolicy, AcceptedPaymentForms) A required payment, such as a deposit due or payment in the event of cancellation. Used to define policies required to guarantee a reservation at the property (e.g., room(s), function space(s)). Used to define the acceptable payment forms of the property. Guarantee Code GuaranteeType : GuaranteeType An enumerated type defining the guarantee to be applied to this reservation. Indicates prepayment, typically this means payment is required at booking. The room will held up until this time without a guarantee. If true, no credit cardholder information is required for guarantee/deposit. If true, the credit cardholder name is required for guarantee/deposit. If true, the credit cardholder address is required for guarantee/deposit. If true, the credit cardholder phone number is required for guarantee/deposit. If true, the Interbank Card Association number is required for guarantee/deposit. A system specific room type to which this guarantee payment information applies. To specify the source of the rate of exchange for a currency code. When true, indicates that any prepayment for the reservation is non refundable, therefore a 100% penalty on the prepayment is applied, irrespective of deadline. Used to specify the type of payment policy. Provides an area to send comments regarding the RFP response. Collection of comments used for additional data about the response. Open comments to send additional data about the response. This is an indicator that denotes whether the message contains detailed information; if false this indicates the message is an acknowledgement only, if true this indicates that detailed information is included in this message. This is used to send information regarding when and how the detailed response will be delivered. This is mainly used in the RFP_RS message, but is included in the HotelRFP module for reuse as part of the larger segment. If true the supplier does not have available space and does not wish to send detailed response information. If false the supplier plans to respond to the RFP. Refer to OTA Code List Decline Reason (DEC). This is intended for use as a customized DeclineReasonCode. This may be used when "other" is stated as the DeclineReasonCode or to give additional information with other DeclineReasonCodes. Summary version of the RoomRateType, initially created for the Travel Itinerary Message set. Specfic system room type code, ex: A1K, A1Q etc. Code that identifies an inventory block. Summary version of the RoomStayType, initially created for the Travel Itinerary Message set. Room type for reservation. Rate Plan info. Reservation rate(s). Number of guests associated with this reservation. Date and time of check-in and check-out. The guarantee information associated to the Room Stay. A maximum of 5 occurances are available for use depending on the context. A collection of deposit and/or payments for the Room Stay. A maximum of 5 occurances are available for use depending on the context. Basic hotel property information. Summary version of the RoomTypeType, initially created for the Travel Itinerary Message set. Specfic system room type code, ex: A1K, A1Q etc. Individual rate amount. This rate is valid for a range of number of occupants and an occupant type. Individual rate amount. This rate is valid for a range of number of occupants and an occupant type. The description or name of a room rate. A collection of features that are made available as part of this speciific room and this specifiic rate plan. Allows for the description of any features and/or amenities that are made available as part of this specific room and this specifiic rate plan, for example, large screen television, video/DVD player in room, room service breakfast, and details about that breakfast. Refer to OTA Code List Room Amenity Type (RMA). Provides the quantity of the amenity in the room. When zero, the amenity is either unavailable or not allowed. Specifies the type of view a room has. Refer to OTA Code List Room View Type (RVT). The total of all rates for this room rate type. Provides information on the availability of the room rate. Used to specify an availability status for the room rate. This is used to indicate the item booked and is primarily used to exchange information with GDSs. Specfic system room type code, ex: A1K, A1Q etc. Code that identifies an inventory block. The number of rooms. Used to specify an availability status for the room rate. A collection of RoomShare. Guests to share a room Collection of Guest RPH items References one of the guest(s) staying in this room Used to identify available room products. This element is used to pass room attributes. Typical attributes are smoking, non-smoking, wheelchair access, room location (low floor, high floor, close to elevator, etc) and view (garden, pool, ocean, etc) A unique identifier for this room stay candidate. Used to refer to the Rate Plan Candidate associated with this room stay. Used to specify the booking code for which availability is requested. Identifies the dates when the RoomStayCandidate is applicable when there are multiple room stay requirements within a StayDateRange. Details on the Room Stay including Guest Counts, Time Span of this Room Stay, pointers to Res Guests, guest Memberships, Comments and Special Requests pertaining to this particular Room Stay and finally finacial information related to the Room Stay, including Guarantee, Deposit and Payment and Cancellation Penalties. A collection of Room Types associated with a particular Room Stay. The RoomType element is used to contain all the room type information for a single RateType Code (ex A1K) for a given date range. A collection of Rate Plans associated with a particular Room Stay. The rate plan element is used to contain all the rate information for a single Rate Plan Code (ex RACK) for a given date range. A given Rate Plan may have variable rates, over the effective period of the Rate Plan, this is represented by the child element Rates. A collection of Room Rates associated with a particular Room Stay. Each Room Rate combination can have multiple rates. Example King room, Rack rate plan, Monday through Thursday, weekday amount, Friday and Saturday, weekend amount. The combination of a given Rate Plan and Room Type. This allows for support for systems where Rate Plans are child of Room Type as well as systems which Room Types are child of Rate Plans. The period during which the booking must be made. The period of time during which the booking must be made. The minimum lead time required for the booking. The maximum lead time required for the booking. The day(s) of the week either on which the booking may be made or the day(s) of arrival for the booking. A collections of restrictions. Information on the restriction associated with the RoomRate element. A collection of day of week restrictions. The effective date range for which the restriction applies. When true, indicates more rates exist. When false, all rate information is provided. A collection of Guest Counts associated with Room Stay. A child Guest Count element is required for each distinct age group. The Time Span which covers the Room Stay. The guarantee information associated to the Room Stay. A maximum of 5 occurances are available for use depending on the context. A collection of deposit and/or payments for the Room Stay. A collection of Cancellation Penalties objects for the Room Stay. Discount percentage and/or Amount, code and textual reason for discount. The total amount charged for the Room Stay including additional occupant amounts and fees. If TaxInclusive is set to True, then taxes are included in the total amount. Property Information for the Room Stay. The code that relates to the market being sold to (e.g., the corporate market, packages). To specify where the business came from e.g. radio, newspaper ad, etc. Provides details regarding rooms, usually guest rooms. Textual information regarding the room. A collection of additional details. A collection of amenity information. Used to provide room amenity information. Indicates the room is a sleeping room when true. Indicates the room is converted when true. Indicates the room is an alternate room type to the requested room type when true. Denotes the form of guarantee for this room. Provides details of the room type. A collection of RoutingHop objects. This details the path that the original request or notification traveled. A RoutingHop object conveys information about the path that this notification update took (e.g. how many and which systems it passed through). Identifier within the System that refers to this specific document (reservation). TimeStamp : TimeInstant The date and time that the reservation passed through a routing hop. Sequential number assigned to hops, Base 0 Data : String This attribute is provided so that each system can put in whatever data it would like (e.g., auditing information). The SellableProduct class defines the inventoriable item for this rate plan. The individual sellable product. A sellable product is one of GuestRoom, MeetingRoom or InventoryBlock. Attributes of SellableProduct are the inventory codes, information on the use, application and sequencing of the inventory information. A collection of destination system codes. These are systems for which this Sellable product is targeted. Guest room information if this sellable product is a guest room. Meeting room information if this sellable product is a meeting room. Inventory block information if this sellable product is an inventory block. Description of the sellable product. The SellableProduct class defines the inventoriable item for this rate plan. This is a reference placeholder, used as an index for this object. An enumerated type that indicates whether this is a new inventory item or an update of an existing inventory item. Values: New, Delta modification, Full overlay modification. An enumerated type that indicates the status of the inventory item, ie: whether this notification is an initial announcement of a new inventory item, an update of an active (bookable) inventory item, or a notification of an inventory item that is no longer in effect. Values: Initial, Active, Deactivated. The identification of the inventory grouping. Whether to use the sending/querying or the receiving/responding system's identification depends on which system is doing the translating. The order which the items should be acknowledged by the receiving entity. Defines the sellable date range for this product. Includes the statistic data reported and the codes for which it has been aggregated, if applicable. The applicable date range for the data is defined in its attributes. Collection of StatisticCode elements. Used if data is partitioned/aggregated. Defines the codes and corresponding categories for which the data in the other elements has been gathered. Collection of RevenueCategorySummary elements. Used if revenue values reported. This element has revenue amount data for its revenue category, identified using OTA Code List RCC, such as Room Revenue, Food and Beverage Revenue. Collection of CountCategorySummary elements. Used if count values reported. A collection of CountCategorySummaryType elements. This element has count data for each count category, identified using OTA Code List CNT, such as number of guests, rooms occupied, etc. Collection of ReportSummary elements. Container for ReportSummary elements of type ParagraphType. This element has text information, included with the data in the report as needed. Defines all details needed to create a statistical report. Collection of StatisticApplicationSet Elements. Repeated for each date or set of statistic codes. Collection of Statistic Elements. Used to define the report fiscal date, report code, and the hotel(s) for which data is being reported. The StatusApplicationControl class is used to indicate to which block codes/rate plans/inventory codes a status should be applied. Hotel systems often have different tiers for a given rate plan; this attribute is used to designate a specific tier within the rate plan (e.g. high, medium, low). Code that identifies an inventory block. Mechanism to allow the user to override settings at the reservation system and to allow the RMS to replace this overridden values: If value = 0 (No), the reservations system may ignore the settings passed and keep values overridden by the user. If value = 1 (Yes), the reservations system must replace values overridden by the user. This identifies a specific quote. This is the code defining a subset of the inventory block. Viewerships determine the distribution channel(s) for a rate plan. As an optional element, the absence of Viewerships implies a generally available rate, while the presence of a Viewerships collection implies qualifications on the rate. This may also be used to define a system that is able to view the hotel content. Viewership defines a system that is allowed to view the rateplan identified in a Hotel Rate Plan Notification message. This may also be used to define a system that is able to view the hotel content. A collection of Viewship codes The viewership code (e.g. pseudo-city code). A collection of system codes. The system code (e.g., AA, 1P, 1G, 1A) associated with this viewership record. Indicates whether the collection of System Codes is inclusive or exclusive. Values: false=Exclusive, true=Inclusive. A collection of profile types. Profile types associated with the viewership, i.e, the types of profiles allowed to view this information. Please refer the OTA Code tables. A collection of profile references. The actual Unique ID of the profile associated with the viewship, i.e. this is the pointer to the profile on the trading partners system for the company, agency, etc that is allowed to view this information. A collection of profiles. Profile associated with the Viewership, i.e. the information required to identify the company, agency, etc that is allowed to view the information. A collections of strings that identify the locations, such as regions or countries, etc., associated with this viewership record. Indicates whether the collection of Location Codes is inclusive or exclusive. Values: false=Exclusive, true=Inclusive. A collections of strings that identify booking channels, such as GDSs or Internet sites, etc., associated with this viewership record. Specific code in relation to POS booking source (e.g. Expedia, hotels.com, etc.). Provides information on whether an item may be displayed and in what order. Indicates whether the collection of Channel Codes for booking channels is inclusive or exclusive. Values: false=Exclusive, true=Inclusive. A Collection of strings that identify the distibutors (ex Tour Operators, Agency Chains, etc) which are allowed viewership. Code used to uniquely identify the distributor. Type code is used to qualify the Distibutor into general classes of distributors. This integer is a reference placeholder, used as an index for multiple Viewership classes. Indicates whether this rate plan is bookable by the entity having viewership. Values: false= Bookable, true= View Only (not bookable). Provides detailed information regarding weather. Provides average precipitation and the unit in which it is measured for a Period. Defines the average precipitation for the time as designated in Period and is qualified by the UnitOfMeasure. This is the unit of measure as it applies to AveragePercipitation (e.g.inches or centimeters). Provides average temperatures and the unit in which they are measured for a Period. Defines the average high tempature for the time as designated in Period and is qualified by the TempUnit. Defines the average low tempature for the time as designated in Period and is qualified by the TempUnit. Provides the units in which the AverageHighTemp and AverageLowTemp are defined (i.e. Celsius or Fahrenheit). This may be used to define a time period for which a certain type of weather occurs (e.g. January or Spring).