Data Structure

The structure of the API specification follows a standard. This document intends to explain every aspect of this structure and their fields.

You can read about what changes might and what changes might not cause an error, below:

• Changes that can cause an error:

  • Removing a field from XSD.
  • Modifying the type of field or attribute. For example, passing a string type to numeric.
    

• Changes that cannot cause an error:

  • Adding a new element or attribute.
  • Modifying the order of elements or attributes.

The integration will have the following methods:

Method	Input	Output	Description
Geographic DestinationTree	Geographic DestinationTreeRQ	Geographic DestinationTreeRS	Returns a tree of supplier’s destinations.
HotelList	HotelListRQ	HotelListRS	Returns a list of available hotels.
Descriptive Info	Descriptive InfoRQ	Descriptive InfoRS	Retrieves information for current hotel such as photos, descriptions, amenities,etc as well as basic info (code,name, town, address, contact).
RoomList	RoomListRQ	RoomListRS	Returns available room types.
MealPlanList	MealPlanListRQ	MealPlanListRS	Returns a list of available boards.
CategoryList	CategoryListRQ	CategoryListRS	Returns a list of available categories.
MarketList	MarketListRQ	MarketListRS	Returns a list of available markets.
Avail	AvailRQ	AvailRS	Makes an availability request.
Valuation	ValuationRQ	ValuationRS	Retrieves a booking quote (pre-book).
Reservation	ReservationRQ	ReservationRS	Makes a booking.
Cancel	CancelRQ	CancelRS	Cancels a booking.
ReservationRead	ReservationReadRQ	ReservationReadRS	Retrieves booking details.
ReservationList	ReservationListRQ	ReservationListRS	Retrieves a list of bookings.
Runtime Configuration	Runtime ConfigurationRQ	Runtime ConfigurationRS	Retrieves the supplier’s run-time configuration.
Static Configuration (Deprecated)	StaticConfigurationRQ	StaticConfigurationRS	Retrieves the supplier’s static configuration.
MetaData	MetaDataRQ	MetaDataRS	Meta data information.

Each request sent to service url requires a node called rqXML. The current methods input object travels inside this node.

The data structure will always have common elements in all objects as well as specific objects related to the operation

You can find full specification of each method at the Hotel API Methods page.

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