| Version: | D |
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| Release: | 99B |
| Contr. Agency: | UN |
| Revision: | 3 |
| Date: | 1999-09-11 |
| SOURCE: | Joint Rapporteurs Message Design Group - JM10 |
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For general information on UN standard message types see UN Trade Data Interchange Directory, UNTDID, Part 4, Section 2.3, UN/ECE UNSM General Introduction |
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This message also occurs in the following versions of this standard: D98A, D99A, D99B, D00A, D00B, D01A, D01B, D01C, D02A, D02B, D03A, D03B, D04A, D04B |
This specification provides the definition of the Availability request - interactive message (AVLREQ) to be used in Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) between trading partners involved in administration, commerce and transport.
An interactive Travel, Tourism and Leisure Availability Request is sent by a customer or his agent, to a service provider to request availability for a Travel, Tourism and Leisure service. The Travel, Tourism and Leisure Availability Response - Interactive (AVLRSP) is utilised to provide an interactive response to the interactive availability request.
The Availability request - interactive message may be used for both national and international applications. It is based on universal practice related to administration, commerce and transport, and is not dependent on the type of business or industry.
AVLREQ may be used for the following functions within the Interactive Scenario for Travel, Tourism and Leisure:
(1) to request a general availability for any hotel, rental car, train trip, airline flight, or tour in a specific city or geographical region for a date or range of dates. The request may include selection criteria, such as, the hotel is on the ocean or the rooms have fireplaces or the airline flight is non-stop.
(2) to request availability for one or more specific hotels, rental cars, train trips, airline flights, or tours for a specific date.
(3) to request rules and rates that may apply to the availability.
See UNTDID, Part 4, Chapter 2.3 UN/ECE UNSM - General Introduction, Section 1.
See UNTDID, Part 4, Chapter 2.3 UN/ECE UNSM - General Introduction, Section 2.
This section should be read in conjunction with the segment table which indicates mandatory, conditional and repeating requirements.
A service segment starting and uniquely identifying a message. The message type code for the Availability request - interactive message is AVLREQ.
Note: Availability request - interactive messages conforming to this document must contain the following data in segment UIH, composite S306:
| Data element | 0065 | AVLREQ |
| 0052 | D | |
| 0054 | 99B | |
| 0051 | UN |
A segment identifying the industry type (i.e. air, car, train, accommodations, etc.) and business function of the message.
A segment providing data pertaining to the originator of the interactive request (i.e. travel agent identity and location and the commercial computer reservations system delivering the message).
A segment to indicate a class of service for which availability is requested.
Number and identifying qualifier to indicate number of adults or children pertaining to the entire request.
A number to indicate how many units of the product is needed to be available.
Frequent traveller program information relating to the entire Travel, Tourism and Leisure (TT&L) availability request (frequent flier number).
Consumer reference information relating to the entire TT&L availability request (corporate discount number, personal profile number).
Numbers assigned to information in the previous response which may be used to make a request without repeating all the information.
A segment to indicate the location by geographic area, reference point, or direction for which an available product is requested.
Payment information which may be used to determine if a product is available.
Information pertaining to the entire request to specify special criteria for selecting products that are available.
To specify additional originator information that may be used to determine what products are available.
To indicate the rate codes for which availability is requested.
Information specifying terminal equipment addresses and device types. This information may be used for tracing and security purposes.
To specify the reservation confirmation number of a previous booking.
To specify a driver's license information that may be necessary to determine if a product rate is available.
Tariff information relating to the entire TT&L availability request.
Details pertaining to special services or special requests to determine the criteria for selecting available products.
To specify the currency when requesting products within a certain price range.
To specify rules that may affect the availability request.
This segment group provides date, location, price range, and other criteria for selecting products to check for availability.
Information identifying the TT&L product or service (service provider, service location, date of service, service description, etc.).
The identification of a specific product or service and the level or type of service.
Numbers assigned to information in the previous response which may be used to make a request without repeating all the information.
Tariff information relating to a particular product or service.
Supplementary services required of a particular product or service.
This segment group provides information pertaining to the number of adults and children and their ages for a particular product or service.
To specify the number of adults and children.
To specify the ages of the travellers for whom availability is requested.
This segment group provides information pertaining to an individual traveller or traveller group for whom availability is requested.
Details pertaining to a traveller or traveller group (surname, group name, given name, adult, child, etc.).
Frequent traveller program information pertaining to a specific traveller.
Details pertaining to special services or special requests for a specific traveller.
This segment group provides information concerning the rate codes and categories for which availability is requested.
To specify rate categories, such as, standard, promotional, as criteria for availability selections.
To specify the rate codes related to the previous rate categories.
This segment group provides information concerning requirements for delivery and chauffeur drive to be considered in the availability request.
Information pertaining to the delivery of an automobile or chauffeur instructions.
The address to where the car needs to be delivered.
To specify contact information for the delivery of an automobile.
To specify the location and purpose of the chauffeur requested.
This segment group provides information pertaining to the travel product or services and groups the products by overall journey.
A segment providing the origin and destination of a TT&L journey.
A segment identifying the industry type (i.e. air, car, train, accommodations, etc.).
To specify the class of service for which availability is requested.
This segment group provides information pertaining to a travel, tourism and leisure product or service which is related to the preceding journey information.
Information identifying the product or service (service provider, service location, date of service, service description, etc.).
To specify the class of service requested for a particular product or service.
To indicate the number of products or services which needs to be available.
Frequent traveller program information relating to a specific product or service.
Information about special services or special requests relating to the product or service.
Connection information for a specific product or service.
This segment group provides information pertaining to an individual traveller or traveller group associated with the preceding product or service information.
Personal details pertaining to a unique traveller or traveller group.
Frequent traveller program information relating to the preceding traveller.
Details pertaining to special services or special requests for the preceding traveller.
A service segment ending a message, giving the total number of segments in the message (including the UIH & UIT) and the control reference number of the message.
| ADS | Address | |
| APD | Additional transport details | |
| CNX | Connection details | |
| CON | Contact information | |
| CRI | Consumer reference information | |
| CUR | Currencies | |
| FTI | Frequent traveller information | |
| HDI | Hardware device information | |
| ITM | Item number | |
| MOV | Car delivery instruction | |
| MSD | Message action details | |
| NME | Name | |
| NUN | Number of units | |
| ODI | Origin and destination details | |
| ORG | Originator of request details | |
| PDT | Product information | |
| PLI | Product location information | |
| PMT | Payment information | |
| PRD | Product identification | |
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RCI | Reservation control information |
| RPI | Quantity and action details | |
| RTC | Rate types | |
| RTI | Rate details | |
| RUL | Rule information | |
| SDT | Selection details | |
| SSR | Special requirement details | |
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TDI | Traveller document information |
| TFF | Tariff information | |
| TIF | Traveller information | |
| TVL | Travel product information | |
| UIH | Interactive message header | |
| UIT | Interactive message trailer |
| ├─UIH Interactive message header | ×1 | (M) |
| ├─MSD Message action details | ×1 | (C) |
| ├─ORG Originator of request details | ×1 | (C) |
| ├─PDT Product information | ×1 | (C) |
| ├─NUN Number of units | ×1 | (C) |
| ├─RPI Quantity and action details | ×1 | (C) |
| ├─FTI Frequent traveller information | ×1 | (C) |
| ├─CRI Consumer reference information | ×1 | (C) |
| ├─ITM Item number | ×1 | (C) |
| ├─PLI Product location information | ×1 | (C) |
| ├─PMT Payment information | ×1 | (C) |
| ├─SDT Selection details | ×1 | (C) |
| ├─NME Name | ×1 | (C) |
| ├─RTC Rate types | ×1 | (C) |
| ├─HDI Hardware device information | ×1 | (C) |
| ├─RCI Reservation control information | ×1 | (C) |
| ├─TDI Traveller document information | ×1 | (C) |
| ├─TFF Tariff information | ×9 | (C) |
| ├─SSR Special requirement details | ×9 | (C) |
| ├─CUR Currencies | ×9 | (C) |
| ├─RUL Rule information | ×99 | (C) |
| ├─Segment Group 1 | ×99 | (C) |
| │─├─TVL Travel product information | ×1 | (M) |
| │─├─PRD Product identification | ×1 | (C) |
| │─├─ITM Item number | ×1 | (C) |
| │─├─TFF Tariff information | ×1 | (C) |
| │─├─APD Additional transport details | ×1 | (C) |
| │─└─Segment Group 2 | ×1 | (C) |
| │───├─NUN Number of units | ×1 | (M) |
| │───└─CRI Consumer reference information | ×1 | (C) |
| ├─Segment Group 3 | ×999 | (C) |
| │─├─TIF Traveller information | ×1 | (M) |
| │─├─FTI Frequent traveller information | ×99 | (C) |
| │─└─SSR Special requirement details | ×9 | (C) |
| ├─Segment Group 4 | ×99 | (C) |
| │─├─RTI Rate details | ×1 | (M) |
| │─└─RTC Rate types | ×1 | (C) |
| ├─Segment Group 5 | ×2 | (C) |
| │─├─MOV Car delivery instruction | ×1 | (M) |
| │─├─ADS Address | ×1 | (C) |
| │─├─CON Contact information | ×1 | (C) |
| │─└─PLI Product location information | ×1 | (C) |
| ├─Segment Group 6 | ×99 | (C) |
| │─├─ODI Origin and destination details | ×1 | (M) |
| │─├─MSD Message action details | ×1 | (C) |
| │─├─PDT Product information | ×1 | (C) |
| │─└─Segment Group 7 | ×99 | (C) |
| │───├─TVL Travel product information | ×1 | (M) |
| │───├─PDT Product information | ×1 | (C) |
| │───├─RPI Quantity and action details | ×1 | (C) |
| │───├─FTI Frequent traveller information | ×1 | (C) |
| │───├─SSR Special requirement details | ×1 | (C) |
| │───├─CNX Connection details | ×1 | (C) |
| │───└─Segment Group 8 | ×999 | (C) |
| │─────├─TIF Traveller information | ×1 | (M) |
| │─────├─FTI Frequent traveller information | ×99 | (C) |
| │─────└─SSR Special requirement details | ×9 | (C) |
| └─UIT Interactive message trailer | ×1 | (M) |
