AVLREQ Availability request

TBG9 Travel, Tourism and Leisure

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.

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  1. 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 18B 0051 UN

    1. The value in 0340 shall be unique within the interchange (except for a
    duplicate transfer).
    2. The value(s) in S302 shall be identical to the value(s) in S302 in the
    preceding UIB.
    3. 0035, when used, test applies to the message only.
    4. Dialogue control can be accomplished through the dialogue reference
    (S302). Optionally, if another means of control is chosen, this composite
    data element need not be utilised.
    5. A combination of 0340 and S302 may be used to identify uniquely a message.

  2. A segment identifying the industry type (i.e. air, car, train, accommodations, etc.) and business function of the message.

  3. 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).

  4. A segment to indicate a class of service for which availability is requested.

  5. Number and identifying qualifier to indicate number of adults or children pertaining to the entire request.

  6. A number to indicate how many units of the product is needed to be available.

  7. Frequent traveller program information relating to the entire Travel, Tourism and Leisure (TT&L) availability request (frequent flier number).

  8. Consumer reference information relating to the entire TT&L availability request (corporate discount number, personal profile number).

  9. Numbers assigned to information in the previous response which may be used to make a request without repeating all the information.

  10. A segment to indicate the location by geographic area, reference point, or direction for which an available product is requested.

  11. Payment information which may be used to determine if a product is available.

  12. Information pertaining to the entire request to specify special criteria for selecting products that are available.

  13. To specify additional originator information that may be used to determine what products are available.

  14. To indicate the rate codes for which availability is requested.

  15. Information specifying terminal equipment addresses and device types. This information may be used for tracing and security purposes.

  16. To specify the reservation confirmation number of a previous booking.

  17. To specify a driver's license information that may be necessary to determine if a product rate is available.

  18. To specify the point of sale to determine the rate to provide.

  19. A segment to indicate the phone number of a hotel property(s) for which availability is requested.

  20. Tariff information relating to the entire TT&L availability request.

  21. Segment group 1
    Repeat 9

    1. Details pertaining to special services or special requests to determine the criteria for selecting available products.

    2. Details in free text form pertaining to special services or requests to determine the criteria for selecting available products.

  22. To specify the currency when requesting products within a certain price range.

  23. To specify rules that may affect the availability request.

    The component 4440 - Free text value - occurs 20
    times in composite E005 - Rule text.

  24. A segment to indicate the address of a hotel property(s) for which availability is requested.

  25. Segment group 2
    Repeat 99

    1. Information identifying the TT&L product or service (service provider, service location, date of service, service description, etc.).

    2. The identification of a specific product or service and the level or type of service.

    3. Numbers assigned to information in the previous response which may be used to make a request without repeating all the information.

    4. Tariff information relating to a particular product or service.

    5. Supplementary services required of a particular product or service.

    6. Segment group 3
      Repeat 1

      1. To specify the number of adults and children.

      2. To specify the ages of the travellers for whom availability is requested.

  26. Segment group 4
    Repeat 999

    1. Details pertaining to a traveller or traveller group (surname, group name, given name, adult, child, etc.).

    2. Frequent traveller program information pertaining to a specific traveller.

    3. Details pertaining to special services or special requests for a specific traveller.

  27. Segment group 5
    Repeat 99

    1. To specify rate categories, such as, standard, promotional, as criteria for availability selections.

    2. To specify the rate codes related to the previous rate categories.

  28. Segment group 6
    Repeat 2

    1. Information pertaining to the delivery of an automobile or chauffeur instructions.

    2. The address to where the car needs to be delivered.

    3. To specify contact information for the delivery of an automobile.

    4. To specify the location and purpose of the chauffeur requested.

  29. Segment group 7
    Repeat 99

    1. A segment providing the origin and destination of a TT&L journey.

    2. A segment identifying the industry type (i.e. air, car, train, accommodations, etc.).

    3. To specify the class of service for which availability is requested.

    4. Segment group 8
      Repeat 99

      1. Information identifying the product or service (service provider, service location, date of service, service description, etc.).

      2. To specify the class of service requested for a particular product or service.

      3. To indicate the number of products or services which needs to be available.

      4. Frequent traveller program information relating to a specific product or service.

      5. Information about special services or special requests relating to the product or service.

      6. Connection information for a specific product or service.

      7. Segment group 9
        Repeat 999

        1. Personal details pertaining to a unique traveller or traveller group.

        2. Frequent traveller program information relating to the preceding traveller.

        3. Details pertaining to special services or special requests for the preceding traveller.

  30. 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.

    1. 0340, the value shall be identical to the value in 0340 in the
    corresponding UIH segment.
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