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 The root tag of OTA_VehResRS contains the standard payload attributes found in all OTA payload documents. Informational text pertaining to this rental. More general vendor information may be found under VehicleSegmentAdditionalInfoType in VendorMessages. Identifies the common, or core, information associated with the response providing information on the reservation of a rental vehicle. Used to specify the status of the reservation with either one of the enumerations in TransactionStatusType or an UpperCaseAlphaLength1to2 code such as an IATA status code. Identifies the supplemental information associated with the response poviding information on the reservation of a rental vehicle. The VehicleResRSAdditionalInfoType complex type identifies the supplemental information that is associated with the reservation of a vehicle. The VehicleResRSCoreType complex type identifies the core, or common, information that is associated with the reservation of a vehicle. Represents the vehicle rental reservation that was successfully created Used for an Alpha String, length 2 (for letter codes) To specify the type of action requested when more than one function could be handled by the message. Commit the transaction and override the end transaction edits. To specify a status to the transaction, usually in the response message, of the action specifed in the request message. Used for Alphabetic Strings, length exactly 3 Used forAlpha-Numeric Strings, length 1 to 14 Used forAlpha-Numeric Strings, length 1 to 19 Used for Alpha-Numeric Strings, length 1 to 8 A construct to validate either a date or a time or a dateTime value. A three letter abbreviation for the days of the week (e.g. may be the starting date for the availability requested, days of operation, rate effective day, etc.). This simple type defines a set of valid values for the units in which distance is measured (i.e. mile or kilometer). Allows for the specification of a night duration. 2 character country code as defined in ISO3166. List of StringLength1to8. Month and year information. Used for amounts, max 3 decimals Provides the ability to define a duration in terms of nights rather than days. Used for Numeric values, from 0 to 999 inclusive Used for Numeric values, from 1 to 99 inclusive Used for Numeric values, from 1 to 999 inclusive. Used for Numeric Strings, length 1 to 19. Used for Numeric Strings, minimum length 1, maximum length 3. Used for Numeric Strings, length 1 to 5 Used for Numeric Strings, length 1 to 8. Used for codes in the OTA code tables. Possible values of this pattern are 1, 101, 101.EQP, or 101.EQP.X. The 2 digit code used that references the credit card used. American Express Bank Card Carte Bleu Carte Blanche Diners Club Discover Card Eurocard Japanese Credit Bureau Credit Card Master Card Universal Air Travel Card Visa This is intended to be used when the above enumeration list does not meet your needs. Used for percentage values (Reference Place Holder) - an index code to identify an instance in a collection of like items.. For example, used to assign individual passengers or clients to particular itinerary items. The RatePeriodSimpleType simple type defines a set of valid values for the type of rate that may be applied. Typically rates differ based upon the duration, and the actual rate is then expressed in terms of the period of the rental. The rate period is based on the package. The rate is the same regardless of the number of days the vehicle is rented The rate is the total, no specific rate period. The standard code or abbreviation for the state, province, or region Used for Character Strings, length 0 to 128 Used for Character Strings, length 0 to 255 Used for Character Strings, length 0 to 32 Used for Character Strings, length 0 to 64 Used for Character Strings, length 1 to 128 Used for Character Strings, length 1 to 16 Used for Character Strings, length 1 to 255 Used for Character Strings, length 1 to 32 Used for Character Strings, length 1 to 64 Used for Character Strings, length 1 to 8 Allows for the specification of a date time or just time. An enumerated type defining the unit in which the time is expressed. The CoverageDetailsType complex type provides information on a specfic aspect of coverage, for example, supplemental coverage, description, etc. The CoverageTextType identifes the type of free text that is provided as part of coverage (insurance) information. The CoveragePricedType complex type defines the information that is required to describe a priced coverage, that is, a coverage and a charge. Details about a coverage, such as text or description. The charges as they relate to a single coverage, such as minimum or maximum amounts, taxes, or information on how the charge was calculated. An indication if this particular coverage is required in the vehicle reservation, or is optional, based upon renter preference. The CoverageType complex type describes the data that is needed to fully describe a vehicle coverage, including the core details along with optional descriptions. Textual information about coverage, such as coverage limit or descriptions. Information on the one primary driver and, optionally, several additional drivers. This may be used to provide a frequent renter number. Information on the primary driver, possibly including frequent renter number. The identification of the customer for whom a booking is being requested. This is different from the customer's loyalty number. Information on additional driver(s), possibly including frequent renter number. Specifies the dates for how long the additional driver should be part of the rental contract. This is the name of the organization associated with the corporate discount number. This is the code used to identify if the additional driver is eligible for benefits associated with a specific organization. Used as a qualification for an additional driver. Round trip airline ticket If needed, the credit card details should be passed in PaymentForm/PaymentCard. Passport and return airline ticket Used to define the specific type of additional person (Adult, YoungDriver, YoungerDriver, or it may be a code that is acceptable to both Trading Partners) The OffLocationServiceCoreType complex type defines the core data that is used to describe an off-location service. The address for vehicle delivery or collection, or for customer pickup or drop-off. An identifier of a particular location used in place of address details. This field is to provide a name for the site reference of the off location service. The OffLocationServicePricedType complex type describes the data that is used to describe a priced off-location service, that is, an off-location service and the corresponding charge. Information on a specific off-airport service, for example, vehicle delivery, customer pickup. Charge information associated with this specific off-airport service. The OffLocationServiceType complex type defines a specific off-location service. Name for the contact person for the off location service. Phone number for the contact person for the off location service. Provides special instructions regarding the off location service (e.g., keys with receptionist). The VehicleChargePurposeType complex type defines information on a specific charge associated with the rental of a vehicle along with the purpose of the charge. Refer to OTA Code List Vehicle Charge Purpose Type (VCP). When true, the rate has been converted to a different currency. Identifies specific charges. A collection of one or more taxes associated with a specific charge. Detailed information on one specific tax associated with a specific charge Information on any minimum or maximum amounts, if appropriate. The maximum amount that will be charged. The minimum amount that will be charged. Maximum number of days for which a charge will be applied. Information on how this charge was calculated, for example, a daily rate multiplied by the number of days, a percentage, etc. This is used in conjunction with UnitName to specify the charge per unit as defined by UnitName (e.g., if UnitCharge="100" and UnitName="day" the result is 100 dollars per day). The UnitName attribute provides the unit on which an item charge may be based when renting a vehicle (e.g., there may be a charge which is based upon the number of days, another charge that is based upon the number of miles, a charge that is based upon the number of gallons). This is used in conjunction with UnitName to specify the quantity of units as defined by UnitName (e.g., if Quantity="5" and UnitName="day" the result is 5 days). Provides the ability to define a particular percentage. Indicates a time or a place of reference (e.g. before pick-up, drop-off location). Distances are referenced from the pick-up location. Distances are referenced from the drop-off location. Times are referenced from the pick-up time. Times are referenced from the drop-off time. This is used in conjunction with UnitName to specify the maximum quantity of units as defined by UnitName. An indication if this amount is included in the base vehicle rate, or is an additonal cost. When true, indicates the item's charges are included in the estimated total amount (in TotalCharge) and when false, the item is not included in the estimated total amount. The VehicleCoreType complex type identifies the core data that is used to describe a vehicle. Type of vehicle, for example, truck, car Class of vehicle, for example, intermediate, compact The kind of fuel the vehicle uses. The type of fuel is not known. The type of fuel is diesel. The type of fuel is hybrid. The type of fuel is electric. The type of fuel is LPG/Compressed gas. The type of fuel is hydrogen. The type of fuel is multi. The type of fuel is petrol. The type of fuel is ethanol. Used to define the drive type of a vehicle. Defines all wheel drive. Defines four wheel drive. The drive type of the vehicle is unknown. The VehicleEquipmentPricedType complex type identifies the data that describes a priced piece of special equipment in association with the rental of a vehicle. The data consists of the equipment and the correspondinng charge. Details about a equipment, such as text or description. The charges as they relate to a single piece of equipment, such as minimum or maximum amounts, taxes, or information on how the charge was calculated. An indication if this particular equipment is required in the vehicle reservation, or is optional, based upon renter preference. The VehicleEquipmentType complex type identifies the data that fully describes a piece of special equipment, including the description and any restrictions that may apply to its rental. The VehicleLocationAdditionalDetailsType complex type defines the supplemental information that describes a vehicle rental facility. Such information may include the operation schedules and services offered. Descriptive information allowing the vendor to present informational messages about the rental location. These may include after-hour return of vehicle messages, messages providing directions to the location, or other similar messages. Descriptive information of one specific aspect of the rental location. Descriptive information about where the vehicles are parked. Descriptive information about where the rental counter is located. A collection of operation schedules, used to define the hours of operation for this rental facility. Information on the shuttle services associated with this location. Some locations use a shuttle bus to transfer the customers from an airport terminal to the rental facility. Collection of descriptions about various aspects of the Shuttle Services. Textual description about a specific aspect of the Shuttle Services Identifies the type of Shuttle service information. A collection of operation schedules, used to define the hours of operation for the shuttle services. List of locations where one way drops are allowed based on pick-up location. Location where a one way drop is allowed. Used for extended OAG code in conjunction with the OAG code which is sent in Code. The VehicleLocationDetailsType complex type defines the core information that describes a vehicle rental facility. Such information may include the code of the facility, the name assigned to that facility, the address and telephone number of the facility. Information about the physical address of the location Information about the telephone numbers for this location. Supplemental information about the rental facility. The AtAirport attribute identifies if the associated rental location serves an airport. Code used to identify the car rental location. Name used to refer to the car rental location. Used to define which list the location code comes from (e.g. IATA, OAG, internal company code). Used for extended OAG code in conjunction with the OAG code which is sent in Code. Additional airport location codes associated with the primary airport. The VehicleLocationInformationType complex type provides formatted textual information relating to the vehicle rental location. The type of information is indicated. Identifies the type of Vehicle Location information that is provided. Refer to OTA Code List Vehicle Location Information Type (VLI). The VehicleRentalCoreType complex type identifies the data that is common, or core, to almost every transaction associated with the rental of a vehicle. A code to identify the pick up location, along with an optional code context. Specifies a unique location code (e.g., ATLC10). A code to identify the return location, along with an optional code context. Specifies the unique location code (e.g. ATL10). Used when a charge has a delayed start (e.g. if a vehicle is checked-out Sunday night, but actual charges start Monday or planned system down-time allowed a check-out before customer plans to retrieve vehicle or when an additional service is added after a rental has been started and/or will terminate before the rental is completed). Used when a charge has a delayed stop (e.g. actual charges stop Sunday but the vehicle is checked-in Monday morning or if the system was down when customer returned vehicle or when an additional service is added after a rental has been started and/or will terminate before the rental is completed). When true, indicates a one-way rental. This may also be discerned using the PickUpLocation and the ReturnLocation. Indicates the total number of rental days on all islands (e.g., if traveling for 7 days, but using a vehicle on one island for 3 days and on another for 2 days, the multi island rental days is 5). Provides the distance between the pick up and return locations. Provides the unit of measure to which the quantity refers. This describes time, mileage and other charges. Information on the distance that a reserved vehicle may be driven as part of the standard rental charge. Such distance may be unlimited, or a quantity of miles or kilometers for a certain period of time. This may be repeated for situations such as an 8 day rental that has 500 miles per week and 100 miles per additional day. Information on the charges associated with this vehicle. Such charges may include the base rental amount, additional mileage amounts, fuel costs, etc. Detailed information on one specific charge including an indication of the type of charge. Indicates the type of rates applicable to the customer, along with any discount number or promotional codes that affect the quoted rate. Information on restrictions that may be associated with this rate. Additional details on rate restrictions may be found in OTA_VehRateRulesRS.xsd. Indicates if this rate is only available to those customers who are flying to the vehicle rental location. When true, there is a minimum day requirement. When true, there is a maximum day requirement restriction. When true, this rate requires advanced booking. When true, the mileage is restricted. When true, this is a negotiated corporate rate. When true, a guarantee is required. The maximum number of vehicles that can be rented at this rate. When true, an overnight rental is required. Specifies the one way rental policy for the pick-up location. One way rental allowed. One way rental not allowed. One way rentals allowed with restricted drop-off locations. When true indicates a fee applies if a cancellation is requested. When true indicates a fee applies if a modification is requested. Used to indicate how long a specific rate is guaranteed. A description of the rate guarantee. Pickup and return requirements for a specific rate. The earliest day of the week the rental can begin to qualify for the specific rate. The earliest time, in conjunction with the DayOfWeek, the rental can commence to qualify for the specific rate. Specifies the applicability of this rule. The earliest day and time a vehicle can be picked up to qualify for a specific rate. The latest day and time a vehicle can be picked up to qualify for a specific rate. The latest day and time a vehicle can be returned to qualify for a specific rate. The VehicleReservationType complex type identifies the data that describes a vehicle reservation. This data includes information on the customer(s) associated with the rental and details on the vehicle that is being rented. Information on the one primary driver and, optionally, several additional drivers. This may be used to provide a frequent renter number. Common, or core, information associated with a reservation period and a reserved vehicle. When true, indicates that the options that may have changed since the availability response do not affect the rate. Supplemental information associated with a reservation period and a reserved vehicle. Used to specify the date a reservation was created and last modified. The VehicleSegmentAdditionalInfoType complex type identifies the data that descibes the supplemental information assocated with a vehicle segment. Such information may be associated with the reservation of a vehicle, but is not normally included. A collection of payment rules associated with this reservation. One specific payment rule associated with this reservation. For example, a date by which a deposit must be received. Used for payment information, may be prepayment, actual, etc. A collection of vehicle coverages associated with this reservation. One specific coverage associated with this reservation. Information on an off-location service associated with this reservation, along with the associated charge. A collection of free-format messages associated with this reservation. A specific vendor message associated with this reservation. Detailed information about the associated rental facilities, for example, address, phone number, hours of operation. Details of a tour associated with which this reservation information is associated. Rate information may vary if associated with a tour. When true, a written confirmation may be requested. The VehicleSegmentCoreType complex type identifies the core, or common, data that descibes the information assocated with a vehicle segment. Such information is typically provided in a reservation. A confirmation number by which this reservation can be uniquely identified Identifies the vendor associated with this information Information that is common, or core, to all requests and responses associated with the reservation of a vehicle. Information on one specific vehicle along with detailed information on the charges associated with this vehicle. Information on the rates associated with this vehicle. Rate information can include the distance and the base rental cost, along with information on the various factors that may infuence this rate. A collection of special equipment that is part of this reservation, along with the charges associated with this equipment. A specific piece of special equipment, along with the quantity, restrictions and charge. A collection of fees associated with this vehicle reservation. One specific fee associated with the vehicle reservation. The total cost of this reservation, the sum of the individual charges, optional charges and associated fees. A unique number (e.g., segment number or index number) used to further identify a booked item within a list of booked items in a multi-segment PNR. Typically not used in messages to car suppliers. The VehicleTourInfoType provides information about a tour that includes a vehicle rental. This identifies the tour operator. This is the identifying code assigned by the tour operating company to the tour that includes the vehicle rental. The VehicleType complex type identifie sthe data that fully describes a vehicle. This includes the core information along with supplemental information such as make and model, and a link to a picture. The make and model of the vehicle (e.g., Ford Focus). The Code attribute may be used for the SIPP code. URL that identifies the location of a picture to describe this vehicle. The specific identifiers of the vehicle (e.g., Motor Vehicle Asset Number). Number of passengers that can be accommodated by this vehicle. This may be an exact number or may be a range, i.e., 4-5, 5-6. Number of bags/suitcases that can be accommodated by this vehicle. An internal car type assigned by the vendor. This is not the SIPP code. Code used to identify the vehicle. May be used in place of VehicleCoreType. Typically a SIPP code would be passed here. Identifies the source authority for the code (e.g., SIPP). The volume (i.e., unit of measure and quantity) of the boot/trunk. The effective date range for the vehicle information. Provides the units in which distance is measured, when applied to a vehicle (i.e., miles or kilometers) The VehicleWhereAtFacilityType complex type defines the information needed to describe the location of the associated item at a rental facility. Example of the items that may make use of this type include Rental Counter, Vehicle Parking Locations, etc. The Location attribute identifies the location of an item at an airport. Refer to OTA Code List Vehicle Where At Facility (VWF) (e.g., shuttle on airport). The CoverageCoreType complex type defines the required and most often used components that together define a specific Vehicle Coverage. Identifies the type of coverage, for example, collision damage waiver. Refer to OTA Code List Vehicle Coverage Type (VCT). Allows for an industry-specific code that describes this coverage to be specified, for example, CDW may be indicated when the coverage type is Collision Damage Waiver. The VehicleClassType complex type defines what is referred to as the class of vehicle. Within a type of vehicle (for example, within the type "Car") there is still a wide range of different vehicles. A class of vehicle is used to define that specific vehicle within the broader range of the vehicle in that same vehicle type. Use of vehicle class in conjunction with a vehicle type aids in clarifying a request and aids in describing a specific vehicle. A vehicle class is currently defined as just the size of the vehicle. The Size attribute identifies the size of a vehicle. Refer to OTA Code List Size (SIZ). The VehicleEquipmentCoreType complex type identifies the core data that descrbes a piece of special equipment in association with the renting of a vehicle. Identifies the specific type of special equipment. Refer to OTA Code List Equipment Type (EQP). The VehicleIdentityGroup is a set of information used to identify a single vehicle. This is the number assigned by a rental car company to manage inventory, it is not the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN). This is the license plate number of the vehicle rented. This identifies the standard code or abbreviation for the state, province, or region of vehicle registration. This identifies the standard code or abbreviation for the country of vehicle registration. This is the manufacturers' assigned vehicle identification number (VIN). This is the color of the vehicle being rented. Indicates the make and model of the car with the year. Make and model could be by text or by code. The model year of the vehicle. Provides information on a distance associated with a particular rate (e.g., the distance may be expressed as Unlimited miles per rental period or 200 miles per day). When true there is no mileage/kilometer restriction. Provides the number of miles/kilometers included, typically used when Unlimited is false. Provides the units in which distance is measured, when applied to the rental of a vehicle (i.e., miles or kilometers). Provides the period of time associated with the quantity and distance unit name (e.g. day). The VehicleTaxAmountType complex type defines information specific to one tax amount that is applicable to the cost of an item. The VehicleTotalChargeType complex type identifies the data that is used to express a total charge, both including and excluding taxes. Total rental charges excluding any additional mandatory charges. Total rental charges including any additional mandatory charges (e.g., taxes). Provides a currency code and the number of decimal places for these amounts. The VehicleTypeType complex type defines what is referred to as the type of vehicle. The range of vehicles is divided into types to aid in clarifying a request and to aid in describing a specific vehicle. A vehicle type is defined to be the combination of the vehicle category (Car, Truck, etc) and the number of doors on that vehicle. The VehicleCategory attribute provides the catgeory of a vehicle. Refer to OTA Code List Vehicle Category (VEC). The number of doors on a vehicle. This may be an exact number or a range, i.e. 2-4. The CoverageTextSimpleType simple type identifes the type of free text that is provided as part of coverage (insurance) information. Identifies what the text relates to, such as supplements, limits, or general description. The EquipmentRestrictionSimpleType simple type defines a set of valid values for the restrictions that may be placed upon special equipment included as part of the rental of a vehicle. Some equipment is restricted to rentals that return to the same place, some equipment is restricted to one-way rentals, and some equipment has no restrictions. The LocationDetailShuttleInfoType defines a set of valid values for the textual information about the shuttle services when renting from a rental facility. Indicates that the associated information describes the shuttle, such as shared bus, tram, company-specific bus. Indicates that the associated information describes the frequency with which the shuttle service operates. Indicates that the associated information describes where the shuttle service picks up those who are renting vehicles, how to get to the shuttle pick up location, etc/ Indicates that the associated information describes the distance that the shuttle will travel, from point of pickup to arrival at the rental facility. Indicates that the associated information describes the approximate elapsed time from point of pickup to arrival at the rental facility. Indicates that the associated information describes any shuttle fees that may apply. Indicates that the associated information describes miscellaneous information about the shuttle service. Indicates the information pertains to the shuttle hours of operation. The OffLocationServiceType simple type defines a set of valid values for the services that do not occur at the rental facility. Indicates that the associated information describes an offered service by which the customer may be picked up and taken to the rental facility, to rent a vehicle. Indicates that the associated information describes an offered service by which the vehicle may be delivered to a location, rather than the customer taking delivery at the rental facility. Indicates that the associated information describes an offered service by which the customer may be dropped off at a location after the vehicle rental period has ended. Indicates that the associated information describes an offered service by which the vehicle may be collected from a location, rather than the customer returning the vehicle to the rental facility. Indicates that the associated information describes an offered service by which the customer will be delivered the exchanged car. The VehicleFuelUnitNameSimpleType simple type defines a set of valid values for the units in which fuel is measured. The rental of a vehicle may include a charge to provide fuel for the vehicle, expressed in Gallons or Liters. The VehiclePeriodUnitNameSimpleType simple type defines a set of valid values for a period of time that may be used as part of the reservation of a vehicle. Examples of these valid values include day, hour, rental period for expressing the entire duration of the rental, etc. The calculation is for each weekend. The rate is the same regardless of the number of days the vehicle is rented. The charge is based on the package. The VehicleTransmissionSimpleType simple type defines a set of valid values for the transmission type of a vehicle. The valid values are automatic and manual. Use of this attribute can help in describing a vehicle. The VehicleUnitNameSimpleType simple type defines a set of valid values for the units on which an item charge may be based when renting a vehicle. For example, there may be a charge which is based upon the number of days, another charge that is based upon the numbers of miles, a charge that is based upon the number of gallons, etc. A placeholder in the schema to allow for additional elements and attributes to be included if required, per Trading Partner Agreement (TPA). Information about an address that identifies a location for a specific purposes. Describes the use of the address (e.g. mailing, delivery, billing, etc.). Refer to OTA Code List Address Use Type (AUT). Used elsewhere in the message to reference this specific address. Provides address information. May contain the street number and optionally the street name. Usually a letter right after the street number (A in 66-A, B in 123-B etc). Street direction of an address (e.g., N, E, S, NW, SW). Numerical equivalent of a rural township as defined within a given area (e.g., 12, 99). Building name, room, apartment, or suite number. When true, the information is a building name. When the address is unformatted (FormattedInd="false") these lines will contain free form address details. When the address is formatted and street number and street name must be sent independently, the street number will be sent using StreetNmbr, and the street name will be sent in the first AddressLine occurrence. City (e.g., Dublin), town, or postal station (i.e., a postal service territory, often used in a military address). Post Office Code number. County or Region Name (e.g., Fairfax). State or Province name (e.g., Texas). Country name (e.g., Ireland). Specifies if the associated data is formatted or not. When true, then it is formatted; when false, then not formatted. Defines the type of address (e.g. home, business, other). Refer to OTA Code List Communication Location Type (CLT). Customer bank accounts for payments, either for paper checks or electronic funds transfer. The name the account is held under. Code assigned by authorities to financial institutions; sometimes called bank routing number. Describes the bank account used for financing travel (e.g., checking, savings, investment). Identifier for the account assigned by the bank. If true, checks are accepted. If false, checks are not accepted. Identifies a company by name. The division name or ID with which the contact is associated. The department name or ID with which the contact is associated. Name of an individual and appropriate contact information. May be contact information for the customer or someone affiliated with the customer. This provides name information for a person. Information about a telephone number, including the actual number and its usage Information about an address that identifies a location for a specific purposes. Electronic email addresses, in IETF specified format. Web site address, in IETF specified format. Identifies a company by name. Employment identification; using an employee ID number, title, level within the company, and an indication of their status, i.e.: active, retired, on leave, or terminated from employment. Additional information about an employee can be entered into the element, including the name of the employee, if it differs from the person name identified as a customer or contact. Allows for control of the sharing of data between parties. Indicates that the receiving system should assume the default value if the user specifies no overriding value or action. Type of contact in the context of use for the travel experience; such as permanent, temporary, affiliation, travel arranger, etc. Indicates the type of relationship with the person or company in the profile, such as Spouse, Child, Family, Business Associate, Interest Group, Medical, Security,Other, etc. Indicates if this contact should be used in the case of an emergency. Provides a unique reference to this contact person. The name or code of a country (e.g. as used in an address or to specify citizenship of a traveller). ISO 3166 code for a country. Contains basic data on the customer's identity, location, relationships, finances, memberships, etc. The first and last dates between which this telephone number is in effect. The first and last dates between which this address is in effect. Identifies the customer's employer. Indicates reason for locking out record, such as Emergency, Incident, etc. Type of funds preferred for reviewing monetary values, in ISO 4217 codes. If true, indicates a very important person. Used to specify textual information about the customer. The primary language of the customer. Company name and location for sending invoice for remittances for travel services. Company name to whom remittance should be directed. This may be used to pass the name of the contact at the company for which the direct bill applies. Address where remittance should be directed. Identifier for the organization to be billed directly for travel services. The number assigned by the subscriber for billing reconciliation of a corporate account. Provides information on a specific documents The name of the document holder in unformatted text (Mr. Sam Jones). The name of document holder in formatted text. Used to indicate any limitations on the document (e.g. as a person may only be allowed to spend a max of 30 days in country on a visitor's visa). A container for additional person names. The name of an additional person listed on this document. Indicates the group or association that granted the document. Indicates the location where the document was issued. Unique number assigned by authorities to document. Indicates the type of document (e.g. Passport, Military ID, Drivers License, national ID, Vaccination Certificate). Refer to OTA Code List Document Type (DOC). State or Province where the document was issued. Country where the document was issued. Specifies the birth country of the document holder. The country code of the nationality of the document holder. Electronic email addresses, in IETF specified format. Defines the purpose of the e-mail address (e.g. personal, business, listserve). Refer to OTA Code List Email Address Type (EAT). Used elsewhere in the message to reference this specific email address. Employment identification; using an employee ID number, title, level within the company, and an indication of their status, i.e.: active, retired, on leave, or terminated from employment. Additional information about an employee can be entered into the element, including the name of the employee, if it differs from the person name identified as a customer or contact. Identifier assigned to the employee. Level in employer organization (e.g. seniority) that coveys privileges. Title of employee in the employer company that conveys rank or privileges. Status of employment. Refer to OTA Code List Employee Status (EMP). Standard way to indicate that an error occurred during the processing of an OTA message The Error element MUST contain the Type attribute that uses a recommended set of values to indicate the error type. The validating XSD can expect to accept values that it has NOT been explicitly coded for and process them by using Type ="Unknown". Refer to OTA Code List Error Warning Type (EWT). An XPath expression that selects all the nodes whose data caused this error. Further, this expression should have an additional contraint which contains the data of the node. This will provide the offending data back to systems that cannot maintain the original message. A collection of errors that occurred during the processing of a message. Used to provide subsection formatted text information. This attribute may be used to provide a title for a sub-section of the formatted free text. A sub-section may have multiple related paragraphs of information. For example, if used to provide driving directions there may be multiple paragraphs, and these paragraphs may be grouped into a sub-section called "Driving from the North". A second subsection may be titled "Driving from the South", and may contain several paragraphs to describe the driving directions when driving from the south. An optional code that may be assigned to this sub-section of formatted free text. This attribute may be used when there is a need to number all of the sub-sections of information that is to be presented. Provides text and indicates whether it is formatted or not. Textual information, which may be formatted as a line of information, or unformatted, as a paragraph of text. Collection of formatted text sub sections. This attribute may be used to provide a title for the formatted free text, for example, Driving Directions. Each of the sub sections that are defined to be a part of the formatted text would provide detailed information about the subject identified by the title. Textual information to provide descriptions and/or additional information. Code and optional string to describe a location point. This defines the information pertaining to rules and amounts associated with these rules. Refer to OTA Code List Rule Type (RUL). Refer to OTA Code List Payment Type (PMT). Details of an operating schedule (e.g. a golf tee time may be more expensive during peak hours v. off peak hours). A collection of OperationTimes. Provides operating times of a facility. Used to provide additional information regarding operation times (e.g., after hours operations, restricted times). Refer to OTA Codelist Additional Operation Info (OPR). The frequency with which this operation occurs (e.g., 'on the hour', 'on the half hour'). Textual information for this period of operation. Collection of operation schedules. The OperationSchedule class defines the dates and hours of operation. The date range for which the operation schedule information is valid. An indication of a new paragraph for a sub-section of a formatted text message. In many cases the description repeats, this will allow you to define the information that is being sent, typically used when multiple occurrences of ParagraphType are being sent. Identification about a specific credit card Indicates the type of magnetic striped card. Refer to OTA Code ListCard Type (CDT). The 2 character code of the credit card issuer. Credit card number embossed on the card. Verification digits printed on the card following the embossed number. This may also accommodate the customer identification/batch number (CID), card verification value (CVV2 ), card validation code number (CVC2) on credit card. Date the card becomes valid for use (optional) and the date the card expires (required) in ISO 8601 prescribed format. May be used to send a concealed credit card number (e.g., xxxxxxxxxxxx9922). Provides a reference pointer that links the payment card to the payment card holder. When true, the credit card company is requested to delay the date on which the amount of this transaction is applied to the customer's account. Details of payment. The approval code returned as part of an authorization process. Ways of providing funds for travel by the individual. Details of a debit or credit card. Details of a bank account. Details of a direct billing arrangement. Details of a paper or electronic document indicating prepayment. Reference of the billing account which handles the payment transaction. Unique identifier of the electronic voucher, created by the supplier. Unique identifier of the electronic voucher. Defines the type of voucher (e.g., full credit or partial credit). When true, indicates the voucher is electronic. An E-voucher is a value document issued by the Travel Agent for the customer. The e-voucher can be used as a proof of reservation, but more normally, as a full-payment or partial payment. Details of a loyalty redemption arrangement. This is normally miles or points. A certificate may be needed in order to redeem miles or points. Certificates may be used in combination with each other as part of a reservation. Identifies the loyalty scheme, programs and promotions within the scheme, membership reference, format of the certificate, the number of nights it can be used and its current status. Identifies the Loyalty scheme, programs and promotions within the scheme, membership reference, form factor used by the certificate, the number of nights it can be used for and its current status. The quantity of loyalty units being redeemed. Details of a miscellaneous charge order (MCO). The ticket number of the miscellaneous charge order (MCO). Used to indicate payment in cash. If true, this indicates cash is being used. A reference to identify the billing department for allocating cost of travel to company account. Provides a reference to a specific form of payment. This is used to indicate either a charge or reserve (deposit). This indicates that an actual payment has been made. This indicates that a hold for the indicated amount has been placed on a credit card or that a cash amount has been taken from the customer to guarantee final payment. This provides name information for a person. Salutation of honorific. (e.g., Mr. Mrs., Ms., Miss, Dr.) Given name, first name or names The middle name of the person name e.g "van der", "von", "de" Family name, last name. Hold various name suffixes and letters (e.g. Jr., Sr., III, Ret., Esq.). Degree or honors (e.g., Ph.D., M.D.) Type of name of the individual, such as former, nickname, alternate or alias name. Refer to OTA Code List Name Type (NAM). The RateQualifierType complex type describes fully rate information associated with a specific rate quotation, including the description of any promotions that may apply. This may be used to provide additional information about the promotion code. This may be used to provide any additional information about rates (e.g., must return by Monday at 8 AM). Defines the type of rate comments (e.g., textual rule, marketing information). Indicates if this rate is only available to those customers who are flying to the vehicle rental location. The rate authorization code for this rate. The identifier assigned to this rate by the vendor. Other traveler profiles associated with an specific individual. Indicates the type of relationship with the person in the profile, such as Spouse, Child, Family, Business Associate, Interest Group, Medical, Security, Other, etc. State, province, or region name or code needed to identify location. The standard code or abbreviation for the state, province, or region. Street name; number on street. Defines a Post Office Box number. Standard way to indicate successful processing of an OTA message. Returning an empty element of this type indicates success. Allows extensions to be added to the OTA specification per trading partner agreement. Web site address, in IETF specified format. Defines the purpose of the URL address, such as personal, business, public, etc. An identifier used to uniquely reference an object in a system (e.g. an airline reservation reference, customer profile reference, booking confirmation number, or a reference to a previous availability quote). Identifies the company that is associated with the UniqueID. Standard way to indicate successful processing of an OTA message, but one in which warnings are generated The Warning element MUST contain the Type attribute that uses a recommended set of values to indicate the warning type. The validating XSD can expect to accept values that it has NOT been explicitly coded for and process them by using Type ="Unknown". Refer to OTA Code List Error Warning Type (EWT). Collection of warnings. Identifies the alternate language for a customer or message. The human language is identified by ISO 639 codes. Used to provide a date of birth. Indicates the date of birth as indicated in the document, in ISO 8601 prescribed format. Name of the (self-professed) country that is claimed for citizenship Used to specify a code and the context of the code. Any code used to specify an item, for example, type of traveler, service code, room amenity, etc. Identifies the source authority for the code. Provides meaning to a company code. Used to provide the company common name. Refer to OTA Code List Travel Sector (TVS). Identifies a company by the company code. Identifies the context of the identifying code, such as DUNS, IATA or internal code, etc. Provides a monetary amount and the currency code to reflect the currency in which this amount is expressed. Provides a currency code to reflect the currency in which an amount may be expressed as well as the number of decimal places of that currency. Provides a currency code to reflect the currency in which an amount may be expressed. The code specifying a monetary unit. Use ISO 4217, three alpha code. Indicates the number of decimal places for a particular currency. This is equivalent to the ISO 4217 standard "minor unit". Typically used when the amount provided includes the minor unit of currency without a decimal point (e.g., USD 8500 needs DecimalPlaces="2" to represent $85). Program rewarding frequent use by accumulating credits for services provided by vendors. Identifier to indicate the company owner of the loyalty program. Unique identifier of the member in the program (membership number, account number, etc.). Identifies the travel sector. Refer to OTA Code List Travel Sector (TVS). A reference placeholder for this loyalty membership. Indicate the partner(s)/vendor(s) for which the customer loyalty number is valid. If a day(s) of the week is set to true then the associated item is available on that day of the week (e.g. if Mon="T" then a flight operates on Mondays or a certain rate is available on Mondays). When true, apply to Monday. When true, apply to Tuesday. When true, apply to Wednesday. When true, apply to Thursday. When true, apply to Friday. When true, apply to Saturday. When true, apply to Sunday. The attributes of the OTA DateTimeSpan data type are based on the W3C base data types of timeInstant and timeDuration. The lexical representation for timeDuration is the [ISO 8601] extended format PnYn MnDTnH nMnS, where nY represents the number of years, nM the number of months, nD the number of days, 'T' is the date/time separator, nH the number of hours, nM the number of minutes and nS the number of seconds. The number of seconds can include decimal digits to arbitrary precision. As an example, 7 months, 2 days, 2hours and 30 minutes would be expressed as P0Y7M2DT2H30M0S. Truncated representations are allowed provided they conform to ISO 8601 format. Time periods, i.e. specific durations of time, can be represented by supplying two items of information: a start instant and a duration or a start instant and an end instant or an end instant and a duration. The OTA standards use the XML mapping that provides for two elements to represent the specific period of time; a startInstant and a duration. The starting value of the time span. The duration datatype represents a combination of year, month, day and time values representing a single duration of time, encoded as a single string. The ending value of the time span. Creation date time, Creator Id, last modification date time and last Modifier Id. Time stamp of the creation. ID of creator. The creator could be a software system identifier or an identifier of an employee resposible for the creation. Time stamp of last modification. Identifies the last software system or person to modify a record. Date an item will be purged from a database (e.g., from a live database to an archive). The absolute deadline or amount of offset time before a deadline for a payment of cancel goes into effect. 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. The number of units of DeadlineTimeUnit. An enumerated type indicating when the deadline drop time goes into effect. The deadline information applies from when the reservation was confirmed. In some systems the confirmation time will differ from the booking time. Indicates that the receiving system should assume the default value if the user specifies no overriding value or action. Used to send the effective date and/or expiration date. Indicates the starting date. Indicates the ending date. Used to identify an application error by either text, code, or by an online description and also to give the status, tag, and/or identification of the record that may have caused the error. If present, this refers to a table of coded values exchanged between applications to identify errors or warnings. Refer to OTA Code List Error Codes (ERR). If present, this URL refers to an online description of the error that occurred. If present, recommended values are those enumerated in the OTA_ErrorRS, (NotProcessed | Incomplete | Complete | Unknown) however, the data type is designated as string data, recognizing that trading partners may identify additional status conditions not included in the enumeration. If present, this attribute may identify an unknown or misspelled tag that caused an error in processing. It is recommended that the Tag attribute use XPath notation to identify the location of a tag in the event that more than one tag of the same name is present in the document. Alternatively, the tag name alone can be used to identify missing data [Type=ReqFieldMissing]. If present, this attribute allows for batch processing and the identification of the record that failed amongst a group of records. This value may contain a concatenation of a unique failed transaction ID with specific record(s) associated with that transaction. Identifies if the associated data is formatted into its individual pieces, or exists as a single entity. Specifies if the associated data is formatted or not. When true, then it is formatted; when false, then not formatted. Used to indicate the gender of a person, if known. Used to provide a required unique identifier. 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. Used to provide an optional unique identifier. 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. Name of bank or organization issuing the card (e.g., alumni association, bank, fraternal organization, etc.). Code of bank issuing the card. Identifies language. Language identification. Code and optional string to describe a location point. Code used to identify a location. Identifies the context of the identifying code (e.g., IATA, ARC, or internal code). Provides the level within a loyalty program. Indicates special privileges in program assigned to individual. Identifies the Loyalty Program, membership, form factor used by the certificate and its current status Identifies the individual program or promotion within a loyalty scheme Identifies the source of the code that identifies program or promotion within a loyalty scheme Identifies the unique certificate number and the loyalty program and the membership ID associated with this certificate Identifies either the date range when the Certificate is valid or the dates against which the certificate is being applied The number of nights of the hotel stay that are used to calculate the redemption amount. Indicates what form the certificate is in e.g. Paper or Electronic Used to define the status of the certificate e.g. Available, Voided, Cancelled, Reserved, Used. Identifies a loyalty certificate. The loyalty redemption certificate identifier. Unique identifier of the member in the program. This identifies the loyalty program. An attribute group to be used when the associated item has a required name and an optional code. If the length of the name could exceed 64 characters the complexType LongNameoptionalCodeType should be used. The name of an item. Provides the code identifying the item. The OTA_PayloadStdAttributes defines the standard attributes that appear on the root element for all OTA payloads. A reference for additional message identification, assigned by the requesting host system. When a request message includes an echo token the corresponding response message MUST include an echo token with an identical value. Indicates the creation date and time of the message in UTC using the following format specified by ISO 8601; YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssZ with time values using the 24 hour clock (e.g. 20 November 2003, 1:59:38 pm UTC becomes 2003-11-20T13:59:38Z). Used to indicate whether the request is for the Test or Production system. For all OTA versioned messages, the version of the message is indicated by a decimal value. A unique identifier to relate all messages within a transaction (e.g. this would be sent in all request and response messages that are part of an on-going transaction). Used to identify the sequence number of the transaction as assigned by the sending system; allows for an application to process messages in a certain order or to request a resynchronization of messages in the event that a system has been off-line and needs to retrieve messages that were missed. This indicates where this message falls within a sequence of messages. This is the first message within a transaction. This is the last message within a transaction. This indicates that all messages within the current transaction must be ignored. This is any message that is not the first or last message within a transaction. Specifies that this is a followup request asking for more of what was requested in the previous request. This request message is a subsequent request based on the previous message sent in this transaction. When true, indicates the message is being re-sent after a failure. It is recommended that this attribute is used (i.e., set to TRUE) only when a message is retransmitted. Indicates the start and end date for a payment card. Indicates the starting date. Indicates the ending date. Identifes the primary language preference for the message. Identifes the primary language preference for the message. The human language is identified by ISO 639 codes. Allows for control of the sharing of data between parties. value="Inherit" Permission for sharing data for synchronization of information held by other travel service providers. value="Inherit" Permission for sharing data for marketing purposes. Used to provide a promotion code. Promotion code is the identifier used by the host to link directly with a specific named advertising campaign. By including the required code, the client is able to gain access to special offers which may have been created for a specifically targeted group via a CRM system or for a wider advertising campaign using Television or press adverts. List of the vendor codes associated with a promotion. Used to define a quantity. Used to define the quantity for an associated element or attribute. Defines the rate information that is common to all transactions. Such information may include rate codes, rate type, promotional codes, etc. This information may be used to determine the rate that is made available. Used to indicate the purpose, whether for business, personal or other. Refer to OTA Code List Travel Purpose (TVP). The RateCategory attribute defines a set of valid values for the category of a rate. Typically rates are offered as either Leisure rates or Business (Corporate) rates, with a business rate usually including additional costs such as the cost of insurance, etc. This set of values defines the rate categories. Refer to OTA Code List Rate Category(RTC). This is the vendor specific code used to identify a special rate associated with a specific organization. Promotion code is the identifier used by the host to link directly with a specific named advertising campaign. By including the required code, the client is able to gain access to special offers which may have been created for a specifically targeted group via a CRM system or for a wider advertising campaign using Television or press adverts. This is the vendor specific code for rate codes (e.g. WES, 2A, DLY00). The RatePeriod attribute defines the type of rate that may be applied. For example, typically car rental rates differ based upon the duration of the rental, and the actual rate is then expressed in terms of the period of the rental. When true, only guaranteed rates should be returned. When false, all rates should be returned Provides the date of registration for a loyalty program. Indicates when the member signed up for the loyalty program. Indicates the alliance status of a program. Indicates if program is affiliated with a group of related offers accumulating credits. Indicates the program is not part of an alliance. Indicates the program is part of an alliance. Provides telephone information details. Refer to OTA Code List Phone Location Type (PLT). Indicates type of technology associated with this telephone number, such as Voice, Data, Fax, Pager, Mobile, TTY, etc. Refer to OTA Code List Phone Technology Type (PTT). Describes the type of telephone number, in the context of its general use (e.g. Home, Business, Emergency Contact, Travel Arranger, Day, Evening). Refer to OTA Code List Phone Use Type (PUT). Code assigned by telecommunications authorities for international country access identifier. Code assigned for telephones in a specific region, city, or area. Telephone number assigned to a single location. Extension to reach a specific party at the phone number. Additional codes used for pager or telephone access rights. A remark associated with the telephone number. Construct for holding a telephone number. Information about a telephone number, including the actual number and its usage Used elsewhere in the message to reference a specific telephone number (including faxes). Defines information on the number of travelers of a specific type (e.g. a driver type can be either one of a defined set, Adult, YoungDriver, YoungerDriver, or it may be a code that is acceptable to both Trading Partners). This is used to specify age in years. Refer to OTA Code List Age Qualifying Code (AQC) or use StringLength1to8 with CodeContext to use a non-OTA code. Identifies the source authority for the code. Identifies the location of the code table Specifies the number of travelers. Provides unique identification information. URL that identifies the location associated with the record identified by the UniqueID. A reference to the type of object defined by the UniqueID element. Refer to OTA Code List Unique ID Type (UIT). The identification of a record as it exists at a point in time. An instance is used in update messages where the sender must assure the server that the update sent refers to the most recent modification level of the object being updated. Used to identify the source of the identifier (e.g., IATA, ABTA). Provides measurement information. This is the numeric value associated with the measurement. This is the standard unit of measure name (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 (e.g., inches, pixels, centimeters). Refer to OTA Code List Unit of Measure Code (UOM). A form of payment using a voucher or coupon. The date when a voucher becomes valid for use, if applicable, and the the date when a voucher or series of coupons expires and is no longer valid. Identification of a series of coupons or vouchers identified by serial number(s).