United Nations Directories for Electronic Data Interchange for
Administration, Commerce and Transport
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Message Type : TIQREQ
Version : D
Release : 01C
Contr. Agency: UN
Revision : 3
Date : 2001-11-07
SOURCE: D10 Travel, Tourism and Leisure (SWG)
CONTENTS
Travel, tourism and leisure information inquiry request - interactive
message
0. INTRODUCTION
1. SCOPE
1.1 Functional definition
1.2 Field of application
1.3 Principles
2. REFERENCES
3. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
3.1 Standard terms and definitions
4. MESSAGE DEFINITION
4.1 Segment clarification
4.2 Segment index (alphabetical sequence by tag)
4.3 Message structure
4.3.1 Segment table
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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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0. INTRODUCTION
This specification provides the definition of the Travel,
tourism and leisure information inquiry request - interactive
message (TIQREQ) to be used in Electronic Data Interchange
(EDI) between trading partners involved in administration,
commerce and transport.
1. SCOPE
1.1 Functional definition
An interactive Travel, Tourism and Leisure Information Inquiry
Request is sent by a customer or his agent, to a service
provider to request information about Travel, Tourism and
Leisure services, products and facilities.
1.2 Field of application
The Travel, tourism and leisure information inquiry 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.
1.3 Principles
TIQREQ may be used for the following functions within the
Interactive Scenario for Travel, Tourism and Leisure (TT&L):
(1) to request information for a travel product or service in a
specific city or geographical region. The request may include
selection criteria, such as, the hotel is on the ocean or the
rooms have a fireplace.
(2) to request detailed information for a specific travel
product, such as a hotel property, a train trip, or a tour
package.
(3) to request a specific type of information for a particular
travel product, such as rules, check-in policy, insurance
coverage on a car rental, a description of a room type, or
facilities at a train station.
(4) to request corporate information for the supplier of a
product or service, such as promotions for a hotel chain or
corporate membership levels.
2. REFERENCES
See UNTDID, Part 4, Chapter 2.3 UN/ECE UNSM - General
Introduction, Section 1.
3. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
3.1 Standard terms and definitions
See UNTDID, Part 4, Chapter 2.3 UN/ECE UNSM - General
Introduction, Section 2.
4. MESSAGE DEFINITION
4.1 Segment clarification
This section should be read in conjunction with the segment
table which indicates mandatory, conditional and repeating
requirements.
0010 UIH, Interactive message header
A service segment starting and uniquely identifying a message.
The message type code for the Travel, tourism and leisure
information inquiry request - interactive message is TIQREQ.
Note: Travel, tourism and leisure information inquiry request -
interactive messages conforming to this document must contain
the following data in segment UIH, composite S306:
Data element 0065 TIQREQ
0052 D
0054 01C
0051 UN
0020 MSD, Message action details
A segment identifying the industry type (i.e. air, car, train,
accommodations, etc.) and business function of the message.
0030 ORG, Originator of request details
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).
0040 PLI, Product location information
A segment to specify the location by geographic area, reference
point, or direction for which product information is requested.
0050 PRD, Product identification
The identification of a specific product or service for which
information is requested.
0060 SSR, Special requirement details
A segment to indicate the special condition, equipment, or
amenity for which information is requested.
0070 TFF, Tariff information
A segment to specify a price range of the products or services
requested.
0080 ODS, Additional product details
A segment to indicate other types of information, such as
services, policies, and facilities, required in the product
information.
0090 PMT, Payment information
A segment to specify form of payment and credit card club
membership information.
0100 ITD, Information type data
A segment to specify the type of information requested, the
language the information should be returned in, and the format
of the information.
0110 ATR, Attribute
A segment to indicate the attribute related to the product or
service requested.
0120 RTI, Rate details
A segment to indicate the rate category for which product or
service information is requested.
0130 RTC, Rate types
A segment to indicate the rate types for which product or
service information is requested.
0140 NUN, Number of units
A segment to specify the number and type of travellers who will
be using the product or service.
0150 RUL, Rule information
A segment to specify a rule or rule type for which information
is requested.
0160 TDI, Traveller document information
A segment to identify traveller documents, such as passports or
visas, for which information is requested.
0170 ADS, Address
A segment to identify a person's postal code for the purpose of
filtering what information is returned.
0180 CON, Contact information
A segment to identify what type of contact information, such as
fax or phone number, is requested for a property or location.
0190 HDI, Hardware device information
A segment to identify the type of hardware device that is being
used to make the request and the device line number.
0200 Segment group 1: ALS-ODS
A group of segments to indicate terminals and stations and the
services and facilities requested at those locations.
0210 ALS, Additional location information
A segment to identify a station or terminal location.
0220 ODS, Additional product details
A segment to identify the services and facilities for a
specific location.
0230 Segment group 2: TVL-ITM-SG3-PRD-ODS-SSR-ASD
A group of segments to identify a particular product or service
and the related station, services and facilities, special
conditions and equipment for which information is requested.
0240 TVL, Travel product information
Information identifying the TT&L product or service (service
provider, service location, date of service, service
description, etc.).
0250 ITM, Item number
A segment to reference a previously displayed schedule.
0260 + Segment group 3: ALS-DTI
A segment group to specify break or via locations and the
duration needed at those locations
0270 ALS, Additional location information
A segment to identify a station or terminal location.
0280 + DTI, Date and time information
A segment to specify any time information
0290 PRD, Product identification
The identification of a specific product or service for
which information is requested.
0300 ODS, Additional product details
A segment to identify the services and facilities for a
specific location.
0310 SSR, Special requirement details
A segment to indicate the special condition, equipment, or
amenity for a specific product or service.
0320 ASD, Service details
The identification of a specific additional service for
which information is requested.
0330 Segment group 4: CRI-DIS-NUN-TIF
A group of segments to specify corporate affiliation and
membership numbers or the names and ages of the travellers and
the associated discounts.
0340 CRI, Consumer reference information
A segment to identify the corporate affiliation and the
membership number of a traveller.
0350 DIS, Discount information
A segment to specify discounts associated with a corporate
affiliation.
0360 NUN, Number of units
A segment to specify the number of travellers and the ages
related to the corporate affiliation.
0370 TIF, Traveller information
A segment to identify the name of the traveller.
0380 UIT, Interactive message trailer
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.
4.2 Segment index (alphabetical sequence by tag)
ADS Address
ALS Additional location information
ASD Service details
ATR Attribute
CON Contact information
CRI Consumer reference information
DIS Discount information
+ DTI Date and time information
HDI Hardware device information
ITD Information type data
ITM Item number
MSD Message action details
NUN Number of units
ODS Additional product details
ORG Originator of request details
PLI Product location information
PMT Payment information
PRD Product identification
RTC Rate types
RTI Rate details
RUL Rule information
SSR Special requirement details
TDI Traveller document information
TFF Tariff information
TIF Traveller information
TVL Travel product information
UIH Interactive message header
UIT Interactive message trailer
4.3 Message structure
4.3.1 Segment table
Pos Tag Name S R
0010 UIH Interactive message header M 1
0020 MSD Message action details C 1
0030 ORG Originator of request details C 1
0040 PLI Product location information C 1
0050 PRD Product identification C 1
0060 SSR Special requirement details C 1
0070 TFF Tariff information C 1
0080 ODS Additional product details C 1
0090 PMT Payment information C 1
0100 ITD Information type data C 1
0110 ATR Attribute C 1
0120 RTI Rate details C 1
0130 RTC Rate types C 1
0140 NUN Number of units C 1
0150 RUL Rule information C 1
0160 TDI Traveller document information C 1
0170 ADS Address C 1
0180 CON Contact information C 1
0190 HDI Hardware device information C 1
0200 ----- Segment group 1 ------------------ C 99----------+
0210 ALS Additional location information M 1 |
0220 ODS Additional product details C 1-----------+
0230 ----- Segment group 2 ------------------ C 2-----------+
0240 TVL Travel product information M 1 |
0250 ITM Item number C 1 |
|
0260 + ----- Segment group 3 ------------------ C 99---------+|
0270 * ALS Additional location information M 1 ||
0280 + DTI Date and time information C 1----------+|
0290 PRD Product identification C 1 |
0300 ODS Additional product details C 1 |
0310 SSR Special requirement details C 1 |
0320 ASD Service details C 1-----------+
0330 ----- Segment group 4 ------------------ C 99----------+
0340 CRI Consumer reference information M 1 |
0350 DIS Discount information C 1 |
0360 NUN Number of units C 1 |
0370 TIF Traveller information C 1-----------+
0380 UIT Interactive message trailer M 1
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