United Nations Directories
for Electronic Data Interchange for
Administration, Commerce and Transport
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Message Type : AVLRSP Version : D Release : 21B Contr. Agency: UN Revision : 6 Date : 2021-11-15 SOURCE: TBG9 Travel, Tourism and Leisure CONTENTS Availability response - 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0. INTRODUCTION This specification provides the definition of the Availability response - interactive message (AVLRSP) 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 Availability Response is sent by a service provider in response to an availability request for a Travel, Tourism and Leisure service. The Travel, Tourism and Leisure Availability Request - interactive (AVLREQ) is utilised to provide an interactive request for which the interactive availability response is used to respond. 1.2 Field of application The Availability response - 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 AVLRSP may be used for the following functions within the Interactive Scenario for Travel, Tourism and Leisure: (1) to respond to a general availability request 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 response may include products from multiple service providers and multiple classes of service, car types, room types as is appropriate to the product. (2) to respond to availability for one or more specific hotels, rental cars, train trips, airline flights, or tours for a specific date. Along with the availability, the response may include rates, rules, and specific information about the product. (3) to respond only with rules and rates for a specific product. 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. 00010 UIH, Interactive message header A service segment starting and uniquely identifying a message. The message type code for the Availability response - interactive message is AVLRSP. Note: Availability response - interactive messages conforming to this document must contain the following data in segment UIH, composite S306: Data element 0065 AVLRSP 0052 D 0054 21B 0051 UN 00020 MSD, Message action details A segment identifying the industry type (i.e. air, car, train, accommodations, etc.) and business function of the message. 00030 NUN, Number of units Number and identifying qualifier to indicate number of adults or children pertaining to the entire response. 00040 PLI, Product location information A segment to indicate the location by geographic area, reference point, or direction. 00050 ADS, Address Address of the product. 00060 NME, Name A name associated with the product. 00070 SDT, Selection details Criteria which was used to select the available products or services. 00080 TIF, Traveller information The traveller or traveller group for whom these products or services are available. 00090 CRI, Consumer reference information The consumer reference information related to the available products or services. 00100 PMT, Payment information The payment information which applies to all of the available products or services. 00110 CMN, Commission information Information concerning the amount of commission that will be paid if a service or product is booked. 00120 ITM, Item number A number associated to all of the available products. 00130 RUL, Rule information Rule and policy information that applies to all the available products. 00140 DTI, Date and time information A segment to specify the hours of operation for an available product or service. 00150 IFT, Interactive free text Free or coded text information that applies to all the available products. 00160 SSR, Special requirement details Details pertaining to special services or requirements relating to all the available products. 00170 CUR, Currencies A currency code that applies to all the rates and tariffs. 00180 Segment group 1: ERI-IFT This segment group provides error information that relates to the entire message. 00190 ERI, Application error information Error condition data pertaining to the entire response. 00200 IFT, Interactive free text Free form text data pertaining to the preceding error condition. 00210 Segment group 2: ODS-IFT This segment group provides facility information for a product or service. 00220 ODS, Additional product details This segment provides facility information for a product or service location. 00230 IFT, Interactive free text This segment provides free text information for the facilities. 00240 Segment group 3: PRD-ADS-PLI-CON-SSR-ITM-MOV-TFF-CUR-PMT-IFT-RUL- DAV-ASD-SG4-SG6-SG11 This segment group provides information regarding a specific product, including its policies and the amenities and services provided. 00250 PRD, Product identification A specific product, such as a hotel, car rental location, or tour code and characteristics of the product. 00260 ADS, Address The address of the product. 00270 PLI, Product location information The geographic location of the product, including direction, distance, and driving time. 00280 CON, Contact information Contact information, such as, phone number or fax number for this product or service. 00290 SSR, Special requirement details Special features and amenities of the product. 00300 ITM, Item number An item number related to the product for requesting additional information. 00310 MOV, Car delivery instruction If the product is a car rental, this segment provides information about car delivery and chauffeur service. 00320 TFF, Tariff information Rate ranges relating to the product. 00330 CUR, Currencies The currency code for the rates for a product. 00340 PMT, Payment information Forms of payment for a specific product. 00350 IFT, Interactive free text Free text relating to the product. 00360 RUL, Rule information Rule and policy information pertaining to the availability of the product. 00370 DAV, Daily availability A segment which indicates the availability of the product for a thirty day period. 00380 ASD, Service details A segment to specify information on supplemental service related to the product. 00390 Segment group 4: PDT-ITM-IFT-SG5 This segment group provides information concerning the availability of a specific car type, room type, or class of service. 00400 PDT, Product information The specific car type, room type, or class of service and the number available. 00410 ITM, Item number An item number associated with the previous product information. 00420 IFT, Interactive free text Free text information associated with the car type, room type, or class of service. 00430 Segment group 5: TFF-ASD-CMN-PMT-SSR-RUL This segment group provides information about the rate amount as well as information concerning rules and policies for the rate and commission paid on the rate for a specific car type, room type, or class of service. 00440 TFF, Tariff information Tariff information for a specific product or service. 00450 ASD, Service details Details for a service that is related to a specific rate. 00460 CMN, Commission information Commission that will be paid if a specific rate is booked. 00470 PMT, Payment information Payment information for a specific rate. 00480 SSR, Special requirement details Details pertaining to a special service or requirement for a specific rate. 00490 RUL, Rule information Rules and policy information, such as minimum rental or stay, start day of the week, deposits, etc., for a specific rate. 00500 Segment group 6: RTC-ITM-RPI-RUL-SG7-SG8-SG9 This segment group provides information about the specific rate codes a particular product or service, including rules and restrictions, availability, and rate amounts. 00510 RTC, Rate types Rate codes for a specific product or service. 00520 ITM, Item number An item number associated to a specific rate code. 00530 RPI, Quantity and action details The number of products that can be booked for this rate code and the action that can be taken. 00540 RUL, Rule information Rule and policy information for a specific rate code. 00550 Segment group 7: ERI-IFT This segment group provides error information pertaining to a specific rate code. 00560 ERI, Application error information Error data pertaining to the associated rate code. 00570 IFT, Interactive free text Free form or coded text data pertaining to the preceding ERI segment. 00580 Segment group 8: TFF-ASD-CMN-RUL This segment group provides information about the rate amount as well as information concerning commission paid on that rate for a specific rate code. 00590 TFF, Tariff information Tariff information for a specific rate code. 00600 ASD, Service details Details for a service that is related to a specific rate. 00610 CMN, Commission information Commission that will be paid if a specific rate is booked. 00620 RUL, Rule information Rules and policy information, such as minimum rental or stay, start day of the week, deposits, etc., for a specific rate. 00630 Segment group 9: PDT-ITM-IFT-SG10 This segment group provides information concerning the availability of a specific car type, room type, or class of service for a specific rate code. 00640 PDT, Product information The specific car type, room type, or class of service and the number available. 00650 ITM, Item number An item number associated with the previous information. 00660 IFT, Interactive free text Free text information associated with the car type, room type, or class of service. 00670 Segment group 10: TFF-ASD-CMN-RUL This segment group provides information about the rate amount as well as information concerning rules and policies for the rate and commission paid on the rate for a specific car type, room type, or class of service. 00680 TFF, Tariff information Tariff information for a specific car type, room type, or class of service. 00690 ASD, Service details Details for a service that is related to a specific class of product or service. 00700 CMN, Commission information Commission that will be paid if a specific class of product or service is booked. 00710 RUL, Rule information Rules and policy information for a specific class of product or service. 00720 Segment group 11: RTI-SG12 This segment group provides information about a category of rate products. 00730 RTI, Rate details A segment to specify rate categories, such as, standard, maximum, minimum, and promotional. 00740 Segment group 12: RTC-ITM-RPI-RUL-SG13-SG14 This segment group provides information about the specific rates in a given category, including rules and restrictions, availability, and rate amounts. 00750 RTC, Rate types Rate codes for specific rate categories. 00760 ITM, Item number An item number associated to a specific rate code. 00770 RPI, Quantity and action details The number of products that can be booked for this rate code and the action that can be taken. 00780 RUL, Rule information Rules and policy information for a specific rate code. 00790 Segment group 13: ERI-IFT This segment group provides error information pertaining to the associated rate code. 00800 ERI, Application error information Error data pertaining to the associated rate code. 00810 IFT, Interactive free text Free form or coded text data pertaining to the preceding ERI segment. 00820 Segment group 14: PDT-ITM-IFT-SG15 This segment group provides information concerning the availability of a specific car type, room type, or class of service. 00830 PDT, Product information The number available for a specific product or service class for specific rate code. 00840 ITM, Item number An item number associated with previous product or service class. 00850 IFT, Interactive free text Free text information associated with the product or service class. 00860 Segment group 15: TFF-ASD-CMN-PMT-SSR-RUL This segment group provides information about the rate amount as well as information concerning rules and policies for the rate, commission paid for booking a product or service class, associated payment information, and details about special services. 00870 TFF, Tariff information Tariff information for a specific product or service class. 00880 ASD, Service details Details for a service that is related to a specific rate. 00890 CMN, Commission information Commission that will be paid if a specific rate is booked. 00900 PMT, Payment information Payment information for a specific rate. 00910 SSR, Special requirement details Details pertaining to a special service or requirement for a specific rate. 00920 RUL, Rule information Rules and policy information governing the availability of a specific rate. 00930 Segment group 16: TVL-MSD-LKP-PDT-SSR-RTI-SG17 This segment group provides information about a product or service, the availability, special services, and pointer to indicate the level of the service. 00940 TVL, Travel product information Information identifying the product or service (service provider, service location, date of service, service description, etc.). 00950 MSD, Message action details A segment identifying the industry type (i.e. air, car, train, accommodations, etc.). 00960 LKP, Level indication To specify the level and key for this product or service as it relates to other segments in the message. 00970 PDT, Product information The specific car type, room type, or class of service and the number available for each. 00980 SSR, Special requirement details Details pertaining to a special service or requirement for a product of service. 00990 RTI, Rate details Rate categories for a specific product. 01000 Segment group 17: ERI-IFT This segment group provides error information pertaining to the product or service. 01010 ERI, Application error information Error data pertaining to the associated product or service. 01020 IFT, Interactive free text Free form or coded text data pertaining to the preceding ERI segment. 01030 Segment group 18: ODI-MSD-SG19 This segment group provides information identifying the travel product or service but groups the travel products by the entire journey. 01040 ODI, Origin and destination details A segment providing the origin and destination of a Travel, Tourism and Leisure (TT&L) journey. 01050 MSD, Message action details A segment identifying the industry type (i.e. air, car, train, accommodations, etc.). 01060 Segment group 19: TVL-PDT-APD-NUN-IFT-TRF-RTI-SG20 This segment group provides information pertaining to the travel product or service which related to the preceding journey information. 01070 TVL, Travel product information Information identifying the product or service (service provider, service location, date of service, service description, etc.). 01080 PDT, Product information To specify the classes of service and the availability of each. 01090 APD, Additional transport details A segment providing additional data relating to the preceding TVL segment (i.e. aircraft type, number of stops, on time performance, gate description, etc.). 01100 NUN, Number of units Number and identifying qualifier relating to the product or service. 01110 IFT, Interactive free text Free text information related to a product or service. 01120 TRF, Traffic restriction details Restrictions that may apply to this product or service. 01130 RTI, Rate details Rate categories for a specific product or service. 01140 Segment group 20: ERI-IFT This segment group provides error information pertaining to the product or service. 01150 ERI, Application error information Error data pertaining to the associated product or service. 01160 IFT, Interactive free text Free form or coded text data pertaining to the preceding ERI segment. 01170 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 APD Additional transport details ASD Service details CMN Commission information CON Contact information CRI Consumer reference information CUR Currencies DAV Daily availability DTI Date and time information ERI Application error information IFT Interactive free text ITM Item number LKP Level indication MOV Car delivery instruction MSD Message action details NME Name NUN Number of units ODI Origin and destination details ODS Additional product details PDT Product information PLI Product location information PMT Payment information PRD Product identification RPI Quantity and action details RTC Rate types RTI Rate details RUL Rule information SDT Selection details SSR Special requirement details TFF Tariff information TIF Traveller information TRF Traffic restriction details 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 00010 UIH Interactive message header M 1 00020 MSD Message action details C 1 00030 NUN Number of units C 1 00040 PLI Product location information C 1 00050 ADS Address C 1 00060 NME Name C 1 00070 SDT Selection details C 1 00080 TIF Traveller information C 1 00090 CRI Consumer reference information C 1 00100 PMT Payment information C 1 00110 CMN Commission information C 1 00120 ITM Item number C 1 00130 RUL Rule information C 1 00140 DTI Date and time information C 1 00150 IFT Interactive free text C 9 00160 SSR Special requirement details C 9 00170 CUR Currencies C 9 00180 ---- Segment group 1 ------------------ C 9----------------+ 00190 ERI Application error information M 1 | 00200 IFT Interactive free text C 1----------------+ 00210 ---- Segment group 2 ------------------ C 99---------------+ 00220 ODS Additional product details M 1 | 00230 IFT Interactive free text C 1----------------+ 00240 ---- Segment group 3 ------------------ C 999--------------+ 00250 PRD Product identification M 1 | 00260 ADS Address C 9 | 00270 PLI Product location information C 1 | 00280 CON Contact information C 1 | 00290 SSR Special requirement details C 1 | 00300 ITM Item number C 1 | 00310 MOV Car delivery instruction C 1 | 00320 TFF Tariff information C 1 | 00330 CUR Currencies C 1 | 00340 PMT Payment information C 1 | 00350 IFT Interactive free text C 9 | 00360 RUL Rule information C 99 | 00370 DAV Daily availability C 99 | 00380 ASD Service details C 1 | | 00390 ---- Segment group 4 ------------------ C 99--------------+| 00400 PDT Product information M 1 || 00410 ITM Item number C 1 || 00420 IFT Interactive free text C 9 || || 00430 ---- Segment group 5 ------------------ C 99-------------+|| 00440 TFF Tariff information M 1 ||| 00450 ASD Service details C 1 ||| 00460 CMN Commission information C 1 ||| 00470 PMT Payment information C 1 ||| 00480 SSR Special requirement details C 1 ||| 00490 RUL Rule information C 99-------------++| | 00500 ---- Segment group 6 ------------------ C 99--------------+| 00510 RTC Rate types M 1 || 00520 ITM Item number C 1 || 00530 RPI Quantity and action details C 1 || 00540 RUL Rule information C 99 || || 00550 ---- Segment group 7 ------------------ C 5--------------+|| 00560 ERI Application error information M 1 ||| 00570 IFT Interactive free text C 1--------------+|| || 00580 ---- Segment group 8 ------------------ C 99-------------+|| 00590 TFF Tariff information M 1 ||| 00600 ASD Service details C 1 ||| 00610 CMN Commission information C 1 ||| 00620 RUL Rule information C 99-------------+|| || 00630 ---- Segment group 9 ------------------ C 99-------------+|| 00640 PDT Product information M 1 ||| 00650 ITM Item number C 1 ||| 00660 IFT Interactive free text C 9 ||| ||| 00670 ---- Segment group 10 ------------------ C 99------------+||| 00680 TFF Tariff information M 1 |||| 00690 ASD Service details C 1 |||| 00700 CMN Commission information C 1 |||| 00710 RUL Rule information C 99------------+++| | 00720 ---- Segment group 11 ------------------ C 99--------------+| 00730 RTI Rate details M 1 || || 00740 ---- Segment group 12 ------------------ C 99-------------+|| 00750 RTC Rate types M 1 ||| 00760 ITM Item number C 1 ||| 00770 RPI Quantity and action details C 1 ||| 00780 RUL Rule information C 99 ||| ||| 00790 ---- Segment group 13 ------------------ C 5-------------+||| 00800 ERI Application error information M 1 |||| 00810 IFT Interactive free text C 1-------------+||| ||| 00820 ---- Segment group 14 ------------------ C 99------------+||| 00830 PDT Product information M 1 |||| 00840 ITM Item number C 1 |||| 00850 IFT Interactive free text C 9 |||| |||| 00860 ---- Segment group 15 ------------------ C 99-----------+|||| 00870 TFF Tariff information M 1 ||||| 00880 ASD Service details C 1 ||||| 00890 CMN Commission information C 1 ||||| 00900 PMT Payment information C 1 ||||| 00910 SSR Special requirement details C 1 ||||| 00920 RUL Rule information C 99-----------+++++ 00930 ---- Segment group 16 ------------------ C 99---------------+ 00940 TVL Travel product information M 1 | 00950 MSD Message action details C 1 | 00960 LKP Level indication C 1 | 00970 PDT Product information C 1 | 00980 SSR Special requirement details C 99 | 00990 RTI Rate details C 1 | | 01000 ---- Segment group 17 ------------------ C 5---------------+| 01010 ERI Application error information M 1 || 01020 IFT Interactive free text C 1---------------++ 01030 ---- Segment group 18 ------------------ C 99---------------+ 01040 ODI Origin and destination details M 1 | 01050 MSD Message action details C 1 | | 01060 ---- Segment group 19 ------------------ C 99--------------+| 01070 TVL Travel product information M 1 || 01080 PDT Product information C 1 || 01090 APD Additional transport details C 1 || 01100 NUN Number of units C 1 || 01110 IFT Interactive free text C 1 || 01120 TRF Traffic restriction details C 1 || 01130 RTI Rate details C 1 || || 01140 ---- Segment group 20 ------------------ C 5--------------+|| 01150 ERI Application error information M 1 ||| 01160 IFT Interactive free text C 1--------------+++ 01170 UIT Interactive message trailer M 1