Image Viewer Overview

The Image Viewer Web Service provides images for over 33,000 hotel properties. The Image Viewer Web Service allows the user to enter a property identification number (Galileo RoomMaster ID) and choose which images to display. The response contains the URLs of the requested images. ®

Hotel images and descriptions are stand-alone transactions, which do not need to be made as part of any specific travel business process. However, images and descriptions are typically requested as part of shopping functions, such as a hotel property search or a complete hotel availability request.

Image Viewer Help Topics

Topic

Description

Interaction with Host

Transactions with the Apollo or Galileo host system (CRS) initiated by the ImageViewer Web Service.®®

Caching Guidelines

Guidelines for caching images or Image URLs. Caching is an optional feature.

Request

A business-level description of the image and description request data, including the various types of image sizes available.

Response

A business-level description of possible response data.

Errors and Warnings

Warnings and error responses for this service.

Methods

A sample SOAP request and response for the RetrievePhotoInformation method. RetrievePhotoInformation is the only method used by the ImageViewer Web Service.

Samples

The following samples show image, hotel description, and combined image and description requests and responses.

Sample

Request

All Images

A URL or URLs for all images in all sizes for the specified property.

Image Gallery

A URL for an Image Gallery, with links to all images for that property. The gallery location contains Next and Previous buttons so that the user can scroll through the images.

Signature Image

A URL for a signature image (single image) for the property. Users can request only the signature images.

Specific Size

A URL for images only for a specific size or size range.

Multiple Properties

URLs for images associated with more than one property. Up to 20 properties can be included in a single call if the description node is present; up to 50 without the description node.

General Information Description

A hotel description with chain, address, and nearest airport information.

Available Keywords List

The list of property keywords that can be used in a Keyword description request.

Keyword Description

A description of credit card information, guarantee policies, and property location for a specified check-in date.

Image and Description

 

All images associated with a property, a General Information description, and Keyword descriptions for booking, cancellation, and location information.

Virtual Tour

A URL to display virtual tours for participating hotels.