General Content and Usage

Since 1996, the opportunity exists for IT suppliers to the travel agency market to take data from the new Travelport+ hosted product. The MIR92 product available since 1993 in North America introduced a new design concept for travel agents: the ability through the MIR Options Table to select data by section by pseudo city; comprehensive tax breakdown; full information on air, car, hotel, tour and cruise.

Drawing on the principles and success of MIR92, the MIR is designed for universal use. We have met our objective of a universally available data set. Where differences exist, these reflect regional business variations hence host variations. We have included additional data fields and sections, to provide data critical for the wider market in Europe and elsewhere.

A selection of these data fields and sections may be added to the Travelport Apollo System product, where useful, under a separate effort. Through this document, we identify functionality that is specific to one host or the other (Travelport Apollo System or Travelport+). Where unique functionality is not specified, it should be assumed that the systems operate the same way.

Role in System

This record is transmitted from the Travelport hosts, Travelport Apollo System (APO), or Travelport+ (Galileo), to third party (also known as Back Office System or BOS) subscribers with interfaced computers or other data collection devices. It contains all the data necessary for subscribers to print tickets, and/or itinerary/invoice documents, as well as update accounting records, statement files, and produce internal, corporate, and travel & expense reports.

Philosophy

MIR is designed to enable interfaced computer systems to eliminate dependence on "fixed" data fields, and to allow for adding additional fields to the end of sections as necessary. Therefore, the Third Party Back Office System should not assume that fields, sections or carriage returns will always exist in a fixed location. Generally, MIR is updated with the addition of new Optional Data Fields placed at the end of the most logical section (or with the creation of entirely new sections). Most often these items are enabled, at the subscribers’ discretion, through a switch in the MIR Options and Type Tables. (See MIR Options and MIR Type Table for details).