Hotel

Hotel Availability Display

Hotel Availability options are displayed for a Standard Hotel Search after you complete the Search screen.

Tip! This screen is displayed only if you are making a Standard Hotel Search and Hotel Retail is disabled. If Hotel Retail is enabled, the Hotel List in the Hotel Retail plugin is displayed after completing the Search screen.

You can display hotel availability using interactive links, menus and the calendar either with or without air segments. With hotel search you can view:

The following example shows a Hotel Availability display for Amsterdam for 15 – 17 January.

The following table lists the components of the availability screen and the components of the header line and Line 1 of the display.

Component

Description

Header Line

SCHIPOL

The specific search location.

15JAN-17JAN

Check-in and check-out dates of the hotel display.

2NT

Two nights.

1ADULT

Availability for one adult.

MI

Unit of measurement for the distance of the hotel from the search location.

MI = Miles

KM = Kilometers

Click this icon to divide the window into two partitions, if required.

Up to three promotional offers from hotel suppliers, if available. Click the green links, such as AH*1 and AH*2, to see the ads.

Some links may include a green HOC* link, which links directly to the rates for the promotional offer.

Line

1

The line number.

A

 
#

The level of participation for the hotel.

  • # = a Lowest Public Rate program participant.
  • ! = a Best Available Rate Program participant.

RA

The vendor code for the hotel chain or property.

Hover over or click on the two-letter vendor code to decode the hotel vendor.

APOLLO AMSTERDAM

The name of the hotel property.

AMSTERDAM NL

The city and two-character country code for the property. Some vendors return a short street address.

5N

The distance and direction of the property from the search location.

5N indicates that the property is 5 miles north of the requested search location. In this example, the search location is an airport. However, for a city search location, the property would be 5 miles north of the city center.

80.75 - 114.75

The lowest and highest available rates for the property.

EUR

The currency for the property.

Ratings

Ratings for Trip Advisor, NTM, and AAA. Available ratings vary by property.