Search qualifiers

H/HSQ

Note: Place all search qualifiers in order of client's preference.

Hotel chain

Format	Explanation
/HI	Requests specifically for a Hotel chain code (HI)
GC*11/HTL/SHERATON	Encode Hotel chain Sheraton
GC*11/HTL/BW	Decode Hotel chain BW

Distance and direction

Format	Explanation
/D-5MS	Hotels located less than or equal to 5 miles south of specified point
/D-15KNE	Hotels located less than or equal to 15 kilometers north east of specified point
/D10K	Hotels located within 10 kilometers of specified point (Note: Within 10% range)
/D10-15KS	Hotels located between 10 - 15 kilometers south of specified point
/D+10W	Hotels located greater than or equal to 10 miles west of specified point

Rate range and currency

Format	Explanation
/V100	Hotel rate approximately 100 local units
/V-100	Hotel rate less than 100 local currency units
/V+100	Hotel rate greater than 100 local currency units
/V100-150	Hotel rate range 100 - 150 local currency units
/VGBP	Hotel currency in GBP

Location

Format	Explanation
/L-A	Hotels located near airport
/L-BE	Hotels located on beach
/L-BU	Hotels located in business area
/L-C	Hotels located in city
/L-CO	Hotels located in country
/L-D	Hotels located in downtown areas
/L-EN	Hotels located in entertainment district
/L-FI	Hotels located in financial area
/L-HI	Hotels located by highway
/L-LA	Hotels located by lake
/L-MO	Hotels located in mountains
/L-R	Hotels located at resort
/L-S	Hotels located in suburban areas
/L-SH	Hotels located in shopping area
/L-TH	Hotels located in theatre district

Notes:

• The location identifiers C, A, R, S may be input without the identifier L-

• Place all search qualifiers in order of client's preference.
  City Locations /C
  Airport locations /A
  Resort locations /R
  Suburban locations /S

Property type

Format	Explanation
/P-BB	Property type, Bed & Breakfast
/P-HO	Property type, Hotel
/P-MO	Property type, Motel
/P-SU	Property type, All Suites
/P-CO	Property type, Condominium (self catering)
/P-APT	Property type Apartment
/P-RE	Property type, Resorts

Property name

(Min. 3, max. 12 characters)

Format	Explanation
/N-PARK LANE	Property name, PARK LANE.
/N-BEACH	Any hotel with BEACH in the property name.

Booking codes

H/HSQ

A standard booking code consists of 6 or 7 characters, which can be used as search qualifiers. For example:
A1DCOR

• A = room type

• 1 = number of beds

• D = bed type

• COR = rate category

Inside Availability hotel participants may use booking codes unique to their reservation system. These will also be 6 or 7 characters in length but may not follow the standard descriptions below.

Room types

Format	Explanation
A	Deluxe
B	Superior
C	Standard or Condominium
D	Moderate
N	Non-smoking room
S	Suite

Bed types

Format	Explanation
K	King size
Q	Queen size
D	Double
T	Twin
X	Special
E	Budget
S	Single

Note: For condominiums and suites the first character is C or S, the second character the number of rooms, and the third character the room type.

Examples:

Format	Explanation
/B-A1K	Deluxe room with 1 king size bed
/B-*1D	Any room with 1 double bed
/B-D1*	Moderate room with any bed
/B-*2*	Any room with 2 beds
/B-C2B	Condominium with 2 bedrooms, Superior
/B-S1A	Suite with one bedroom, Deluxe
/B-ROH	Run of the House - Room Type will be allocated on check-in

Note: Check the "ROOM" keyword at property level (or chain level) for specific descriptions for all standard booking codes.

Rate category

H/HTLC

Format	Explanation
/C-A or /C-ASC	Association - Discounted rates for association members
/C-B or /C-CLB	Club - special rates for hotel club members
/C-V or /C-CNV	Convention - rates for convention group attendees
/C-C or /C-COR	Corporate - rates for corporate members
/C-F or /C-FMP	Family plan - Family plan rates
/C-G or /C-GOV	Government - rates for government employees
/C-M or /C-MIL	Military - rates for military personnel
/C-P or /C-PKG	Package - package tour rates
/C-S or /C-SEN	Senior citizen rates
/C-L or /C-SPL	Special - special discounted rates
/C-R or /C-RAC	Standard - non-discounted rates
/C-T or /C-TUR	Tour - rates available for tour groups
/C-I or /C-TVL	Travel industry - rates for travel industry employees
/C-W or /C-WKD	Weekend - rates for weekend stay
/C-COR+WKD+SEN	Combined rate search

Note: Check the "BOOK" keyword at property level (or chain level) for specific descriptions.

Negotiated Rate Code / Multi-level rate code

Format	Explanation
@THR	Multi-level rate access code Thor.
HOX/N-Name	Display a list of approved multi-level rate codes by company name. Only 2 - 5 characters allowed in the name field.
HOXTHR	Display a list of approved multi-level rate codes by multi-level rate code.

Reference point

Format	Explanation
/R-DISNEYLAND	Reference point - check HOR display for list.