Hotel Description Information

This operation is designed to get remote information of hotels, such as location, map, pictures, short description…

By now, the call must be via HTTP as an URL request. However, the response can be generated either in HTML or in XML format.

Provide Hotel Description Information response schema

• HotelDescriptionInfo.xsd

Sample requests for Hotel Description Information:

• A simple example for the Hotel Description Information

Provide Parsys Hotel Description Information tester

• Click here to test this operation

A simple example

Following is simple URL example of a request for retrieving Hotel Description Information:

For html response, this should be the request:

http://(hotel_info_URL)?xxbd=parsysdemo&xxversion=&xxop=1&xxps=test&xxhotel=1

…where xxbd is database name, xxversion can be void, xxop is operator code, xxps is operator password, xxname is hotel name and xxhotel is hotel code.

The response should be shown in similar way as following (HTML):

For XML response, just add the parameter xml=1 as follows:

http://(hotel_info_URL)?xxbd=parsysdemo&xxversion=&xxop=1&xxps=test&xxname=EUROPA&xxhotel=1&xml=1

The information in XML format is auto-explanined, and look like as follows (in this case, for a TRAVCO HOTEL):

<HotelInfo>

<HotelPictures>

<Picture Type="Hotel">

http://www.travco.co.uk/Images/hotel_pics/EUB/EUB_front.jpg

</Picture>

<Picture Type="Hotel">

http://www.travco.co.uk/Images/hotel_pics/EUB/EUB_bed.jpg

</Picture>

<Picture Type="Hotel">

http://www.travco.co.uk/Images/hotel_pics/EUB/EUB_map.jpg

</Picture>

</HotelPictures>

<HotelName>Europa</HotelName>

<HotelCity>Belfast</HotelCity>

<HotelCountry>GRAN BRETAÑA</HotelCountry>

<HotelStarRating>4 Star</HotelStarRating>

<HotelCat>4*</HotelCat>

<HotelLocation>

<Located/>

<Detail/>

</HotelLocation>

<HotelAddress>

Great Victoria Street , Belfast BT2 7AP United Kingdom

</HotelAddress>

<HotelPhone>44 (0)28 9032-7000</HotelPhone>

<HotelFax>44 (0)28 9048-6767</HotelFax>

<HotelDescriptions>

<HotelDescription Name="General">

Contemporary hotel situated adjacent to Grand Opera House near main business and shopping area. Rooms are attractive with central heating, private bath, radio, phone, hair dryer, tea & coffee making facilities and cable TV. 24 Hour Room Service- Gourmet Restaurant - Brasserie - Cocktail Lounge - Meeting Facilities to 750.

</HotelDescription>

</HotelDescriptions>

<ParsysCityCode>11</ParsysCityCode>

<HotelSupplier>Gulliver</HotelSupplier>

<HotelChain>-1</HotelChain>

<HotelCorrespondentCode>0</HotelCorrespondentCode>

<HotelRemoteProviderCode>8300</HotelRemoteProviderCode>

</HotelInfo>