CarAvailability response message

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NodeDescriptionValuesOccursExample
<CarAvailabilityRS>
Car availability request root element1
@version
Version number. 0..1 1.0
<InfoGroup>
Error and information group0..1
<ForInfo>
Information group0..N
@Source
Identifies the source of this element. In other words where the content originates from. Not limited to GDS, applicable to direct connect as well. 0..1 1A, 1V, or other.
@SourceRef
PNR Record Locator associated to Source attribute.0..1
@Code
A code to uniquely identify a specific type of ForInfo message. Currently not returned for most ForInfo messages.

0..1 I00001
@Lang
ISO language code. A two letter code as defined by ISO-639-1.

0..1 de
<Text/>
Information text or error text. 1..N Free flow text. Example: Invalid flight number
</ForInfo>
<Error>
Error group0..N
@ErrorType
Type of error. 1 Air
@Source
Identifies the source of this element. In other words where the content originates from. Not limited to GDS, applicable to direct connect as well. 0..1 1A, 1V, or other.
@SourceRef
PNR Record Locator associated to Source attribute.0..1
<Code/>
Error code or equipment type code. 1 0104 (error code), 747 (equipment code)
<Text/>
Information text or error text. 1..N Free flow text. Example: Invalid flight number
<UnderlyingError>
Errors of the backend system can be returned here.0..N
@Code
error code of the backend system.0..1
<Text/>
Information text or error text. 0..N Free flow text. Example: Invalid flight number
</UnderlyingError>
</Error>
<BackOffice>
Generic back office response container. Serves as a placeholder for any context specific content.0..1
</BackOffice>
</InfoGroup>
<CarsHeader>
Cars header group1
<PickUp>
Pick up group1
<Date/>
Pick up or drop off date in ISO 8601 format (yyyy-mm-dd). 1 2001-12-25
<Time/>
Pick up or drop off time in ISO 8601 format (hh:mm). 1 14:50
</PickUp>
<DropOff>
Drop Off group1
<Date/>
Pick up or drop off date in ISO 8601 format (yyyy-mm-dd). 1 2001-12-25
<Time/>
Pick up or drop off time in ISO 8601 format (hh:mm). 1 14:50
</DropOff>
<CurrencyCode>
Currency code. 1 USD
@NumberOfDecimals
Decimal position in fare amount. 1 2
</CurrencyCode>
<DistanceUnit/>
Distance unit applied for all distance information (may be overridden for specific Cars elements by Cars/DistanceUnit).
Possible values:
M = Miles
K = Kilometers
[K] [M] 0..1 M
<AlternateRate/>
Determines if another rate type might apply.
Possible values are:
1 = Weekend and/or weekly rates may apply
2 = Weekly and/or monthly rates may apply
3 = Weekly rates may apply
4 = Monthly rates may apply
5 = Weekend rates may apply
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] 0..1 3
</CarsHeader>
<Cars>
Cars group0..N
@LinkType
Link Type.

Values are:
GCM = Galileo carmaster only participant
GCO = Galileo carmaster only participant secondary
GLP = Galileo link partner
GLO = Galileo link partner secondary
GIA = Galileo inside availability link
GIO = Galileo inside availability link secondary
ASA = Amadeus standard access
ACA= Amadeus complete access
ACP= Amadeus complete access plus
SDA= Sabre direct connect access
SDC= Sabre direct connect sell
SOL= Sabre other link type
WAP= WebSphereDIR
WMP= WebSphereDIR
WNA= WebSphereDIR
[GCM] [GCO] [GLP] [GLO] [GIA] [GIO] [ASA] [ACA] [ACP] [SDA] [SDC] [SOL] [WAP] [WMP] [WNA] 0..1 ASA
@Status
Availability Status. Values are:
A = Available for sale
R = On request, need to call vendor
C = Closed.

[A] [R] [C] 0..1 A
@Source
Identifies the source of this element. In other words where the content originates from. Not limited to GDS, applicable to direct connect as well. 0..1 1A, 1V, or other.
<CarVendorCode/>
Car vendor code. 1 ZI
<CarVendorName/>
Car vendor name. 0..1 Avis
<AlternateCarVendorCode/>
Identification of alternate vendor name used at this location. 0..1 HZ
<Location>
Pick up and/or drop off location. If location information is returned, there are two distinct cases:

- Only one Location element is returned without @Type: the Location applies to both pick up and drop off.

- Two Location elements are returned: one with @Type "PICKUP", the other with @Type "DROPOFF".
1..2
@Type
Type of Location. Values:
- PICKUP
- DROPOFF

[PICKUP] [DROPOFF] 0..1 PICKUP
<CityCode/>
Location city code. 1 NYC
<Category/>
Car location category.
Values are:
T = Airport terminal
O = Off-airport
C = City location
P = Port
X = Rail
N = North suburban
E = East suburban
S = South suburban
W = West suburban
A = All suburban locations
R = Resort location
D = default location for the city
F = Chauffeur Drive Station
* = content of Number element contains complete location code (city code is ignored)

[A] [C] [D] [E] [F] [N] [O] [P] [R] [S] [T] [W] [X] [*] 1 T
<Number/>
Location number used to identify specific rental location within a location category. 0..1 001
<OpeningInterval>
Several instances of this element indicate different intervals of opening hours for the specified day.0..N
@OpeningTime
Opening hours of the pick up or drop off location in ISO 8601 time format. 0..1 00:00
@ClosingTime
Closing hours of the pick up or dropoff location in ISO 8601 time format. 0..1 23:59
@DayOfWeek
Day of the week.

1 .. Monday
2 .. Tuesday
3 .. Wednesday
4 .. Thursday
5 .. Friday
6 .. Saturday
7 .. Sunday
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] 0..1
</OpeningInterval>
<Address>
0..1
<Name/>
Station name. 0..1
<Street/>
Street or PO Box address. 0..1 5301 Blue Lagoon Drive
<City/>
City name. 0..1 Miami
<PostalCode/>
Postal code or zip code. 0..1 33126
<StateCode/>
State code. 0..1 NY
<CountryCode/>
Country code. 0..1 US
</Address>
</Location>
<DeskLocation/>
Indicates where the car vendor desk is located in regards to the terminal. Possible values are:
I = In terminal, does not require schuttle to counter
O = off airport, shuttle required
S = in or on airport, shuttle required
N = off airport, no shuttle service
C = Customer must call car rental company and request transportation to rental location
0..1 I
<ReferencePoint/>
Reference point description. 0..1 Eiffel Tower
<Distance/>
Distance from reference point. 0..1 15
<Direction/>
Direction from reference point:
N = North
E = East
S = South
W = West
NE = NorthEast
NW = NorthWest
SE = SouthEast
SW = SouthWest
[N] [E] [S] [W] [NE] [NW] [SE] [SW] 0..1 NE
<CarType>
Car type. 1 ICAR
@UpsellInd
Indicates that car type returned represents a car type which is better than that originally requested.

[Y] 0..1 Y
@CodeType
Type of the CarType code.

If not specified the specified CarType is handled as SIPP code. For systems that dont support SIPP codes the vendorspecific type will be used instead.

Values:
SIPP .. SIPP code
VS .. vendor specific code

[SIPP] [VS] 0..1
</CarType>
<CarTypeDescription/>
Car type description. 0..1 Economy
<Capacity/>
Passenger capacity. 0..1 4
<Doors/>
Number of doors. 0..1 2-4
<Make/>
Car make or model. 0..1 Hyundai Accent
<Baggage/>
Baggage capacity in bags.
0..1 8
<Rate>
Rate amount group1
@Type
Rate Type. Values are:
D = Daily
E = Weekend
W = Weekly
M = Monthly
H = Hourly
P = Package.
B = Base Rate
R = Rental period.

[D] [E] [W] [M] [H] [P] [B] [R] 0..1 W
@Guarantee
Rate guarantee. Values are: Y = Rate guaranteed, N = Rate not guaranteed. [Y] [N] 0..1 Y
@Category
Rate Category. Values are: A = Association
B = Business standard
C = Corporate
G = Government
I = Industry (Travel)
K = Package
L = Inclusive
P = Promotional
R = Credential
S = Standard
U = Consortium
V = Convention
X = Negotiated.
[A] [B] [C] [G] [I] [K] [L] [P] [R] [S] [U] [V] [X] 0..1 S
@NeedCC
Optional identifier in case this rate needs a Credit Card to be entered in PNRCreateRQ (while creating a reservation).

NOTE: Deprecated. Rather use PaymentRequirements attribute as it is more precise about the type of guarantee that is required.
[Y] [N] 0..1
@NeedFlightTicket
Indicates if an airline ticket is required for this rental.
Values:
Y .. Yes
N .. No
[Y] [N] 0..1
@PaymentRequirements
Indicates whether and which type of guarantee information is required at the time of booking in PNRCreateRQ in SupplementalInformation/PaymentGuarantee.
If this attribute is not returned either no guarantee information is available or no guarantee is required.

Values:
G = Guarantee
(to guarantee a reservation; credit cards are only validated but not used for any payment)

D = Deposit
(a more restrictive type of guarantee, where a certain amount can be taken from credit card by the vendor.
- Advantage: offers with deposit requirement are cheaper in most cases.
- Disadvantage: In case of a cancellation this deposit amount can not be refunded, but this depends on cancellation policy. )

P = PrePay
(the most restrictive type of guarantee, where the complete amount must be paid already at the time of booking. It also depends on cancellation policy whether the amount can be refunded.)

[D] [G] [P] 0..1 G
<RateCode/>
Vendor rate code. 1 STD
<RateID/>
Rate identification number. 0..1 153425
<Amount/>
Rate amount applicable for the unit specified by Rate/@Type.
1 20000
<TotalAmount/>
Total rate amount. 0..1 21900
<MileKmRate/>
Rate charged per extra mile/kilometer. 0..1 025
<MileKmLimit/>
Rate Miles/Kilometers limit or extra charges limit: 'UNL' (Unlimited) or a miles/kilometers limit numeric value. 0..1 UNL (or 25)
<RateQualifier/>
Rate qualifier. 0..1 Unknown
</Rate>
<ExtraCharges>
Extra charges group0..N
@Type
Extra charges description.
Values are:
H .. Hour
D .. Day
W .. Week
M .. Month
A .. Adult
CH .. Child
E .. Employee
FE .. fee
T .. Tax
F .. Drop off
SP .. Surcharge Policy
CP .. Coverage Policy
AR .. pay on arrival
AH .. After Hour
AD .. additional distance
PM .. Per Mile
PK .. Per KM
FM .. Free Mile
FK .. Free KM
U .. Some unspecified extra charges apply

[H] [D] [W] [M] [A] [CH] [E] [FE] [T] [F] [SP] [CP] [AR] [AH] [AD] [PM] [PK] [FM] [FK] [U] 0..1 D
@TaxIncluded
Y .. Yes
N .. No
U .. unknown
[Y] [N] [U] 1
@IncludedInRate
Indicates if the extra charge amount is included in the rate total amount.
Y .. Yes
N .. No
U .. unknown
[Y] [N] [U] 1
<Amount>
Rate amount or extra charges amount; (for percentual values decimal points are allowed, i.e. '4.50').
0..1 20000
@Type
Amount type (default: A),
Values are:
P .. Percent
A .. Amount
[P] [A] 0..1 A
</Amount>
<MileKmLimit/>
Rate Miles/Kilometers limit or extra charges limit: 'UNL' (Unlimited) or a miles/kilometers limit numeric value. 0..1 UNL (or 25)
<Description/>
Tax or surcharge description. 0..1 US national transportation
<CurrencyCode>
Currency code. 0..1 USD
@NumberOfDecimals
Decimal position in fare amount. 1 2
</CurrencyCode>
</ExtraCharges>
<AdvanceBooking>
Number of advance booking units. 0..1 3
@Unit
Advance booking unit type. Values are: D = Days
H = Hours
W = Weeks
M = Months.
[H] [D] [W] [M] 0..1 W
</AdvanceBooking>
<MinimumBooking>
Number of minimum booking units. 0..1 1
@Unit
Advance booking unit type. Values are: D = Days
H = Hours
W = Weeks
M = Months.
[H] [D] [W] [M] 0..1 W
</MinimumBooking>
<MaximumBooking>
Number of maximum booking units. 0..1 3
@Unit
Minimum booking unit type. Values are: D = Days
H = Hours
W = Weeks
M = Months.
[H] [D] [W] [M] 0..1 W
</MaximumBooking>
<DistanceUnit/>
Distance unit applied for all distance information of this Cars element (overrides CarsHeader/DistanceUnit, if both are present).
Values:
K = kilometers
M = miles
[K] [M] 0..1 M
<Media>
Holds reference to multi media content such as pictures, videos, etc.0..1
<Url/>
Hyperlink defining the location of the referenced media (e.g. location of a JPG file).1
<Width>
Width of media content in specified units.1
@Unit
Unit used to specify dimensions of media content.

[px] [mm] 1 mm (millimeter) px (pixel)
</Width>
<Height>
Height of media content in specified units.1
@Unit
Unit used to specify dimensions of media content.

[px] [mm] 1 mm (millimeter) px (pixel)
</Height>
<Type>
Type of media content.
For value 'OTA' the attributes @Type and @Code contain the media type information.
Values other than 'OTA' are deprecated.

Values:
OTA
image
webcam
video
logo
gallery
360 (panorama view)

[OTA] [image] [webcam] [360] [video] [logo] [map] [gallery] 1 OTA
@Type
OTA code type.

CTT .. Content Code
PIC .. Picture Category Code
[CTT] [PIC] 0..1
@Code
OTA code.
0..1 16
@Description
Free text description. If none available the OTA code name is used.
0..1 Streaming video
</Type>
<Preview>
Preview of the referenced media content (e.g. thumbnail of the picture).0..N
<Url/>
Hyperlink defining the location of the referenced media (e.g. location of a JPG file).1
<Width>
Width of media content in specified units.1
@Unit
Unit used to specify dimensions of media content.

[px] [mm] 1 mm (millimeter) px (pixel)
</Width>
<Height>
Height of media content in specified units.1
@Unit
Unit used to specify dimensions of media content.

[px] [mm] 1 mm (millimeter) px (pixel)
</Height>
<Type>
Type of media content.
For value 'OTA' the attributes @Type and @Code contain the media type information.
Values other than 'OTA' are deprecated.

Values:
OTA
image
webcam
video
logo
gallery
360 (panorama view)

[OTA] [image] [webcam] [360] [video] [logo] [map] [gallery] 1 OTA
@Type
OTA code type.

CTT .. Content Code
PIC .. Picture Category Code
[CTT] [PIC] 0..1
@Code
OTA code.
0..1 16
@Description
Free text description. If none available the OTA code name is used.
0..1 Streaming video
</Type>
</Preview>
<Description>
Media content description (e.g. exterior view).0..1
@Type
OTA code type.

PIC .. Content Code
[PIC] 0..1
@Code
OTA code.
0..1 3
@Description
OTA code name.
0..1 Pool view
</Description>
<Caption/>
Title for the media.
0..1 Exterior
</Media>
<AvailableEquipment>
0..1
<Equipment>
An optional equipment available for this offer.1..N
@Type
OTA code type
EQP .. equipment type
VS .. vendor specific code
[EQP] [VS] 0..1
@Code
OTA code to specify the type of optional equipment.0..1
@Quantity
Number of equipment items0..1
@Description
Textual description of the optional equipment.
0..1 SKI RACK
<Amount/>
Rate amount or extra charges amount. 0..1 20000
<TaxIncluded/>
Indicates whether or not tax is included in the equipment fee amount.
Y .. Yes
N .. No
U .. unknown
[Y] [N] [U] 0..1
<IncludedInRate/>
Indicates if the equipment amount is included in the rate total amount.
Y .. Yes
N .. No
U .. unknown
[Y] [N] [U] 0..1
<Calculation>
Contains the breakdown of the amount for the equipment. It will be used to show the weekly, daily, hourly, ... charges that were used in the calculation of the the amount for the equipment.0..N
@UnitCharge
Price part of the given unit.
1 1500
@UnitName
Specifies type of the unit charge.
Values:
D .. Day
W .. Week
M .. Month
H .. Hour
R .. Rental period
KM .. kilometer
MI .. mile
[D] [W] [M] [H] [R] [KM] [MI] 1
@Quantity
Number of days, weeks,... that were used for calculation.
1 3
</Calculation>
<CurrencyCode>
Currency code. 0..1 USD
@NumberOfDecimals
Decimal position in fare amount. 1 2
</CurrencyCode>
</Equipment>
</AvailableEquipment>
<Coverage>
Coverage information0..N
@Type
OTA or VS code type
VCT .. OTA vehicle coverage type
VS .. vendor specific code
[VCT] [VS] 0..1 VCT
@Code
OTA code to specify the type of coverage.
0..1 32
@Description
Textual description of coverage
0..1 Personal Accident Insurance
@TaxIncluded
Y .. Yes
N .. No
U .. unknown
[Y] [N] [U] 1
@IncludedInRate
Indicates if the coverage amount is included in the rate total amount.
Y .. Yes
N .. No
U .. unknown
[Y] [N] [U] 1
@Required
Indicates if the coverage is required or not.
Y .. Yes
N .. No
U .. unknown
[Y] [N] [U] 1
<Amount/>
Coverage amount
1 20000
<Calculation>
Contains the breakdown of the amount for the coverage. It will be used to show the weekly, daily, hourly, ... charges that were used in the calculation of the the amount for the coverage.0..N
@UnitCharge
Price part of the given unit.
1 1500
@UnitName
Specifies type of the unit charge.
Values:
D .. Day
W .. Week
M .. Month
H .. Hour
R .. Rental period
KM .. kilometer
MI .. mile
[D] [W] [M] [H] [R] [KM] [MI] 1
@Quantity
Number of days, weeks,... that were used for calculation.
1 3
</Calculation>
<CurrencyCode>
Currency code. 0..1 USD
@NumberOfDecimals
Decimal position in fare amount. 1 2
</CurrencyCode>
</Coverage>
<AdditionalInfoField>
Fields returned here can be vendor specific requirements about specific additional information that can or must be specified at the time of booking in PNRCreateRQ/CompletePNRElements/Itinerary/Car/AdditionalInfoField0..N
@Required
Indicates, whether this field must (true) or can (false) be specified at the time of booking in PNRCreateRQ/CompletePNRElements/Itinerary/Car/AdditionalInfoField.

[Y] [N] 1 Y
@Label
A short description text for this field.0..1
@ID
Identification for this field.1
@Description
A description text for this field.0..1
</AdditionalInfoField>
</Cars>
<MoreCarsToken/>
Token used to request more cars in the subsequent car availability request. 0..1 124523467899
</CarAvailabilityRS>

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0..3 Node is optional and may occur up to 3 times.
1..N Node must occur at least one (mandatory) and may occur any number of times.
2 Node must occur exactly twice.
ExampleExample value for the node.

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