OTA Specification Version 2003A for Travel Industry and Travel Related Services

OpenTravel Alliance Announces Publication of OTA Specification Version 2003A

Washington, DC, USA. June 06, 2003.

The OpenTravel Alliance (OTA) is pleased to announce the publication of the 2003A Specification that provides the travel industry and travel related services the ability to deliver new features and enhanced capabilities to travelers, through enhanced XML transactions.

The 2003A release enhances messages previously released and introduces three new message pairs, two (2) for the Hotel Industry and one (1) for the Travel Insurance Industry. Also new in 2003A, additional business scenario and instance documents have been added to the text section of the Specification. These were added to assist those companies in the implementation process.

OTA would like to thank its 120 member companies, project teams, working groups and committees that worked so diligently to provide a richer, more robust specification and further travel technology and XML development. Thanks to this effort, the OTA is one step closer to its goal of creating a common and complete XML dialect for the travel industry.

Highlights of the 2003A OTA Specification

OTA Insurance Plan Search Messages (InsurancePlanSearch)

Provides a method for insurance agents and third party vendors to:
1. Obtain a list of available insurance products
2. Perform searches to find insurance products that meet certain requirements including: length of coverage, number of travelers, residence/citizenship restrictions, [and] form insurance company or intermediary
OTA Hotel Reservation Modify Messages (HotelResModify)

Provides a method for hotels to have a full overlay of the reservation for the purpose of making a change to an existing booking.
OTA Hotel Request for Proposal (RFP)/ Request for Information (RFI) Messages (HotelRFP_RFI)

Provides a method for two types of RFP/RFI hotel functions -- Group/Meeting and Tour/Wholesale.

To view and download OTA's Version 2003A XSDs and informative text, please visit:

http://www.opentravel.org/2003A.cfm

The OpenTravel Alliance Mission

The Alliance's mission is the creation, expansion and adoption of open universal data specifications, including but not limited to the use of XML, for the electronic exchange of business information among all sectors of the travel industry.

About OpenTravel Alliance

The OpenTravel Alliance (www.opentravel.org) develops communications specifications to allow for the efficient and effective exchange of travel industry information via the Internet. With over 120 members representing influential names in all sectors of the travel industry, OTA is comprised of representatives from the airlines, car rental firms, hotels, leisure suppliers, service providers, tour operators, travel agencies, and trade associations. OTA working groups, together with an OTA interoperability committee to coordinate their efforts, develop open Internet-compatible messages using XML.

Contact

OpenTravel Alliance
Washington, DC, USA
Graham S. Hauck, Executive Director
Tel: +1 202/521-6777
Email: gsh@opentravel.org
WWW: http://www.opentravel.org

Prepared by Robin Cover for The XML Cover Pages archive. See additional details in the news story "OpenTravel Alliance Releases OTA Specification Version 2003A for Travel Related Services." General references in "OpenTravel Alliance (OTA)."

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