If a property or itinerary combination is unavailable, you can remove it with a Transaction message. You typically use this option when a hotel is fully booked for a given night or series of nights.
Remove inventory with a Transaction message
To remove specific property or itineraries from inventory, use a Transaction
message in the root element <Transaction>.
In the Transaction message, specify the following settings for each itinerary
you want to remove in the <Result> element:
- Set
<Unavailable>with the reason child element, for example,<NoVacancy>. - Set
<Taxes>to "0" - Set
<OtherFees>to "0"
Optional: Set <Baserate> to "-1"
The following example removes several itineraries, for example, remove 1-night stays for several different dates for hotel "1123581321" from inventory:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Transaction timestamp="2023-05-23T16:20:00-04:00" id="42">
<Result>
<Property>1123581321</Property>
<Checkin>2023-05-23</Checkin>
<Nights>1</Nights>
<Unavailable>
<NoVacancy/>
</Unavailable>
<Tax currency="USD">0</Tax>
<OtherFees currency="USD">0</OtherFees>
</Result>
<Result>
<Property>1123581321</Property>
<Checkin>2023-05-24</Checkin>
<Nights>1</Nights>
<Unavailable>
<NoVacancy/>
</Unavailable>
<Tax currency="USD">0</Tax>
<OtherFees currency="USD">0</OtherFees>
</Result>
<!---Sending <Baserate> is optional with <Unavailable> -->
<Result>
<Property>1123581321</Property>
<Checkin>2023-05-25</Checkin>
<Nights>1</Nights>
<Baserate currency="USD">-1</Baserate>
<Unavailable>
<NoVacancy/>
</Unavailable>
<Tax currency="USD">0</Tax>
<OtherFees currency="USD">0</OtherFees>
</Result>
</Transaction>
As this example shows, you must explicitly set the <Unavailable> with the
reason for each itinerary (combinations of check-in dates and number of
nights) for which the room is unavailable. In addition, you must set the
<Taxes> and <OtherFees> to 0. Setting <Baserate> to -1 is optional.
To remove a Room Bundle, delete the <RoomBundle> element from the
<Result>.
For more information, see Room Bundle removal.