TRIPS

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Overview

Important: This section applies to Elavon acquired merchants only.

You can supply TRIPS information under the basket root element including details of the following services:

  • Airlines
  • Car rental
  • Cruises
  • Hotels
  • Tours

The information will be sent in the daily settlement file.

Note: When your customer orders more than one service, you must send each service as a separate transaction.

XML Tags

TRIPS Values

Node/Element

Description

Mandatory

Format and Valid Characters

Max Length

Allowed Values

basket

The root element for all other basket elements.

No

Node

 

 

hotel

Used to provide hotel information for settlement. There can be only one hotel element.

No

 

 

 

checkIn

Hotel check in date.

Yes

Digits and hyphens
 

10

Date as YYYY-MM-DD

checkOut

Hotel check out date.

Yes

Digits and hyphens
 

10

Date as YYYY-MM-DD

numberInparty

Number of people in the hotel booking.

Yes

Digits

3 

 

folioRefNumber

Hotel folio reference number.

No

Digits, plus, and spaces
  

10 

 

confirmedReservation

Set this flag to Y when a guest has confirmed their reservation.

  • Y= Confirmed Reservation

  • N = Unconfirmed Reservation

No

Capital letters

 

  • Y

  • N

dailyRoomRate

Hotel daily room rate.

Yes

Letters, digits, periods, and spaces
   

15 

 

guestName

Name of guest

Yes

Letters, digits, periods, and spaces
   

20 

 

cruise

Used to provide cruise information for settlement. There can be only one cruise element.

No

 

 

 

checkIn

Cruise start date.

Yes

Digits and hyphens
 

10

Date as YYYY-MM-DD

checkOut

Cruise end date.

Yes

Digits and hyphens
 

10

Date as YYYY-MM-DD

carRental

Used to provide car rental information for settlement. There can be only one car rental element.

No

 

 

 

checkIn

Car rental check in date.

Yes

Digits and hyphens
 

10

Date as YYYY-MM-DD

checkOut

Car rental check out date.

Yes

Digits and hyphens
 

10

Date as YYYY-MM-DD

tourOperator

Used to provide tour operator information for settlement. There can be only one tour operator element.

No

 

 

 

checkIn

Tour check in date for tour operator.

Yes

Digits and hyphens
 

10

Date as YYYY-MM-DD

checkOut

Tour check out date for tour operator.

Yes

Digits and hyphens
 

10

Date as YYYY-MM-DD

airline

Used to provide airline information for settlement. There can be only one airline element

No

 

 

 

ticketNumber

Airline ticket number

Yes

Letters and digits
 

11 

 

airlineCode

IATA airline code

Yes

Digits
​

3 

 

agentCode

IATA agent code

Yes

Digits
​

8 

 

agentName

Agency name

Yes

Letters and digits
 

26 chars

 

flightNumber

Flight number

No

Letters and digits
 

6 chars

 

restrictedTicket

Can be

  • true or false

  • 1 or 0

Yes

BOOLEAN

 

 

passengerName

Name of passenger

Yes

Letters, digits, and spaces
  

29 

 

orginatingAirport

IATA airport code

Yes

Letters

3 

 

segment

Contains other elements detailing the segment. At least one segment element must be supplied under the airline element, and up to 4 segments.

Yes

 

 

 

carrierCode

IATA carrier code

Yes

Letters

3 

 

class

Class of service

Yes

Letters and digits
 

3 

 

stopover

Indicates when a stopover is included. Can be

  • true or false

  • 1 or 0

Yes

BOOLEAN

 

 

legDepartureDate

Departure date of the segment.

Yes

Digits and hyphens
 

10

Date as YYYY-MM-DD

destination

IATA airport code of destination

Yes

Letters

3 

 

fareBasis

Fare basis code

No

Letters and digits
 

6 

 

customerCode

Airline customer code

No

Letters and digits
 

20 

 

invoiceNumber

Airline Invoice Number

No

Letters and digits
 

15 

 

dinerCustomerRef

Diners customer reference. Can include up to 5 elements

No

Letters and digits
 

15 

 

 

 

Examples

 

Important: The line breaks in the below examples are included for readability only. No line breaks are needed.

 

An example of Basket XML for tour operators:
 

<basket>
<agentId>johnsmith</agentId>
<item>
<description>Tour</description>
<productSku>TIMESKU</productSku>
<productCode>1234567</productCode>
<quantity>1</quantity>
<unitNetAmount>90.00</unitNetAmount>
<unitTaxAmount>5.00</unitTaxAmount>
<unitGrossAmount>95.00</unitGrossAmount>
<totalGrossAmount>95.00</totalGrossAmount>
<recipientFName>firstname</recipientFName>
<recipientLName>lastname</recipientLName>
<recipientMName>M</recipientMName>
<recipientSal>MR</recipientSal>
<recipientEmail>firstname.lastname @test.com</recipientEmail>
<recipientPhone>1234567890</recipientPhone>
<recipientAdd1>add1</recipientAdd1>
<recipientAdd2>add2</recipientAdd2>
<recipientCity>city</recipientCity>
<recipientState>CA</recipientState>
<recipientCountry>GB</recipientCountry>
<recipientPostCode>ha412t</recipientPostCode>
<itemShipNo>1123</itemShipNo>
<itemGiftMsg>Birthday tour</itemGiftMsg>
</item>
<deliveryNetAmount>5.00</deliveryNetAmount>
<deliveryTaxAmount>0.00</deliveryTaxAmount>
<deliveryGrossAmount>5.00</deliveryGrossAmount>
<discounts>
<discount>
<fixed>5</fixed>
<description>Save 5 pounds</description>
</discount>
<discount>
<fixed>1</fixed>
<description>Spend 5 pounds and save 1 pound</description>
</discount>
</discounts>
<shipId>SHIP00002</shipId>
<shippingMethod>N</shippingMethod>
<shippingFaxNo>1234567890</shippingFaxNo>
<tourOperator>
<checkIn>2012-10-12</checkIn>
<checkOut>2012-10-29</checkOut>
</tourOperator>
</basket>

An example of Basket XML for Car Rental:

<basket>
<agentId>johnsmith</agentId>
<item>
<description>Rent-a-car</description>
<productSku>TIMESKU</productSku>
<productCode>1234567</productCode>
<quantity>1</quantity>
<unitNetAmount>90.00</unitNetAmount>
<unitTaxAmount>5.00</unitTaxAmount>
<unitGrossAmount>95.00</unitGrossAmount>
<totalGrossAmount>95.00</totalGrossAmount>
<recipientFName>firstname</recipientFName>
<recipientLName>lastname</recipientLName>
<recipientMName>M</recipientMName>
<recipientSal>MR</recipientSal>
<recipientEmail>firstname.lastname @test.com</recipientEmail>
<recipientPhone>1234567890</recipientPhone>
<recipientAdd1>add1</recipientAdd1>
<recipientAdd2>add2</recipientAdd2>
<recipientCity>city</recipientCity>
<recipientState>CA</recipientState>
<recipientCountry>GB</recipientCountry>
<recipientPostCode>ha412t</recipientPostCode>
<itemShipNo>1123</itemShipNo>
<itemGiftMsg>Have a car</itemGiftMsg>
</item>
<deliveryNetAmount>5.00</deliveryNetAmount>
<deliveryTaxAmount>0.00</deliveryTaxAmount>
<deliveryGrossAmount>5.00</deliveryGrossAmount>
<discounts>
<discount> 
<fixed>5</fixed>
<description>Save 5 pounds</description>
</discount>
<discount>
<fixed>1</fixed>
<description>Spend 5 pounds and save 1 pound</description>
</discount>
</discounts>
<shipId>SHIP00002</shipId>
<shippingMethod>N</shippingMethod>
<shippingFaxNo>1234567890</shippingFaxNo>
<carRental>
<checkIn>2012-10-12</checkIn>
<checkOut>2012-10-29</checkOut>
</carRental>
</basket>

 

An example of Basket XML for Hotel Reservation:

<basket>
<agentId>johnsmith</agentId>
<item>
<description>Hotel stay</description>
<productSku>TIMESKU</productSku>
<productCode>1234567</productCode>
<quantity>1</quantity>
<unitNetAmount>90.00</unitNetAmount>
<unitTaxAmount>5.00</unitTaxAmount>
<unitGrossAmount>95.00</unitGrossAmount>
<totalGrossAmount>95.00</totalGrossAmount>
<recipientFName>firstname</recipientFName>
<recipientLName>lastname</recipientLName>
<recipientMName>M</recipientMName>
<recipientSal>MR</recipientSal>
<recipientEmail>firstname.lastname @test.com</recipientEmail>
<recipientPhone>1234567890</recipientPhone>
<recipientAdd1>add1</recipientAdd1>
<recipientAdd2>add2</recipientAdd2>
<recipientCity>city</recipientCity>
<recipientState>CA</recipientState>
<recipientCountry>GB</recipientCountry>
<recipientPostCode>ha412t</recipientPostCode>
<itemShipNo>1123</itemShipNo>
<itemGiftMsg>Happy Birthday</itemGiftMsg>
</item>
<deliveryNetAmount>5.00</deliveryNetAmount>
<deliveryTaxAmount>0.00</deliveryTaxAmount>
<deliveryGrossAmount>5.00</deliveryGrossAmount>
<discounts>
<discount>
<fixed>5</fixed>
<description>Save 5 pounds</description>
</discount>
<discount>
<fixed>1</fixed>
<description>Spend 5 pounds and save 1 pound</description>
</discount>
</discounts>
<shipId>SHIP00002</shipId>
<shippingMethod>N</shippingMethod>
<shippingFaxNo>1234567890</shippingFaxNo>
<hotel>
<checkIn>2012-10-12</checkIn>
<checkOut>2012-10-13</checkOut>
<numberInParty>1</numberInParty>
<guestName>Mr Smith</guestName>
<folioRefNumber>A1000</folioRefNumber>
<confirmedReservation>Y</confirmedReservation>
<dailyRoomRate>150.00</dailyRoomRate>
</hotel>
</basket>

An example of Basket XML for a Cruise:

<basket>
<agentId>johnsmith</agentId>
<item>
<description>Cruise</description>
<productSku>TIMESKU</productSku>
<productCode>1234567</productCode>
<quantity>1</quantity>
<unitNetAmount>90.00</unitNetAmount>
<unitTaxAmount>5.00</unitTaxAmount>
<unitGrossAmount>95.00</unitGrossAmount>
<totalGrossAmount>95.00</totalGrossAmount>
<recipientFName>firstname</recipientFName>
<recipientLName>lastname</recipientLName>
<recipientMName>M</recipientMName>
<recipientSal>MR</recipientSal>
<recipientEmail>firstname.lastname @test.com</recipientEmail>
<recipientPhone>1234567890</recipientPhone>
<recipientAdd1>add1</recipientAdd1>
<recipientAdd2>add2</recipientAdd2>
<recipientCity>city</recipientCity>
<recipientState>CA</recipientState>
<recipientCountry>GB</recipientCountry>
<recipientPostCode>ha412t</recipientPostCode>
<itemShipNo>1123</itemShipNo>
<itemGiftMsg>Happy Birthday</itemGiftMsg>
</item>
<deliveryNetAmount>5.00</deliveryNetAmount>
<deliveryTaxAmount>0.00</deliveryTaxAmount>
<deliveryGrossAmount>5.00</deliveryGrossAmount>
<shipId>SHIP00002</shipId>
<shippingMethod>N</shippingMethod>
<shippingFaxNo>1234567890</shippingFaxNo>
<cruise>
<checkIn>2012-10-12</checkIn>
<checkOut>2012-10-29</checkOut>
</cruise>
</basket>

An example of Basket XML for an Airline:

<basket>
<agentId>johnsmith</agentId>
<item>
<description>Air Ticket</description>
<productSku>TIMESKU</productSku>
<productCode>1234567</productCode>
<quantity>1</quantity>
<unitNetAmount>90.00</unitNetAmount>
<unitTaxAmount>5.00</unitTaxAmount>
<unitGrossAmount>95.00</unitGrossAmount>
<totalGrossAmount>95.00</totalGrossAmount>
<recipientFName>firstname</recipientFName>
<recipientLName>lastname</recipientLName>
<recipientMName>M</recipientMName>
<recipientSal>MR</recipientSal>
<recipientEmail>firstname.lastname @test.com</recipientEmail>
<recipientPhone>1234567890</recipientPhone>
<recipientAdd1>add1</recipientAdd1>
<recipientAdd2>add2</recipientAdd2>
<recipientCity>city</recipientCity>
<recipientState>CA</recipientState>
<recipientCountry>GB</recipientCountry>
<recipientPostCode>ha412t</recipientPostCode>
<itemShipNo>1123</itemShipNo>
<itemGiftMsg>Happy Birthday</itemGiftMsg>
</item>
<deliveryNetAmount>5.00</deliveryNetAmount>
<deliveryTaxAmount>0.00</deliveryTaxAmount>
<deliveryGrossAmount>5.00</deliveryGrossAmount>
<shipId>SHIP00002</shipId>
<shippingMethod>N</shippingMethod>
<shippingFaxNo>1234567890</shippingFaxNo>
<airline>
<ticketNumber>12345678901</ticketNumber>
<airlineCode>123</airlineCode>
<agentCode>12345678</agentCode>
<agentName>26characterslong</agentName>
<restrictedTicket>0</restrictedTicket>
<passengerName>29characterslong</passengerName>
<originatingAirport>BLR</originatingAirport>
<segment>
<carrierCode>ABC</carrierCode>
<class>A01</class>
<stopOver>1</stopOver>
<legDepartureDate>2012-03-20</legDepartureDate>
<destination>LHR</destination>
<fareBasis>FARE12</fareBasis>
</segment>
<customerCode>20characterslong</customerCode>
<flightNumber>BA0118</flightNumber>
<invoiceNumber>123123123123123</invoiceNumber>
</airline>
</basket>

An example of Basket XML for a restaurant:

<basket>
<agentId>johnsmith</agentId>
<item>
<description>Restaurant</description>
<productSku>TIMESKU</productSku>
<productCode>1234567</productCode>
<quantity>1</quantity>
<unitNetAmount>90.00</unitNetAmount>
<unitTaxAmount>5.00</unitTaxAmount>
<unitGrossAmount>95.00</unitGrossAmount>
<totalGrossAmount>95.00</totalGrossAmount>
<recipientFName>firstname</recipientFName>
<recipientLName>lastname</recipientLName>
<recipientMName>M</recipientMName>
<recipientSal>MR</recipientSal>
<recipientEmail>firstname.lastname @test.com</recipientEmail>
<recipientPhone>1234567890</recipientPhone>
<recipientAdd1>add1</recipientAdd1>
<recipientAdd2>add2</recipientAdd2>
<recipientCity>city</recipientCity>
<recipientState>CA</recipientState>
<recipientCountry>GB</recipientCountry>
<recipientPostCode>ha412t</recipientPostCode>
<itemShipNo>1123</itemShipNo>
<itemGiftMsg>Happy Birthday</itemGiftMsg>
</item>
<deliveryNetAmount>5.00</deliveryNetAmount>
<deliveryTaxAmount>0.00</deliveryTaxAmount>
<deliveryGrossAmount>5.00</deliveryGrossAmount>
<shipId>SHIP00002</shipId>
<shippingMethod>N</shippingMethod>
<shippingFaxNo>1234567890</shippingFaxNo>
<dinerCustomerRef>123123123</dinerCustomerRef>
</basket>

 

 

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