Expedia collects payment; this is also referred to as "EC" or "Merchant".
HOTEL_COLLECT
Property collects payment; this is referred to as "HC," "Agency," or "Property Collect".
CancellationPenaltyRuleType
Enum
How the cancellation penalty (fee) is applied.
Name
Description
FLAT_AMOUNT
NUMBER_OF_NIGHTS
PERCENTAGE
CancellationPolicyCancellationWindow
Object
Policy period (number of days, hour, or weeks before the check-in date that a cancellation can be done).
Field
Description
cutoff
Not nullable.
Number of days, hours, or weeks before the check-in date to which this policy
applies. If cutoff is set to 12000 hours or 500 days, which is the the maximum
reservation length, the policy applies to all days leading up to the next
cutoff period.
Scalar representing a country code using the ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 standard.
CurrencyCode
CurrencyCode
Scalar that represents the three-letter currency code defined by the ISO 4217 standard.
DateTime
DateTime
Scalar that represents a date-time string at UTC, such as 2007-12-03T10:15:30Z,
compliant with the date-time format outlined in section 5.6 of the RFC 3339
profile of the ISO 8601 standard for representation of dates and times using the
Gregorian calendar.
Decimal
Decimal
A type represending a signed decimal number (supporting up to two decimal places), which is serialized as a string.
EffectivePolicy
Object
Effective cancellation policy for the reservation.
The traveler's Expedia Group VIP Access loyalty tier. These reservations often
include value add promotions (VAPs), therefore it is important to associate
this field and reservation:valueAddedPromotions in your systems so that
end-users can properly identify loyal travelers and loyalty perks that the
traveler is expecting. Values include MEMBER, VIP, PREMIUMVIP, and null. You
must include this field to complete certification.
Details about the frequent traveler reward program. This field identifies if
the traveler is a member of the supplier's loyalty program to ensure the
supplier is able to greet the guest accordingly and award loyalty points as needed.
The ID scalar type represents a unique identifier, often used to refetch an object or as key for a cache. The ID type appears in a JSON response as a String; however, it is not intended to be human-readable. When expected as an input type, any string (such as "4") or integer (such as 4) input value will be accepted as an ID.
Reason why the reservation cannot be reconciled. Values include the following:
GUEST_REQUESTED_CANCEL - Traveler cancelled the reservation
NO_SHOW - Traveler was a no-show
MODIFY_DATES_AMOUNTS - There was a difference in the booking price when the
lodging partner charged the traveler (for example, because an extra night was
added at the time of stay)
Reason why the reservation can be reconciled. Values include the following:
GUEST_REQUESTED_CANCEL - Traveler cancelled the reservation
NO_SHOW - Traveler was a no-show
MODIFY_DATES_AMOUNTS - There was a difference in the booking price when the
lodging partner charged the traveler (for example, because an extra night was
added at the time of stay)
Reservation ID and other details needed to refund the charges for a reservation.
Field
Description
clientMutationId
Partner's transaction ID that uniquely identifies the request, which can be
used to associate requests and responses for troubleshooting purposes. This ID
must be unique across requests and cannot be reused. However, if a request
needs to be retried, such as because it failed or timed out, the ID provided
in the original request should be used. The ID can be in any format as long as
it uniquely identifies the request.
Partner's transaction ID that identifies the request, which can be used to
correlate with partner's transaction logs. This ID must be unique across
requests and cannot be reused.
Rate amounts for the reservation, including the summary list of the
reservation amounts (base rates, extra person charges, discounts, taxes, fees,
and various adjustments or compensations) and detailed reservation amounts
that are calculated on a daily basis.
Timestamp of when the reservation was created (format: yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ssTZD,
where TZD is a time zone designator in the form +/-hh:mm). Compare this value
to that of lastUpdatedDateTime to determine if a reservation has been modified.
ID of message thread (conversation) associated with the reservation. This
requires implementation and certification of the messaging capability. If no
message threads exist for a reservation, null is returned.
ID(s) of the rate/rate plan and the source of each ID. In the response, when
idSource is set to SUPPLIER, the id field returns the same value as
returned by the existing booking APIs. However, for Hotel Collect
reservations, the A- prefix is no longer added to the source value and the A
suffix is no longer appended to the rate ID as was done by the booking APIs.
Remittance type used for the reservation. This field helps identify whether
the reservation uses the Updated Expedia Collect business model (returns GROSS if so).
Source of the reservation. Refer to Booking sources
for the list of possible values (though \"A-\" is not included in Hotel
Collect sources returned by this API).
Operation model of the lodging partner. This field helps identify whether the
reservation uses the Updated Expedia Collect business model (returns AGENCY if so).
Value add promotion(s) used to book the reservation, which are additional
benefits that travelers receive based on loyalty tier status, chosen property,
and room type or rate plan they book. If a value add promotion was not used,
an empty array is returned. We strongly recommend that you include this field
in your implementation to ensure traveler-promised perks can be properly
fulfilled by suppliers.
Penalty type and amount. Only one of the following fields may be defined: percentage, flatAmount, and numberOfNights.
Field
Description
costFlatAmount
Cancellation penalty amount for the reservation paid by the traveler, minus
the Expedia commission. Note that this value will be that same as
priceAmount unless the booking is Expedia Collect and a flat fee penalty
type on the property.
Percentage of the total booking amount that is charged as a penalty.
Represented as a fraction of 1 (for example,: 15% should be represented as
0.15. Note that to charge 100% penalty, specify 1.0.
Total penalty amount for the reservation paid by the traveler, including the
Expedia commission. Note that this value will be that same as costFlatAmount
unless the booking is Expedia Collect and a flat fee penalty type on the property.
Cancellation policy that was in place when the reservation was made.
Field
Description
effectivePolicy
Policy that was applied to the reservation. For example, a property might have
a non-refundable cancellation policy as their default policy. However, if a
traveler cancels their reservation within 24 hours of creating the
reservation, the property's cancellation policy is overridden and the
effective policy is "fully refundable" due to a regulatory requirement in
places like California or Brazil.
Percentage of the commissionable amount (for any COMMISSION_* type fields) for
Hotel Collect reservations. This field is only available for these types in
the summary object:
COMMISSION_TOTAL: available for Expedia Collect, Hotel Collect and Updated Expedia Collect reservations only
ACCELERATOR: available for Hotel Collect reservations only
And this field only available for COMMISSION_BASE in the nightlyPayments object, for Hotel Collect reservations only.
Amount type. These values may be returned for nightly amounts:
ACCELERATOR - Compensation subject to adjustment, if your property is opted
into this service, your property's ranking is boosted in our search results
AUTO_RATE_MATCH - How the rate was adjusted to match your listings on other sites, if property is opted into service
BASE - Total nightly or per-stay rate for the guest's stay; does not include taxes, fees, compensation, or promotions
COMMISSION_BASE - Compensation on the nightly rate (Hotel Collect reservations only)
COMMISSION_ON_FEE - Compensation on fee (Hotel Collect reservations only)
COMMISSION_ON_TAX_OR_FEE - Compensation on taxes or fees (Hotel Collect reservations only)
COMMISSION_TOTAL - Expedia Group's total compensation rate, which is a
percentage determined by your contract (Updated Expedia Collect only)
DISCOUNT - Promotional discount your property applied to this room type's rate plan
EXPEDIA_GROUP_INVOICE - Total amount that Expedia Group will invoice partner
for this reservation (Expedia Collect reservations only)
EXTRA_PERSON_CHARGE - Fee charged for every extra guest beyond the allowed number of guests for the room
FEE - Fee included in the price that travelers see when booking and are paid in advance or upon arrival
GUEST_PAYMENT - Total reservation amount paid by guest (Hotel Collect and Updated Expedia Collect reservations only)
PAYOUT- Partner earnings (total reservation amount minus compensation)
SUBTOTAL - Amount after any amounts retained by EG and promotions have been
subtracted, before taxes and fees are applied. (Expedia Collect only)
TAX - Tax amount on BASE, unless otherwise stated in description
For summary amounts, these values may be returned:
ACCELERATOR - Compensation subject to adjustment, if your property is opted
into this service, your property's ranking is boosted in our search results
AUTO_RATE_MATCH - How the rate was adjusted to match your listings on other sites, if property is opted into service
BASE - Total nightly or per-stay rate for the guest's stay; does not include taxes, fees, or promotions
There is an issue with the quality of the experience provided by the property
(such as cleanliness, standard equipment not working, no internet, no hot
water, bad service), resulting in a refund without changes being made to the stay dates.
ACCESSIBILITY_ISSUE
The traveler made an accessibility request that was not met.
AMENITY_ISSUE
A major amenity (such as breakfast, wifi, shuttle, swimming pool, parking, or
restaurant) is closed or unavailable with no substitute.
ROOM_TYPE_ISSUE
The product booked (room type) was not available or provided by the property,
but the booking can still be fulfilled with a different product.
SPECIAL_REQUEST_NOT_MET
The traveler made a special request for products, services, or other extras
(such as bassinet, pet, meals, GPS, ski rack) that were not fulfilled as part
of the booking.
SERVICE_ISSUE
A concern or dissatisfaction with a booking, product, service, or employee
conduct that is not listed as a secondary reason code.
LOYALTY_PERK_NOT_FULFILLED
Travelers expect to receive an "extra" amenity as part of Expedia Group's
loyalty program, such as late checkout, free breakfast, or free wifi. The
property promises the "extra" amenity as part of Expedia Group's VIP Access Program.
ReservationStatus
Enum
Status of the reservation.
Name
Description
BOOKED
CANCELLED
COMPLETE
For Vrbo reservations only.
CREATED
For Vrbo reservations only.
DECLINED
For Vrbo reservations only.
IN_PROGRESS
For Vrbo reservations only.
INVALID
For Vrbo reservations only.
RESERVED
For Vrbo reservations only.
ReservationValueAddedPromotion
Object
Value add promotion(s) used to book the reservation. If no value add promotion (VAP) was used, an empty array is returned.
The String scalar type represents textual data, represented as UTF-8 character sequences. The String type is most often used by GraphQL to represent free-form human-readable text.
SupplierLoyaltyPlanInfo
Object
Details about the frequent traveler reward program. This field identifies if the
traveler is a member of the supplier's loyalty program to ensure the supplier is
able to greet the guest accordingly and award loyalty points as needed.
Expedia Group collects payment from travelers at the time of booking. This
model is sometimes referred to as "Pay Now" or "Expedia Collect (EC)"
depending on context.
AGENCY
Property collects payment from the traveler. This method is also known as "Pay
Later" and is sometimes referred to as "Hotel Collect" or "Property Collect"
depending on the context.
TravelPurpose
Enum
Values for a guest's travel purpose, to identify business bookings.