Sabre Hotel Display Guidelines

Due to regulations issued by the United States Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control regarding Cuba, Sabre Holdings does not create and/or distribute Cuban hotel properties through the SABRE system at this time.  The restriction applies for the Sabre GDS and all Sabre Holdings Companies, including Travelocity, WorldChoice Travel, GetThere, Travelocity Business and any other distribution sites.

The following document details the current display parameters that govern the Sabre system hotel shopping display. It provides an explanation of how Sabre builds the HOT display when properties are returned to the travel agent in response to specific shopping entries.

The Sabre hotel system enables a user to search, shop, book, modify and cancel a hotel reservation. The base criteria required for all searches are the destination, the dates of check in and check out and the number of people in the party.

From time to time, Sabre may conduct tests and engage in modifications of the Sabre system that temporarily modify the hotel display from what is outlined below. Sabre Travel Network performs these tests to ensure the Sabre system is meeting the needs of various customer groups. The tests may include, but are not limited to, EDIFACT processing, messaging efficiency, hotel shopping, hotel booking, and marketing tools.

Search requests are categorized into two types

A qualified search request: The user is able to qualify the search using a number of qualifiers in addition to base search criteria. Primary qualifiers include rate type, proximity to a point of interest or town center, hotel chain code and property name and number. Typically over 60% of hotel searches fall are qualified and over 70% of the time the user is able to book from the first display. The system returns a random display, which is probable or a preferenced display which is possible when the traveler demonstrates certain characteristics.

An open search request: The user does not qualify the search over the base criteria. In this case the system may return a random display, which is probable, or a preferenced display, which is possible when the traveler demonstrates certain characteristics.

Display Management Principles

Sabre will publish system display parameters to participating hotel supplier's in an open and timely fashion.

Sabre will provide 30 days advance notification of system display parameter changes, these changes will be communicated via a display parameter table on hoteleservices.sabre.com.

Display Parameters

The basic hotel availability request:

HOTDFW/5DEC-2NT2 
HOT = FORMAT
DFW = City
/ = FORMAT
DATE = Check in date
2NT2 = Number of nights and adults

RESPONSE:

The display includes the chain code, direct connect participation indicator, hotel name, distance from DFW and rate range. Sabre defaults to the currency code of the country of the user.

Sabre returns four groups of hotels to this request:

• Geocoded hotels that are within 20 miles (default) of DFW returned in random order.
• Below the geocoded hotels, Sabre returns non-geocoded hotels that define themselves as a “City” location. They are also in random order.
• Next down the screen Sabre returns a random list of non-geocoded hotels that define themselves as an “airport” location.
• Next comes “surrounding” locations.
• Next comes “rural” locations.

HOTDFW/5DEC-2NT2/[qualifiers]

Sabre users can further refine their searches with the use of additional qualifiers.

/[two letter chain code] – limits the search to specific chain code (up to 20 allowed)

HOTDFW/5DEC-2NT2/HY,HH
Returns only Hyatt or Hilton properties.

/[two letter brand loyalty code]– limits the search to only the chain codes that are linked to a specific brand loyalty qualifier

HOTDFW/5DEC-2NT2/EM
Returns only properties that are in the Marriott brand family (Marriott, Springhill Suites, Residence Inn, Ritz Carlton, Courtyard, etc).

/N-[hotel name] – limits response to properties with the name specified

HOTDFW/5DEC-2NT2/N-Wyndham Plaza
Returns properties with the word “Wyndham Plaza” in the name.

/PT-property type – limits the search to a specific property type

HOTDFW/5DEC-2NT2/PT-LUXRY
Returns only properties that have identified their property type as LUXRY (Luxury).

/RC-rate category – limits the search to hotels that offer a specified rate category

HOTDFW/5DEC-2NT2/RC-F,W,P,T
Returns only properties that have identified that have a rate code of F (family), W (weekend), P (promotional), or T (travel industry).

/SQ-special quality

HOTDFW/5DEC-2NT2/SQ-POOL,PETS
Returns only properties that have a pool and accept pets.

/R-max rate – limits to properties with a rate that is less than or equal to the max requested rate

HOTDFW/5DEC-2NT2/R-100
Returns only properties that have a rate less than or equal to $100.

/R‡min rate – limits to properties with a rate that is greater than or equal to the min requested rate

HOTDFW/5DEC-2NT2/R‡75
Returns only properties that have identified that have a rate code with a rate greater than or equal to $75.

/PK – limits to properties that offer a specified package deal

HOTDFW/5DEC-2NT2/PK-GF
Returns only properties that offer golf packages.

/D-distance – limits to properties within the specified distance

HOTDFW/5DEC-2NT2/D-10
Returns only properties that are within 10 miles of DFW.

/*SD – returns the closest geocoded hotels in order of distance

HOTDFW/5DEC-2NT2/*SD
Returns only geocoded properties in the order of distance from DFW.
The format to request a contracted or negotiated rate does not necessarily limit the properties displayed. The response depends on the agencies definition of whether a rate is contracted or negotiated.

HOTDFW‡neg or contracted rate code/5DEC-2NT2 – displays properties that returned a rate code matching the requested code in addition to other available properties that meet the remaining criteria

HOTDFW‡IBM/5DEC-2NT2
Returns properties that have a negotiated rate with IBM.
HOTDFW‡AMX/5DEC-2NT2
Returns properties that offer an AMEX consortia rate.