OTA-SPEC

Cross-segment XML travel standard published by OpenTravel.

Definition

OTA covers OTA_HotelAvailRQ, OTA_HotelResRQ, OTA_AirAvailRQ, OTA_VehAvailRateRQ, OTA_CruiseBookRQ. Schemas updated twice a year. Adopted by Booking.com, Expedia, Sabre Hospitality, Amadeus for hotel and car connectors.

Origin

OpenTravel Alliance founded in 1999 ; bi-annual publication.

Example in context

<OTA_HotelAvailRQ><AvailRequestSegments>...</AvailRequestSegments></OTA_HotelAvailRQ>

Related terms

• OpenTravel Alliance — publisher.