Amadeus VCC Commands (Extend Banks)

New Reservation – Create (ONLY use on initial booking if Auto Create doesn’t work)

Format:   RM CREATE/VCC/H/VirtualPaymentId/HotelConfirmationNumber

Example: RM CREATE/VCC/H/VC0YNL2ACKIVC9WXY4A7CNHZ/01234567

 

Update Card - Use for all updates after initial booking.  Used with Override commands

Format:   RM UPDATE/VCC/H/HotelConfirmationNumber

Example: RM UPDATE/VCC/H/01234567

 

Cancel Card - Cancels the card, but not the booking.  TMC must still cancel the reservation

Format:   RM CANCEL/VCC/H/HotelConfirmationNumber

Example: RM CANCEL/VCC/H/01234567

 

Cancel with penalty - Update the card to only leave the penalty amount open

Format:   RM UPDATE/VCC/H/HotelConfirmationNumber/PenaltyAmount

Example: RM UPDATE/VCC/H/01234567/150.00

 

Email format – Traveler.  Sent the same day as fax to hotel (Email with a copy of the fax is generated to any email address in this format).  There can be multiple GP- lines. 

Format:   RM GP-emailaddress

Example: RM GP-mduffy@grasptech.com    (for emails with underscore _  please use / )

 

Email format - Agent.  Sent booking date Email with a copy of the fax is generated to any email address in this format, only one GPAG per PNR.   

Format:   RM GPAG-emailaddress

Example: RM GPAG-mduffy@grasptech.com    (for emails with underscore _  please use / )

 

Email to HOTEL - Send copy of the fax as an email to the hotel.  Only one EMAIL remark per CF number.

Format:   RM EMAIL/VCC/H/HotelConfirmationNumber/HOTELemailaddress

Example: RM EMAIL/VCC/H/01234567/CONTACT@ROCKCREEKINN.COM   (for emails with underscore _  please use / )

 

Overrides

  • The overrides will modify the VCC assigned to a reservation only when there is a corresponding VCC command for the reservation in the PNR.  

  • If there’s no corresponding command, the PNR will go to the error queue. 

  • Add  the UPDATE command (noted above) and then an Override command

 

Restrictions/Instructions 

Add free text here.  This will be included as instructions on the hotel fax.
Format:   RM RESTRICT/VCC/H/ HotelConfirmationNumber/ROOM AND TAX ONLY

Example: RM RESTRICT/VCC/H/01234567/ROOM AND TAX ONLY

 

Fax

Format:   RM FAX/VCC/H/HotelConfirmationNumber/FaxNumber

Example: RM FAX/VCC/H/01234567/800-123-4567 (include a -, or run the numbers together.  Please do not leave any empty spaces)

 

Tax

Format:   RM TAX/VCC/H/HotelConfirmationNumber/Amount or Amount PCT

Example: RM TAX/VCC/H/01234567/60.00

Example: RM TAX/VCC/H/01234567/15.5 PCT

Percentage will be applied to Rate Duration.

 

Padding

Format: RM PAD/VCC/H/ HotelConfirmationNumber/Amount or Amount PCT

Example: RM PAD/VCC/H/01234567/50.00

Example: RM PAD/VCC/H/01234567/30 PCT

Percentage will be applied to Rate Duration, or to the penalty when Canceling with Penalty.

 

Multiple Overrides on single line

RM RESTRICT/VCC/H/01234567/BED AND BREAKFAST/PAD 50.00/TAX 16 PCT

RM TAX/VCC/H/01234567/60.00 /FAX 800-123-4567 /RESTRICT ROOM ONLY

 

Extend the card active date

Format:   RM CHECKOUT/VCC/H/HotelConfirmationNumber/CHECKOUTDATE

Example: RM CHECKOUT/VCC/H/01234567/ 10AUG

 

Increase the card value (padding still applied afterward). Use the entire total that should be charged, not just the difference between the previous and new amount.

Format:   RM TOTAL/VCC/H/HotelConfirmationNumber/AMOUNT

Example: RM TOTAL/VCC/H/01234567/500

 

Activate the card immediately (useful for deposit bookings).  

Note: the ACTIVATE remark will trigger an immediate fax

Format:   RM ACTIVATE/VCC/H/HotelConfirmationNumber

Example: RM ACTIVATE/VCC/H/01234567

 

Passive Segments  (when hotel is not booked via the GDS)

  • Confirmation #s can be any combination of letters or numbers

  • First step is to always queue the booking with just the CREATE remark (format above)

  • The Passive formats below, only need to be used if the CREATE does not work

  • When the PASSIVE command is used, we do not look at the hotel segment in the GDS, so all other remarks below are required - FAX, CHECKIN, CHECKOUT, TOTAL. 

 

Passive Command (Used instead of the CREATE command) 

Format: RM PASSIVE/VCC/H/Virtualpaymentid/HotelConfirmationNumber 

Format: RM PASSIVE/VCC/H/VC0YNL2ACKIVC9WXY4A7CNHZ/MARY02MAR2018   

 

Fax

Format:   RM FAX/VCC/H/HotelConfirmationNumber/FaxNumber

Example: RM FAX/VCC/H/01234567/800-123-4567 (include a -, or run the numbers together.  Please do not leave any empty spaces)

 

Check In Date

Format:   RM CHECKIN/VCC/H/HotelConfirmationNumber/CHECKINDATE 

Example: RM CHECKIN/VCC/H/11111/10AUG  

 

Check Out Date 

Format:   RM CHECKOUT/VCC/H/HotelConfirmationNumber/CHECKOUTDATE 

Example: RM CHECKOUT/VCC/H/01234567/10AUG 

 

TOTAL (Use the full amount to be charged)

Format:  RM TOTAL/VCC/H/HotelConfirmationNumber/Amount 

Example: RM TOTAL/VCC/H/11111/500