Worldspan VCC Commands (WEX)

New Reservation – Create (ONLY use on initial booking)
Format:   5 CREATE/VCC/H/VirtualPaymentId/HotelConfirmationNumber

Example: 5 CREATE/VCC/H/HJN3W1ANRQ8WATAB1P/01234567

 

Update Card  (Use for all updates after initial booking.  Used with Override commands)
Format:   5 UPDATE/VCC/H/HotelConfirmationNumber

Example: 5 UPDATE/VCC/H/01234567

 

Cancel Card (Cancels the card, but not the booking.  TMC must still cancel the reservation)
Format:   5 CANCEL/VCC/H/HotelConfirmationNumber

Example: 5 CANCEL/VCC/H/01234567

 

Cancel with penalty (Update the card to only leave the penalty amount open to charge)

Format:   5 UPDATE/VCC/H/HotelConfirmationNumber/PenaltyAmount

Example: 5 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:   5 GP-emailaddress

Example: 5 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:   5 GPAG-emailaddress

Example: 5 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:   5 EMAIL/VCC/H/HotelConfirmationNumber/HOTELemailaddress

Example: 5 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:   5 RESTRICT/VCC/H/HotelConfirmationNumber/ROOM AND TAX ONLY

Example: 5 RESTRICT/VCC/H/01234567/ROOM AND TAX ONLY

 

Fax

Format:   5 FAX/VCC/H/HotelConfirmationNumber/FaxNumber

Example: 5 FAX/VCC/H/01234567/800-123-4567  (include a -, or run the numbers together.  Please do not leave any empty spaces) 

 

Tax

Format:   5 TAX/VCC/H/HotelConfirmationNumber/Amount or Amount PCT

Example: 5 TAX/VCC/H/01234567/60.00

Example: 5 TAX/VCC/H/01234567/15.5 PCT

Percentage will be applied to Rate Duration.

 

Padding

Format:   5 PAD/VCC/H/HotelConfirmationNumber/Amount or Amount PCT

Example: 5 PAD/VCC/H/01234567/50.00

Example: 5 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

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

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

 

Extend the card active date

Format:   5 CHECKOUT/VCC/H/HotelConfirmationNumber/CHECKOUTDATE

Example: 5 CHECKOUT/VCC/H/01234567/10AUG

 

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

Format:   5 TOTAL/VCC/H/HotelConfirmationNumber/AMOUNT

Example: 5 TOTAL/VCC/H/01234567/500

 

Activate the card immediately (useful for deposit bookings)

Note: the ACTIVATE remark will trigger an immediate fax

Format:   5 ACTIVATE/VCC/H/HotelConfirmationNumber

Example: 5 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:     5 PASSIVE/VCC/H/Virtualpaymentid/HotelConfirmationNumber

Example:   5 PASSIVE/VCC/H/HJN3W1ANRQ8WATAB1P/11111

 

Fax

Format:   5 FAX/VCC/H/HotelConfirmationNumber/FaxNumber

Example: 5 FAX/VCC/H/11111/800-123-4567  (include a -, or run the numbers together.  Please do not leave any empty spaces) 

 

Check In Date

Format:   5 CHECKIN/VCC/H/HotelConfirmationNumber/CHECKINDATE 

Example: 5 CHECKIN/VCC/H/11111/10AUG  

 

Check Out Date

Format:   5 CHECKOUT/VCC/H/HotelConfirmationNumber/CHECKOUTDATE 

Example: 5 CHECKOUT/VCC/H/11111/12AUG 

 

Total (Use the full amount to be charged)  

Format:   5 TOTAL/VCC/H/HotelConfirmationNumber/Amount 

Example: 5 TOTAL/VCC/H/11111/500