Accommodation Services

An AccommodationService is a booked instance of an accommodation product.

XML Schema:

GET: Get an Accommodation Service

POST: Create an Accommodation Service

PATCH: Update an Accommodations Service

Fields

Name

Type

Description

id read-only

String

href read-only

Field

name read-only

String

The name of this service.

status

String

The current status of the service:

  • Option: The service is being held on option until the option_expiry_date. No deposit or payment is required to hold an option. An Option service can be Expired or Confirmed.

  • On Request: The service has been requested by the client, but the request has not been sent to the local office. All departures with availability status REQUEST_SPACE can not be put on Option, but must be requested. Full payment is required. An On Request service can be Expired with no cancellation fees applied.

  • Request Confirmation: The service has been requested by the client, and the request has been sent by G Adventures to the local office. A Request Confirmation service can be Cancelled with cancellation fees applied.

  • Confirmed: The service is confirmed. Deposit is always required to confirm, and full payment will be required for a departure where FULL_PAYMENT_REQUIRED_TO_BOOK is present in the flags field. A Confirmed service can be Cancelled with cancellation fees applied.

  • Waitlisted: The service is in a waitlist queue. A cancellation on the product will cause the service to automatically be moved to Option. Only product with availability status WAIT_LIST can be Waitlisted. A Waitlisted service can be Cancelled with no cancellation fees applied.

  • Expired: The service is expired. An Option or On Request service is Expired at midnight EST when it reaches its option_expiry_date. A Waitlisted service can be Expired at any time, but will automatically be Expired when a departure reaches availability status REQUEST_SPACE. No cancellation fees will be applied.

  • Request Cancellation: The service has been requested to be Cancelled. Cancellation fees will be applied when it is Cancelld by G Adventures staff (if applicable).

  • Cancelled: The service is cancelled. A Request Confirmation or Confirmed service can be cancelled with cancellation fees applied.

Active service status transitions:

  • Option –> Confirmed/Expired

  • On Request –> Request Confirmation/Expired

  • Request Confirmation –> Request Cancellation

  • Confirmed –> Request Cancellation

  • Waitlisted –> Expired

status_transitions read-only

List

A list of status values to which this services can transition.

type read-only

String

The type of this resource.

sub_type read-only

String

A brief description of the services type.

start_date read-only

Date

The start date of the services.

finish_date read-only

Date

The finish date of the services.

customers

Field

  • id read-only

String

  • href read-only

Field

  • name

Nested Object

    • legal_first_name required

String

Legal first name as it appears on a passport.

    • legal_middle_name

String

Legal middle name as it appears on a passport.

    • legal_last_name required

String

Legal last name as it appears on a passport.

    • common_name

String

The name this person likes to be called if different from their legal name.

    • title required

String

The title. Valid values are: Mr, Mrs, Ms, and Miss

date_created read-only

Datetime

The date this services had its service status set to Confirmed, in the standard Dates & Times.

date_confirmed read-only

Datetime

The date this services had its service status set to Confirmed, in the standard Dates & Times.

date_cancelled read-only

Datetime

The date this services had its service status set to Cancelled, in the standard Dates & Times.

option_expiry_date read-only

Datetime

The date/time at which an Option service status will automatically be set to Expired, in the standard Dates & Times.

purchase_price read-only

Decimal

The currency-specific purchase price this services was Confirmed at, in the standard Currencies & Prices. The price is not locked until the services has its service status set to Confirmed (i.e. the price could change when the service status is on Option).

commission read-only

Decimal

The currency-specific commission amount that the booking agent will receive for this services, in the standard Currencies & Prices.

applied_promotion

Nested Object

  • id read-only

String

  • href read-only

Field

  • name

String

The name of the promotion used.

  • promotion_code

String

A unique code for this promotion.

  • discount_amount

Decimal

The currency-specific amount that has been discounted from the purchase_price. Add the discount_amount and purchase_price to see the original non-discounted price.

  • commission_rate

Integer

The commission rate for this promotion.

  • terms_and_conditions

String

The promotion applied to this services.

flags read-only

List

A list of codes that, when present, require special considerations for a booked services.

The list of departure service flags related to the current status of a request to hike the Inca Trail, or the option booked for services on these special departures:

Service Status Flags

  • SUSPENDED: This departure service has been suspended due to mitigating circumstances out of G Adventures’ control and will not be departing.

Inca Trail Flags

  • ON_INCA_TRAIL: Inca Trail permits have been obtained for all travellers on this services.

  • REQUESTING_INCA_TRAIL: A request to hike the Inca Trail has been submitted. The permits have not yet been obtained for travellers on this services.

  • ON_LARES_TREK: All travellers on this services will be hiking the Lares Trek as the Inca Trail is not available.

  • CUZCO_STAY: All travellers on this services will stay in Cuzco, as either they have chosen this option or the Inca Trail permits are not available for this departure.

  • INCA_TRAIL_UNKNOWN: A request to the local office has been made to confirm availability and additional local intricacies. This is an intermediary state which can occur before REQUESTING_INCA_TRAIL and any of the other states.

booking read-only

Reference Object

documents read-only

Field

  • id read-only

String

  • href read-only

Field

  • date_created required

Datetime

The time when the resource was created, in the standard Dates & Times.

  • type read-only

String

The document type, currently: INVOICE, ATOL_CERTIFICATE, VOUCHER.

  • audience read-only

String

The intended audience of this document. Either AGENT or CUSTOMER.

  • booking read-only

Reference Object

The related booking resource.

  • mime_type read-only

String

The Internet media type.

declined_reason read-only

Reference Object

The related declined reason resource.

product read-only

Reference Object

The associated product

room required

Nested Object

The room of the associated services accommodation product

  • code required

String

The room code of the hotel

  • name

String

The room name

  • class

String

The room class

associated_services

List

Get an Accommodation Service

GET /accommodation_services/(string: service_id)/

Create an Accommodation Service

POST /accommodation_services/

Example request:

POST /accommodation_services/ HTTP/1.1
Host: rest.gadventures.com
Accept: application/json
Content-Type:application/json

{
    "start_date": "2013-09-27",
    "finish_date": "2013-09-28",
    "customers": [
        {
            "id": "1322830"
        }
    ],
    "booking": {
        "id": "628090"
    },
    "product": {
        "id": "3322"
    },
    "room": {
        "code": "27307"
    }
}

Example response:

HTTP/1.1 201 CREATED
Content-Type: application/json

{
    "id": "1161887",
    "href": "/accommodation_services/1161887",
    "name": "Hotel Diwan",
    "status": "Expired",
    "type": "accommodation_services",
    "sub_type": "Hotel",
    "start_date": "2013-09-27",
    "finish_date": "2013-09-28",
    "customers": [
        {
            "id": "1322830",
            "href": "/customers/1322830",
            "name": {
                  "legal_first_name": "Scalades",
                  "legal_last_name": "Woolhats",
                  "legal_middle_name": null,
                  "common_name": null,
                  "title": "Mr"
            },
        }
    ],
    "date_created": "2013-08-01T21:50:16Z",
    "date_confirmed": null,
    "date_cancelled": "2013-08-02T04:00:00Z",
    "option_expiry_date": "2013-08-04T21:01:08Z",
    "purchase_price": "0.00",
    "commission": "0.00",
    "applied_promotion": null,
    "flags": [],
    "booking": {
        "id": "628090",
        "href": "/bookings/628090"
    },
    "documents": null,
    "product": {
        "id": "3322",
        "href": "/accommodations/3322",
        "name": "Hotel Diwan"
    },
    "room": {
        "code": "27307",
        "name": "Single",
        "class": "Standard"
    }
}

Update an Accommodations Service

PATCH /accommodations_services/(string: service_id)/

Example request:

PATCH /accommodation_services/1161864/ HTTP/1.1
Host: rest.gadventures.com
Accept: application/json
Content-Type: application/json

{
    "status": "Cancelled"
}

A successful response returns the same data as a GET on this resource.