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Reqest check_external_hotel_nowait, searches hotels data in external services.Reqest is NOT waiting for offers, and returns only information about geting offers in background.

Note: It is required to send field external_search_id to receive correct response - the request will be forwarded to the server which receives search result the fastest.
Example:

<mds>
  <external_search_id>13596328115024310</external_search_id>
  <auth>
(...)

Inquiry

Parameters:

Field name	type	↑ length	containing
par_chdAge	text		age of children or children bitrh dates
geo_xCircle	int		Search in max radius='dstance' (in kilometers) from lat,long
par_chd	int		Number of children
trp_destination	int		Region of the trip/event
par_adt	int		number of adults
par_inf	int		number of infants
trp_depDate	date		Date of departure / departure / start of trip
trp_durationM	int		number of days
obj_xCityId	text		The city in which the object is assigned by MerlinX (original or revised)
ofr_tourOp	char	4	touroperator code

Required fields: obj_xCityId or trp_destination and ofr_tourOp, trp_depDate, occupancy with child age.

<?xml version='1.0'?>
<mds>
    <auth>
        <login>login</login>
        <pass>pass</pass>
    </auth>
   <request>
     <type>check_external_hotel_nowait</type>
     <conditions>
       <ofr_tourOp>HOPL</ofr_tourOp>
       <trp_depDate>20120726</trp_depDate>
       <obj_xCityId>4053</obj_xCityId>\
       <trp_durationM>1</trp_durationM>
       <par_adt>2</par_adt>     
     </conditions>
   </request>
</mds>

Answer

Parameters:

Field name	type	containing
msg	text	Reqest information
status	text	anwser status
search_id	text	Reqest id

<?xml version='1.0'?>
<response>
        <search_id>13607475455006953</search_id>
        <status>EXT_QUERY_FINISHED</status>
	<msg>External request processed in background</msg>
</response>

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