The module consists of a core program and a set of additional profiles. Each profile is configured for import of this or that format of the price. The module comes along with the instruction for programmers for creation of additional import profiles. So, you can independently develop additional profiles to import various formats of price lists. Additionally, you can import Stop Sales.

The best way to understand the process of a price-list import is through the graphical diagram.

Distinctive features of the Module:

• Flexibility and scalability
• Facility to work with any structured data sources
• Facility to work with data obtained via web services, imposing on them their own filters
• Possibility of import of the prices with agency commission
• Facility to convert pricing formulas (e.g., price "per room" - at the price "per person".) directly in the import process.
• Possibility to import several price lists at the same time
• A lot of settings that can be made by the user independently:
• Possibility of import in currency, different from source currency of the price list, with recalculation according to the specified change rate
• Possibility of automatic forming of the sales price (gross) with specification of the margin in % or absolute units.
• Possibility of import of the price per person or per room, per night or per the period
• Mapping of reference separately for each provider
• Possibility of excluding certain services from imported prices

Fig. 1. The main work window of the Module

In the process of import, the following types of references are subject to mapping:

• Cities
• Hotels
• Room types
• Room categories
• Accommodation types
• Meal options
• Classes of additional services

When the Module comes across with the new value in price, on which earlier mapping was carried out, the user is offered to choose the appropriate value from the reference book of “Master Tour” (Fig. 2)

Fig. 2. Dialog window for mapping of reference in the process of price import.

Afterwards, user can change or delete the previous mapping in the configuration window (Fig. 3)

Fig. 3.1. The module settings. Mappingn of room types and table of exclusions.

Fig. 3.2 The Module settings. Mapping of additional hotel services.

One of the imported formats of the price list is given below. From this price list into “Master-Tour” are imported the prices of hotel accommodation, as well as, New Year's and Christmas dinners (Hotel Extras). The service CHILD ONLY ABF is included into the exclusion list (see Figure 3.1), so it will not be imported.

Fig. 4. Example of the imported price list

The module can import the prices via web services, which are installed at partners side. At the same time, using filters, you can choose only price positions necessary for you.

Buying the module you get a set of ready-made profiles for several tens of providers:

• The profile for import via web services of incoming travel companies working with “TourML” XML format, for example via the web service of company PAC GROUP. Please note that this public web service works on the basis of a standard XML format “TourML”, it means that the proposed import profile can be used to work with web services of other partners which are using TourML, for example Russian Express , Destination, Pantheon-Travel , etc. This profile has a "resume" function, useful for big price lists. That is, in process of price-list import when connection with the partner’s server has broken, the already downloaded data won’t be lost and downloading will be continued from the point where it was interrupted;
• 1000 dorog
• 1Way2Italy
• 24travel.ru
• Abbey Tours
• Al Khalidiah
• Alaska Tour
• Alba Tour
• Alyssa (Les Decouvertes D'Alyssa)
• Ambotis
• Acti tour
• Alean
• Antil
• Asia Journey
• Aya Travel
• Beleon Tours SPO
• Beleon Tours Stop Sales
• Best Asia Tour
• Blue Star
• Bonotel
• Bon Tour
• Bomo
• Calypso Tour
• Caper
• Catt Tour
• CIP TRAVEL SERVICE
• CORONA TRAVEL
• Dolfin
• Delta Wings
• DeluxeTravel
• Destination
• Disneyland
• Elsenar
• Embassy Alliance Travel
• ESTEC
• Eurotours
• Eurialo Viaggi
• Exotic Holidays
• Finecom (Jacob)
• Fit Holidays
• Focus Travel
• Hotel4You
• Ilves Tour
• INNTEL
• InTourXML (InTour Office)
• In-travel
• Island Pearl Holidays
• Jason Travel
• Kandagar
• KITT Prices & Stop Sales
• KUONI
• Laube Voyage
• LetsGoMaldives
• maldives.ru
• Mescomedia
• MIBS Travel
• Millennium (Greece)
• Mouzenidis Travel
• Navigator
• North American Hosts
• Nova Tours
• Pierre & Vacances
• Prince group
• Qualitum
• Odalys
• Planet Travel & Tours
• Prospect Travel
• Raduga Travel
• RealOBS
• Robinson
• Rosie Holidays
• Roza Hutor
• Russian Service Bureau
• Sejour XML
• Serhs Tourism
• Tangerine Tours
• Terma Travel
• Tour Ethno
• Tour Parad
• Travco
• Travco Stop Sales
• Travel Center
• Travelscope
• TravelXML (Samo-tour)
• TUO Travel
• TuralBG
• Ugarit Tours
• Unihotel.org
• Vassy Travel
• Vizit Europe
• Vizit Italy
• XMLPortal
• W2M Travel
• Welcome Systems

Fig. 5. Parameters of import of the prices via web service of PAC Group travel company

In the dialog window (Figure 6), we choose a country, city of departure, date of publication and click «Get the list of tours».

Fig. 6. Choice of the country, city of departure and publication date

In the dialog windows (Figure 7) we choose one or several tours for import and click «Get price».

Fig. 7. Choice of tours for import

In figure 8 we set formula for the conversion of "per room" price to the price for the accommodation of adult traveler on the main and additional places (in the process of import, accommodation type "2ad" of the price list will be mapped to accommodation type "1ad" in "Master Tour", and accommodation type "2ad+1ad" of the price - to accommodation type "1ad ex.bed" in Master Tour).

Fig. 8. Filters and import formulas

The import process of the prices into the database “Master Tour” is started by pressing the button “Download”.

Introductory video you can find at YouTube.