This option allows clubs to enter their ARC/IATA number, so it can be passed along to an accommodation or car vendor to ensure the club gets its commission.

 

This option allows clubs to add their Hertz corporate ID discount rate number. The application uses this configurable number to populate the "CDP Number" field on the carCriteria page and uses the Member Hertz CD Number for the number of users logged in as members. This information is used to provide a discount when searching for Hertz car availability.

 

The application uses this configurable number to populate the "CDP Number" field on the carCriteria page and uses the Non-Member Hertz CD Number for the number of users logged in as non-members. This information is used to provide a discount when searching for Hertz car availability.

 

Use this configurable number when linking to the Hertz site to enroll members in the Hertz #1 Club Gold. This number is combined with the association, club name and the configurable "Member Hertz CD Number" to build the link to the Hertz site.

 

Club's offering Premier memberships will need to setup the new "Hertz #1 Gold PC# - premier memberships" setting within the Maintain Application Settings section of Support Manager. With it's implementation, this setting will be pre-populated with the PC number received from Hertz for each club.

 

For a complete list of the PC numbers received from Hertz, click here.

This option allows you to set the maximum number of profiles for a travel user to any number between one and ten. The default is four. To set the number of default profiles, click on the down arrow next to the Maximum Number of Profiles per User field and highlight a number.

 

Lists the maximum number of itineraries that a user can receive per trip.  The default value is set to 5.

 

Number of days to wait after itinerary has been traveled before checking Apollo to see if trip segments are still available.  If segments are still in Apollo, the system will not delete the trip.  If trip segments are no longer available in Apollo, the system will delete the trip.

 

Number of days to wait after a trip has been traveled (all itineraries)  before checking Apollo to see if trip segments are still available.  If segments are still in Apollo, the system will not delete the trip.  However, if the trip segments are no longer available in Apollo, the system deletes the trip. 

In most cases, this is the same value as On Itinerary Completion, purge after.

 

When checked, the links in the Navigation Bar page in Content Manager appears on the WebObjects Home Page specified above.  If this box is unchecked, the navigation bar does not appear.

 

If this option is selected at the same time a credit card number has been entered, the system validates the Credit card number against the credit card companies database and verifies the address.  This is an additional cost item that must be subscribed to with Apollo.

 

Parameter to add the Membership number to the name field within the PNR.  To add the Member number, set to "Y".  To not add the Member number, set to "N".

 

Non-Member PNR Code - Allows this code to be placed in the non-member PNR field. This new code can be used to specify the PNR is from a non-member.  Up to 10 characters can be entered into this text box.

• Add Non-Member PNR Code To - Determines where to add the "Non-Member PNR Code to within the PNR. Via a drop-down box, you can chose the following:

• Blank  -  doesn't add the code to the PNR,

• Name Field  -  add's the code to the Name field,

• Ticketing Remarks  -  add's the code within the ticketing comments section.

 

 

 

This address appears at the bottom of the application pages, which enables members to email the Webmaster with any questions or comments.

 

This text appears in the title bar of a club’s home page (e.g., AAA Online, Auto Club of…, etc.).

 

Use this option if someone is linking into the site with an encrypted user ID and password. The text entered in this field is used as the key to decrypt the user ID and password information.

 

This option is only used if you are linking to an external accommodation-booking engine (e.g., ITN). When checked, the Accommodation Book and Cancel buttons are hidden and would then be replaced with a hyperlink created in the Content Manager. Typically, this button would be unchecked.

 

This controls the size (in pixels) of the frame used to display the navigation bar when linking to a static HTML page.

 

When checked, an encrypted membership number sent on the URL is decrypted and checked against CDX before the member is granted access.

 

A user is directed to this page when they click Return to Travel Services on the Travel Reservations page.

 

The length of time (in days) a user is allowed member access to the site after joining online before they must enter a membership number.

 

If this setting is set to "Y", the option to have an agent call the user does not appear on the Credit Card page. The default setting is "N".

 

If this setting is set to "Y", the option to have an agent call the user does not appear on the Credit Card page. The default setting is "N".

 

If this setting is set to "Y", the option to have an agent call the user does not appear on the Credit Card page. The default setting is "N".

 

The Automated Air Ticketing functionality allows the user chooses the time the tickets are issued to complete the transaction.

 

When selected, the Automated Air Ticketing functionality for International Itineraries allows the user chooses the time the tickets are issued to complete the transaction.  

 

Travel Booking:   Clubs can now apply a custom check rule to bookings made on aaa.com.  Clubs that require Custom Check Rules on their booking and/or ticketing pseudo city codes can setup a new Custom Check Rule for the aaa.com bookings. This new custom check rule should be a very simple, so virtually all PNRs meet the rule conditions.  This allows the clubs to keep their current Custom Check Rules in place for their travel agents with a mandatory rule requirement.

NOTE: If the new Custom Check Rule conditions are not met by the internet PNRs, then the user's booking fails. The intent of this Custom Check Rule feature is not to enforce strict PNR requirements, but simply to meet the requirement that states a rule must be attached to a PNR for pseudo cities that require a mandatory rule.

 

Defines the pseudo city code to which you want to apply the Custom Check rule.

 

If the "Allow TourBook Commants" is checked, clubs can link to the "TourBookComments" functionality. This functionality forwards users comments directly to the Member Relations department at National.   

 

You can disable the "Quick Links" setting. The default is set to display the "Quick Links".

 

If the new "Send Email Address Change Notification Email" is checked, a notification e-mail is sent to the recipient of the 'Registration - New User' e-mail.  The default setting is "unchecked" to receive the email.

 

Provides a disclaimer statement notifying consumers of the additional paper ticket fee. The disclaimer is
carrier-specific and only appears to consumers if electronic tickets are an option.

This new message is not club-configurable. You have the option to display the Paper Ticket Fee Disclaimer message. The setting defaults to "Y", to display the message.

If the "Allow Air Tickets to be mailed to the Credit Card Billing Address Only" setting is checked, only the credit card "Billing Address" option on the Air Payment page will be displayed. With implementation of Release 32, this new setting will be defaulted to show only the Billing Address.

This setting is not currently being used.

Clubs have the ability to configure invoice issuance for domestic and/or international car bookings, and for domestic and/or international hotel bookings.

 

1. Scroll to the bottom of the Applications Settings page to configure invoice issuance.

2. Select Y or N for each travel component.

3. Enter the complete Apollo format to issue invoice and generate record to your back-office accounting (Example: HBDIDAD ).

4. Click the ”r;Submit” Button when finished.

5. Access Content Manager and Select Publish Setting to save changes to Production.  Changes will take effect the next day.

If the new "Send Hotel Cancellation as RMU in PNR" setting is checked , the Hotels cancellation policy will be included in the unassociated remarks section of the PNR.

If the new "Send Air Cancellation as RMU in PNR" setting is checked , the Airlines cancellation policy will be included in the unassociated remarks section of the PNR.

If the new "Send ATI Tour Passive Cancellation as RMU in PNR" setting is checked , the ATI cancellation policy will be included in the unassociated remarks section of the passive PNR.

If the "Display ATI Hotel Rates" setting is activated, the available pre-paid ATI Hotel Rates will be available to consumers to book on AAA.com.

If the "Display Travelweb Hotel Rates" setting is activated, the available pre-paid Travelweb Hotel Rates will be available to consumers to book on aaa.com.

 

Passive PNR's created from the ATI site will be placed in the pseudo city and queue designated here.

Activates the Dynamic Packaging functionality for vendor chosen in the drop down list.

 

For more information regarding this setting please see the Dynamic Packaging functionality.

If selected, Galileo availability will be checked, a 'From' rate will be displayed on the Hotel Select page & additional Galileo transaction charges will be applied.

 

If unselected, actual rates and availability will not be initially displayed and only rate range indicators ($) will be shown until the user selects a specific property.

 

For more information regarding the "From" rate functionality, please see the Hotel functionality.

The Booking Multiple Hotel Rooms functionality will allow consumers to book up to four (4) rooms at the same property. After a consumer has booked their first room, a link appears on the My Trips page to "Book Another Room". Unique primary guest names must be specified for each additional hotel room booked. Separate email confirmations will be generated for each booked room and will contain the primary guest specified for each room. The My Trips page will list all hotel rooms booked and the primary guest name specified for each room.

 

With its implementation, this setting will be "unchecked", . To active the Multiple Room Booking functionality, the setting will need to be "checked", .

When viewing U.S. National Parks editorial pages in the AAA.com Online TourBook, users can now click a "National Parks Pass" link that will take them directly to the "National Park Pass" page where passes can be purchased. The new "National Park Pass" link will be displayed at the bottom of the right hand navigation on the TourBook Editorial Content pages for National Parks.

 

The new "Show the link "National Parks Pass" option" setting within the Maintain Application Settings section of Support Manager allows club's to choose if they wish to have this link displayed.

 

With its implementation, this setting will be "unchecked", . To active the National Parks Pass link, the setting will need to be "checked", .

The new "Display Cruise Sales Lead Page" setting within the General/Applications section of Support Manager allows clubs to either display the "Book This Ship" button or prevent it from displaying.  With its implementation this setting will be "N" to prevent Cruise Sales Leads functionality.  To activate the "Book This Ship" button and the sales lead functionality the setting needs to be changed to "Y".

A new setting entitled "Send Hotel No Confirmation Message" has been added to Support Manager under the General/Application Settings section.  This setting gives clubs the option to have the Hotel No Confirmation message added to the PNR as an RMU.

 

Since this functionality is optional, the new "Restrict Near-Term Hotel Bookings" setting found within the Application Settings section of Support Manager will be "unchecked", . To activate this  functionality the setting will need to be "checked", .

 

A new setting entitled "Restrict Near-Term Hotel Bookings" has been added to Support Manager under the General/Application Settings section.  This setting gives clubs the ability to either enable or disable the restrict near-term hotel bookings option.  When this setting is enabled and the check-in date is considered near-term (reservation is being made after noon - Eastern Standard Time - on the day before arrival), the user will be restricted from proceeding with the hotel booking.

If a club has selected this option to restrict hotel reservations for near term arrivals, the consumer will receive an alert advising them of the restriction. The message the consumer will receive is club configurable and can be modified under Content Manager/Page Messages/Club Miscellaneous Settings.

Since this functionality is optional, the new "Restrict Near-Term Hotel Bookings" setting found within the Application Settings section of Support Manager will be "unchecked", . To activate this  functionality the setting will need to be "checked", .