8 Key Terminologies

Term	Description
Channel Code	A channel code in hotel distribution is a unique identifier that represents the source of a booking or where a booking offer is being made available — like an OTA, GDS, or brand website.
Hotel Code	Hotel Code is the hotel globally unique identifier for a property. It can be same from OPERA Cloud property code or different if the external system is sending its own hotel code.
On Hold	An On-hold reservation in the hotel industry refers to a booking that has been temporarily reserved but not fully confirmed — typically because it is waiting for some additional action before becoming a finalized reservation.
Application Key	A unique application key is created for each application upon registering an application in the Oracle Hospitality Developer Portal.
Token	A header authorization that includes the oAuth token obtained through authenticating to Oracle Hospitality Shop and Book APIs.