CN1635518A - Travel reservation system and method - Google Patents

Abstract

This invention provides a travel booking system, which comprises one application servo, multi-user terminal computer, one booking center and one database. The application servo comprises one booking operation module to filter the relative airlines according to booking time and journey demands and send the booking notices to the order center about selected airlines and kinds and receive the center feedback record order to the user; car sending operation module to align the car service according the user contracted demands. Besides, this invention provides a travel booking method.

Description

Travel reservation system and method

【Technical field】

The present invention relates to a system and method of human resource management, in particular to a system and method for ordering various transportation service tools for business trips/travelers.

【Background technique】

The traditional reservation and transaction modes generally have the following types: 1. Through the professional travel service industry to complete the reservation and transaction of air tickets; Or go to the airline in person to complete the ticket reservation and transaction; 3. Directly inquire about the information related to the scheduled itinerary from the airline, and then complete the ticket reservation and transaction with the airline. The information related to the scheduled itinerary obtained through the above methods may be a large number of written materials, or it may be electronic information that can be recorded and processed by a personal computer, but no matter what its form is, it may contain many information provided by the airline company. With huge and complex information such as routes, flight schedules, and air ticket prices, users must spend a lot of time and energy comparing and searching, and judging the cost of each arranged route, how to determine the optimal itinerary, and other issues.

The use of computers to provide passengers with the service of ordering airline tickets has been widely used, such as the patent of U.S. No. 5,897,620 titled "Method and Apparatus for the Sale of Airline-Specified Flight Tickets" (Method and Apparatus for the Sale of Airline-Specified Flight Tickets), which uses computers to Within a certain period of time, it provides a more convenient, economical and flexible ticket reservation and ticketing service for passengers who have not yet determined the departure time. Service, as long as the passenger gives a confirmed departure time later, this technology can ensure that the passenger's reservation is valid, and enable the passenger to obtain a cheaper return fare and a flexible departure time. Another example is the U.S. Patent No. 5,797,127 titled "Method, Apparatus and Program for Pricing, Selling, and Exercising Options to Purchase Airline Tickets" (Method, Apparatus and Program for Pricing, Selling, and Exercising Options to Purchase Airline Tickets). Itinerary conditions, provide passengers with ticket ordering services with optional fares, so that passengers can buy tickets at a better price.

Although there are many of the above-mentioned services related to the use of computers to provide passengers with ordering air tickets, and to provide passengers with a more economical way to purchase air tickets, most of them are services that airlines can provide unilaterally, so in terms of services There are usually restrictions, cannot provide transportation services, and cannot realize the statistics and control of business trips/travel within the enterprise.

【Content of invention】

The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a travel booking system and method, which can be used for online booking of user travel itineraries, processing when the itinerary is changed, and can provide users with transportation car services.

To achieve the above purpose, the present invention provides a travel reservation system, which includes: an application server, a website, multiple client computers, a reservation center, a database, a network and a connection. The application server is used to receive the user's reservation request information, provide the itinerary that meets the requirements of the reservation request information, collect the fare information and select the optimal reservation, send the billing notice to the reservation center, and arrange the transportation service and send it Itinerary to user. This website provides users with an operating platform for booking operations. Multiple client computers are connected to the website through a network. Each client computer provides an interactive user interface, which is convenient for users to input their reservation needs, issue reservation requests and receive schedules. The reservation center is connected with the application server through the network, and can receive the reservation request sent by the user, and confirm the validity of the reservation. The reservation center can be a travel agency, an agent reservation point or an airline company. The database is connected to the application server through a connection, and is used to store basic user data, flight basic data, traffic vehicle basic data and itinerary change data, etc.

The application server includes: a basic data maintenance module for maintaining user basic data, flight basic data, traffic vehicle basic data and itinerary change data, etc. The maintenance includes: adding, deleting, modifying and browsing. A seat reservation requirement maintenance module is used to obtain the user's seat reservation request data, and process the user's request to change the seat reservation. A reservation operation module is used to filter the corresponding flight for reference according to the time and itinerary of the reservation demand, and send the reservation notice to the reservation center according to the reservation request data, and receive the reservation record sheet fed back by the reservation center And send it to the user to notify them of the reserved reservation information; if the user approves the itinerary and the reservation record, the reservation operation module will send the billing notice to the reservation center, if the user needs to change the itinerary or modify the reservation record If there are other needs for the service, please make a reservation again. The one-dispatch operation module is used to arrange transportation services according to time and schedule for all users who have confirmed billing. A report management module is used to generate corresponding reports such as a travel forecast report, a travel itinerary statistical table, and an air ticket holding statistical table based on the travel itinerary data.

The present invention also provides a method for seat reservation for business trips, which includes the following steps: (a) obtaining the request data for seat reservation; (b) providing an itinerary that meets the conditions of the seat reservation request data; (c) counting the fare data and selecting Reservation method; (d) After obtaining confirmation from the client computer, send an invoicing notice to the reservation center; (e) If there is no need to change the reservation conditions, schedule the transportation service; (f) Send the confirmed itinerary to Client computer; (g) generating corresponding reports.

【Description of drawings】

Fig. 1 is a hardware architecture diagram of the travel reservation system of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a main software functional module diagram of the application server of the travel reservation system of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a main flow chart of the travel reservation method of the present invention.

【Detailed ways】

As shown in Figure 1, it is a hardware architecture diagram of the travel reservation system of the present invention. The system includes an application server 1 , a website 2 , multiple client computers 3 , a reservation center 4 , a database 5 , a network 6 and a connection 7 . The application server 1 includes a plurality of software function modules, which are used to receive the user's reservation request data, provide an itinerary that meets the requirements of the reservation request data, collect fare data and select a reservation method from it, and send an invoice notification to the reservation center. And schedule the transportation service and send the itinerary to the user. The reservation request information includes the selected flight, cabin class, ticket type, one-way/round-trip. The application server 1 is connected to a website 2, and users can log in to the website 2 to realize their reservation operations. The reservation operation refers to issuing a reservation request, confirming the validity of the reservation, changing the itinerary and receiving the itinerary. The website 2 provides users with an operating platform for seat reservation operations. A plurality of client computers 3 are connected to the website 2 via a network 6 . Wherein each client computer 3 provides an interactive user interface, which is convenient for users to input their reservation requirements, issue reservation requests and receive schedules. The reservation center 4 is connected to the application server 1 through the network 6, and can receive the reservation request sent by the user, and confirm the validity of the reservation. The reservation center can be a travel agency, an agent reservation point or an airline company. The database 5 is connected with the application server 1 through the connection 7, and is used for storing user basic data, flight basic data, traffic vehicle basic data and itinerary change data, etc. The user's basic information includes the user's name, English name, telephone number, residential address, e-mail address, and passport information. The basic information of the flight includes flight number, departure time, route, airline, phone number of the reservation center, etc. The basic information of the traffic vehicle includes the pick-up time point of each traffic vehicle, the driver's name, license plate number, telephone number, and driving route, etc. Through the itinerary change data in the database 5, the user can make any changes to the reservation requirements at any time without refilling the data, and the database can be updated, and the corresponding processing can be done to meet the user's new reservation requirements. The network 6 may be an intranet of an enterprise, or the Internet or other types of communication networks. Connection 7 is a database connection, such as Open Database Connectivity (ODBC), or Java Database Connection (Java Database Connectivity, JDBC).

As shown in FIG. 2 , it is a main software functional module diagram of the application server of the travel reservation system of the present invention. The application server 1 includes a basic data maintenance module 10 , a reservation requirement maintenance module 11 , a reservation operation module 12 , a dispatch operation module 13 and a report management module 14 .

The basic data maintenance module 10 is used for maintaining basic user data, basic flight data, basic traffic vehicle data and itinerary change data, etc. The maintenance includes: adding, deleting, modifying and browsing. The reservation demand maintenance module 11 is used to obtain the user's reservation demand data, and process the user's change reservation demand. Reservation operation module 12 is used to screen the corresponding flight for reference according to the time and itinerary of the user's reservation demand, and send a reservation notice to the reservation center 4 according to its reservation request data, and receive feedback from the reservation center 4 The reservation record sheet will be sent to the user to inform them of the reserved reservation information. The reservation information includes flight number, time, cabin class, ticket type, one-way/round-trip, reservation code and ticket number. If the user approves the itinerary and the booking record, the reservation operation module 12 sends the billing notice to the reservation center 4, and if the user needs to change the itinerary or has other needs for the booking record service, then make a reservation again. The car dispatching operation module 13 is used for scheduling traffic car services according to time and schedule for all users who have confirmed billing. The report management module 14 is used to generate corresponding reports such as a travel forecast report, a travel itinerary statistical table, and an air ticket holding statistical table based on the travel itinerary data.

As shown in Figure 3, it is the main flow chart of the travel reservation method of the present invention. Firstly, the seat reservation maintenance module 11 obtains the seat reservation made by the user through the website (step S300). The reservation operation module 12 screens the corresponding flight according to the required time and itinerary proposed by the user (step S301), and collects the fare data to select a reservation method (step S302). After selecting the reservation method, the reservation operation module 12 sends an e-mail to the user to obtain user confirmation (step S303). If the optimal reservation method is confirmed, the reservation operation module 12 sends an invoice notification to the reservation center 4 and obtains a reservation record sheet fed back by the reservation center 4 (step S304 ). If the optimal reservation method cannot be confirmed, the reservation request data is obtained again (step S300). After receiving the reservation record sheet, the user may consider whether to change the reservation condition (step S305). If there is no need to change the reservation condition, the dispatching operation module 13 arranges the transportation service according to time and itinerary for all users who have determined to issue a ticket (step S306). The reservation operation module 12 sends the itinerary determined to the user (step S307), and the report management module 14 generates corresponding reports such as a business travel forecast form, a business travel itinerary statistics table, and an air ticket holding statistics table according to the travel itinerary data (step S307). S308).

Claims (9)

1. a travel booking system of restaurant comprises an application server, a plurality of client computer, a booking center, a database, it is characterized in that wherein application server includes:

One booking demand maintenance module is used to obtain the booking request data of client computer, and the change booking demand of client computer is handled;

One booking operation module, be used for screening corresponding flight according to the time and the stroke of the booking demand of client computer, and it is next to the pre-booking notice of booking center transmission by its booking request data, receive the booking record of booking center feedback and send to client computer, notify its booking data; And

The one operation module of sending a car is used for all have been determined the user that makes out an invoice, by the special bus service that is ranked of time, stroke.

2. travel booking system of restaurant as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, wherein said application server comprises that also a basic data maintenance module is used for maintenance customer's basic document, flight basic document, special bus basic document and stroke change data.

3. travel booking system of restaurant as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that wherein said enterprise servers comprise that also a Report Server Management module is used for holding corresponding forms such as statistical form according to travel stroke data generation travel prediction table, travel stroke statistical form, air ticket.

4. travel booking system of restaurant as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, wherein said booking center can be travel agency, agency's ticket booking point or airline.

5. travel booking system of restaurant as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, wherein said booking request data refers to selected flight, cabin etc., air ticket kind, list/round trip.

6. travel booking system of restaurant as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, wherein said booking data refers to flight number, time, cabin etc., air ticket kind, list/round trip, booking code and Ticket Number.

7. a travel booking method is characterized in that, comprising:

Obtain the request data of booking;

The stroke that meets booking request data condition is provided;

Statistics admission fee data is also selected the booking mode;

After obtaining the client computer affirmation, sending makes out an invoice notifies to the booking center;

If do not need to change the booking condition, the special bus service then is ranked;

The travel schedule of determining is sent to client computer;

Generate corresponding form.

8. travel booking method as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that, also comprises: confirm if can not obtain client computer, then regain the step of the request data of booking.

9. travel booking method as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that, also comprises: if needs change the booking condition, then regain the step of the request data of booking.

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