KR100573475B1 - Hotel reservation and accounting system and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is a hotel reservation and settlement system which executes a reservation of a hotel through a plurality of agents or various kinds of reservation systems and settles a reservation fee for each hotel reservation concluded, the system comprising It is run in connection with the holler system, which executes the reservation business of the hotel which cooperates with the hotel, the CRS installed in the individual hotel, and the GDS which is operated all over the world. Pay in bulk.

Hotel Reservation, Settlement, Currency Exchange, CRS, GDS

Description

Hotel reservation and accounting system and method

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration and external connection of the hotel reservation and settlement system according to the present invention.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a settlement process in a hotel reservation and settlement system of the present invention.

The present invention relates to a system and method for automatically booking a hotel through a network and paying a reservation fee for each executed reservation. In particular, the present invention relates to a user and a hotel manager using a network such as the Internet. The present invention relates to a hotel reservation and settlement system that can be connected in real time, to book hotels in real time, and to collectively pay a reservation fee.

At present, the hotel's computer reservation system (CRS) or the global distribution system (GDS), as well as traditional reservations by telephone or fax, are widely used for hotel reservations. have. In addition to the above reservations, each wholesaler is managed by the WholeSaler-System, which is operated by WholeSalers who have wholesale rights in hotel chains and individual hotels around the world. You can also make reservations for hotels in your area.

As such, agents who make reservations using the conventional hotel reservation system are paid a fee for the reservation when the reservation is made. However, these fees are currently paid separately for individual hotels or for each reservation. Therefore, there is a problem in that a procedure such as currency exchange or settlement for payment of fees is complicated, and the work burden is high.

In addition, since the normal fee is paid by check, there is a problem in that the collection fee of the check is excessively consumed when the fee is individually paid as described above.

The present invention is to solve the above problems, and can be settled and paid collectively for the reservation fee for each agent and period for each hotel reservation concluded through a plurality of agents or various types of reservation systems Hotel reservation and settlement system and how to provide it.

Hotel reservation and settlement system according to the present invention for solving the above problems is a system that allows a user to book a hotel by connecting through a network,

A reservation server for executing a hotel reservation, a settlement server for performing a fee settlement related to the executed reservation, a reservation DB (database) memory connected to the reservation server to store information related to the reservation, and connected to the settlement server And a payment DB memory for storing information related to the settlement, the reservation server and the settlement server, and a switch board for connecting a plurality of reservation engines for executing reservation services of individual hotels, respectively.

The reservation engine connected to the reservation server and the settlement server includes a holler system, which executes a reservation service of a hotel cooperating with local sales agents, a CRS installed at an individual hotel, and a globally operated GDS. .

The settlement server automatically exchanges and pays the reservation related fees to be paid to the agents and pays them collectively.

The functions of the reservation server and the settlement server may be integrated into one server and executed.

On the other hand, the method of calculating the hotel reservation related fee according to the present invention for achieving the above object,

When the reservation for the hotel is confirmed, storing the agent and fee information on the confirmed reservation in the settlement DB, and requesting payment of the fee related to the reservation to the hotel on the basis of the date when the user checked out. And automatically calculating the local currency paid in won when the fee is paid from the hotel and calculating the fee, and storing the calculated result in the settlement DB and requesting payment of the fee from an agent or in advance. Repeating the above process for the newly created reservation before the payment date, and reading all the contents of the settlement settlement DB until the payment request from the agent or the specified payment date arrives, adding up the total fees of the agent. Collectively performing the settlement and performing the settlement A step that pays a commission to the agent's account and notify the settlement dwell result of the agent.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described.

1 is a view showing the configuration of the hotel reservation and settlement system according to an embodiment of the present invention and its external connection relationship.

As shown in Fig. 1, the hotel reservation and settlement system 10 of the present invention includes a reservation server 11 for executing a reservation task of a hotel, a settlement server 13 for executing tasks such as currency exchange and payment of a fee, and a reservation server. A reservation DB memory 12 connected to (11) and storing various information related to a hotel reservation, and a settlement DB memory 14 to store various information related to payment when connected to a settlement server.

The reservation DB memory 12 stores a database of information related to the room status, rates, contracts, etc. of the hotel, and the settlement DB memory 14 stores database information related to agent information, fees, payment details, exchange rates, and the like. .

The reservation server 11 and the settlement server 13 are connected to the reservation engines 20, 30, and 40 which execute the hotel reservation through the switchboard 15, and a plurality of users are connected to the reservation server (the Internet). 11) can be connected. As a reservation engine connected to the hotel reservation and settlement system 10 of the present invention, there is a horseshoe-system 20 which executes a reservation operation of a hotel in cooperation with the hallsellers of each region, and a CRS 30 installed in an individual hotel. ), And GDS 40 that is operated worldwide. Thus, the hotel reservation and settlement system 10 of the present invention can execute reservations for individual hotels connected to the reservation engines 20, 30, and 40, respectively.

The reservation engine connected to the hotel reservation and settlement system 10 is not limited to the above-described wholesaler-system 20, the CRS 30, and the GDS 40. For example, a Pegasus system, etc.) may be further connected and used. In addition, in the case of individual hotels that do not have equipment such as CRS, it may be able to act as a booking directly within the reservation and settlement system 10 of the present invention.

A user interface (not shown) is connected to the reservation and settlement system 10, respectively, so that an administrator can manage and monitor the reservation server 11 and the settlement server 13, respectively.

Next, the function of the hotel reservation and settlement system of the present invention will be described.

The hotel reservation and settlement system of the present invention executes tasks such as hotel search, real-time reservation, information reporting, and fee settlement.

First, in the case of hotel search, the hotel is directly searched for, or searched by region, city, type and amount. It also retrieves information about individual rooms.

For real-time reservations, reservations can be created, regenerated, modified and canceled, and a hotel supplier or customer will be notified of the reservation. As a notification method, user-centered e-mail and fax, short message service (SMS) transmission, and the like are used. In addition, detailed information about the guest and information about payment are also entered.

In the case of information reporting, not only the information related to the reservation, but also the credit information of the supplier or hotel supplier and the settlement of the room sales are reported.

In the case of the settlement of fees, the settlement of fees for agents is carried out, and in the case of multiple currencies, the fees are converted into Korean won and paid.

The reservation server 11 and the settlement server 13 may be implemented as one server if necessary.

Next, the fee settlement function of the hotel reservation and settlement system 10 of the present invention described above will be described.

Agents in charge of the reservation service through the above-described wholesalers or hotel reservation and settlement systems of the present invention individually manage an application service provider (ASP) and a reservation settlement program which are directly connected to the reservation server and the settlement server. It can be installed on the terminal or server to check the reservation result, fee, and settlement status from time to time.

2 shows a fee settlement procedure executed in the hotel reservation and settlement system of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, when the reservation for the hotel is confirmed through the reservation server 11 of the present invention (step 10), the reservation server 11 stores the information about the reservation in the reservation DB memory 13 and the same. The settlement server 13 is notified.

The settlement server 13 stores the information related to the agent and the fee in the settlement DB memory 14 for the confirmed reservation (step 20), and the fee related to the reservation is applied to the hotel on the basis of the check-out date. Require payment (step 30).

Next, the deposit status is checked until the fee is deposited from the hotel (step 40). If the deposit is completed, the paid local currency is automatically calculated in won and the fee is calculated (step 50).

Next, the calculated result is stored in the settlement DB memory 14, and the above process is repeated for newly created reservations until a request for payment of a fee from an agent or a predetermined payment date (step 70) is performed. The contents are subsequently stored in the settlement DB memory 14 (step 60).

If there is a payment request from the agent or the specified payment date arrives (step 70), the contents of the settlement DB stored up to that time are read out (step 80), and the total fees of the agent are collected and collectively collected to execute the settlement. (Step 90).

Based on the settlement result, a fee is paid to the account of the agent and the settlement agent is notified to the agent through the ASP (step 100).

As described above, using the hotel reservation and settlement system of the present invention, the agent charges the agent's commission on behalf of the booking made in real time for all hotels cooperating with the wholesaler system, CRS and GDS. It can be automatically settled by stars and periods, and paid in batches for each agent.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the above-described preferred embodiments and the accompanying drawings, different embodiments may be constructed within the spirit and scope of the invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims, and should be construed as not limited to the specific embodiments described herein.

As described above, the hotel reservation and settlement system and method of the present invention can connect the GDS, the CRS and the holler system to perform the hotel reservation task integrally. In addition, for reservations of hotels concluded through these various reservation systems, the booking fee is automatically settled and paid in a batch for each agent and period, thereby reducing the work burden required for settlement, and the settlement costs such as collection fees. Can be reduced.

Claims (3)

When a user makes a hotel reservation for the use of a hotel, a reservation server that executes a hotel reservation, a settlement server that executes a fee settlement related to the executed reservation, and a reservation connected to the reservation server to store information related to the reservation A DB memory, a settlement DB memory connected to the settlement server for storing information related to the settlement, and a switch board for connecting the reservation server and settlement server to a plurality of reservation engines for executing reservation tasks of individual hotels, respectively. The reservation engine, which is connected to the reservation server and the settlement server, includes a holler system for executing a reservation service of a hotel cooperating with local sales agents, a CRS installed at an individual hotel, and a globally operated GDS. In the hotel reservation and settlement system, The settlement server is a hotel reservation and settlement system, characterized in that for automatically paying the agent-related fees to be paid to the agent by the exchange and settlement. delete In a method of calculating a reservation related fee when a hotel is booked through a hotel reservation and settlement system that a user can access through a network, the settlement method is When the reservation for the hotel is confirmed, storing the agent and fee related information in the settlement DB for the confirmed reservation, Requesting the hotel to pay a fee associated with the reservation as of the date the user checked out, When the fee is paid from the hotel, automatically calculating the paid local currency in won and calculating the fee, Storing the calculated result in the settlement DB, and repeatedly executing the above process for a newly generated reservation before a request for payment of a fee from an agent or before a predetermined payment date; If there is a request for payment from the agent or the specified payment date arrives, reading all the contents of the settlement settlement database until then, adding up the total fees of the agent and collecting the collective fees to execute settlement; And paying the fee to the account of the agent based on the result of the settlement and notifying the agent of the settlement result.

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