Abstract: Methods and system for effecting the consolidation of travel reservation information including bookings and ticketing using different currencies is disclosed. Specifically, a method is disclosed in which travel reservation information is generated in a computer reservation system (CRS), the prices of which are represented in a predetermined global currency, and subsequently stored in a global data storage medium, such as a database. The information generated from the CRS can be pre-ticketed or ticketed. The information can be generated from more that one CRS. The system that is disclosed includes a global data storage medium, in which pricing information regarding travel reservations generated in at least one CRS is represent in a global currency and is stored. Each CRS is accessed by at least one locally operated computer system to generate the travel reservation information.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 30, 1995
Date of Patent:
July 1, 1997
Assignee:
System One Information Management, L.L.C.
Inventors:
Kieran Sebastian Chung, Phillip Mark Perez Megofna, Bhagirath Nirmalsinh Gohil, Jose Bernos