Abstract: An apparatus, program product and method perform availability determinations in an inventory system by adjusting a base yield associated with a travel product based upon a revenue associated with one or more ancillary services associated with the travel product. By doing so, the price and/or availability of the travel product may be modified based upon a revenue impact of the ancillary service(s).

Abstract: Disclosed is a computer-implemented method and system to perform a travel-related Availability Computation. The method includes, at an Inventory System, initiating an Availability Computation by retrieving information relevant to a received availability computation inquiry; determining that portion of a travel solution that corresponds to a reference carrier and a context to be prorated; making a call to a Proration Service and providing the Proration Service with applicable context information; receiving from the Proration Service proration information comprised of a calculated adjusted Yield or a calculated adjustment factor to be applied to the Yield, the Proration Service using proration data that is maintained by a Revenue Accounting System to make the calculation; and completing the Availability Computation using the adjusted Yield or the adjustment factor to be applied to the Yield.

Abstract: Disclosed is a computer-implemented method and system to perform a travel-related Availability Computation. The method includes, at an Inventory System, initiating an Availability Computation by retrieving information relevant to a received availability computation inquiry; determining that portion of a travel solution that corresponds to a reference carrier and a context to be prorated; making a call to a Proration Service and providing the Proration Service with applicable context information; receiving from the Proration Service proration information comprised of a calculated adjusted Yield or a calculated adjustment factor to be applied to the Yield, the Proration Service using proration data that is maintained by a Revenue Accounting System to make the calculation; and completing the Availability Computation using the adjusted Yield or the adjustment factor to be applied to the Yield.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method to generate travel-related data includes steps of, in response to receiving an inquiry for a multi-segment travel solution at an Inventory System of a reference travel provider, sending a request to an Inventory System of an operating travel provider, the request including Revenue Control data of the reference travel provider; receiving from the operating travel provider a response to the request, the response including Revenue Control data of the operating travel provider and being formulated in accordance with the Revenue Control data of the operating travel provider and the Revenue Control data of the reference travel provider; and formulating a response to the inquiry at the Inventory System of the reference travel provider using at least the Revenue Control data of the reference travel provider, the response received from the operating travel provider and the Revenue Control data received from the operating travel provider.

Abstract: The invention relates to a computer-implemented method and system to generate travel booking option related data, including a step of calculating a time limit value for an option to reserve a travel reservation for some period of time, without making a payment to issue a ticket, and also calculating an option fee amount, where the time limit value and the option fee amount are jointly calculated to maximize a revenue gain of the travel provider.

Abstract: A system to determine an availability of a travel solution includes an interface to receive a request from a travel provider that can provide a travel solution fulfilling the request, the request including an origin, a destination, a date and a time. The system further includes at least one data processor configured with at least one non-transitory memory storing computer program code.