Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for planning and booking travel, lodging, and excursions, for offering travel, lodging, and excursions, and for selling investment properties may include: a client device having installed thereon a client application; a server device having installed thereon a server application; a database device having installed thereon a database application; and application logic of the client application, the server application, or the database application. The application logic may include instructions for: creating a user account, wherein the user account comprises a consumer account, a travel agent account, a host account, or an administrator account; creating a travel listing; or generating a private session, wherein, during the private session, an authenticated consumer user can create a travel itinerary, or an authenticated travel agent user can create and view a travel itinerary for a consumer account associated with the travel agent account.

Abstract: An optical article that can transform from a pre-activated state of functionality to an activated state of functionality is provided. The optical article includes a radio frequency circuitry coupled to the optical article for interacting with a signal, wherein said signal comprises a thermal signal, an electrical signal, or both, and a convertible material in operative association with the radio frequency circuitry for altering the functionality of the optical article from the pre-activated state to the activated state upon interaction with the thermal energy.