Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for implementing a payment integration process for travel management systems. A payment integration request associated with a payment identification from a travel provider system is received. Payment transaction data associated with the payment identification from a payment gateway using the payment identification is obtained. Travel records data associated with the payment identification from a reservation system is obtained. Payment integration data associated with the payment identification is determined by performing a sanity check of the payment transaction data and the travel record data, validating the payment transaction data and the travel record data, and generating the payment integration data based on the sanity check and the validation of the payment transaction data and the travel record data. Payment integration data to be integrated into the travel record is provided.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products for monitoring a first database. A database monitoring system receives data indicative of change events relating to records in the first database, and stores the events in a second database. The database monitoring system further identifies records associated with fraudulent transactions, and defines a training set of transactions that includes the fraudulent transactions. A neural network is trained to detect patterns of events indicative of fraud using the training set and the corresponding events stored in the second database. In response to the trained neural network detecting a fraudulent pattern of events associated with an active database record, the database monitoring system analyzes the underlying transaction to determine if the transaction is fraudulent. A graphical display may be generated based on data extracted from the neural network, and may depict one or more vertices corresponding to events associated with fraudulent transactions.

Abstract: Online transaction processing systems and methods for adaptively selecting an optimal acquirer system for an online transaction involving a merchant. At least one mass storage memory device stores a database that includes a set of records. Each of the records includes data that relates to one of a set of issuer systems. In response to receiving payment data that is associated with an online transaction involving the merchant and that relates to a particular one of the issuer systems, the data that relates to the particular issuer system is retrieved from the database. Thereafter, an optimal acquirer is selected for the online transaction from a set of acquirer systems that each have a relationship with the merchant based on the retrieved data.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for handling a payment strategy for a payment platform of an airline merchant. One or more alternatives are determined for each category. Each alternative includes at least one of the one or more payment items. Transactions are received for different combinations of the alternatives. Financial impacts are determined for each simulated transaction based on the financial parameters. Based on the financial impacts, one of the combinations of the alternatives is determined to be the payment strategy for the payment platform.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for managing low cost carrier travel inventory items. A booking request for a travel record is received at a reservation system. Responsive to determining that the booking request corresponds to a travel inventory item of a low cost carrier, a light ticketing document number is generated for the travel inventory item based at least in part on the low cost carrier and a type of the travel inventory item. A transaction request including form of payment information and contact information is communicated to a low cost carrier inventory system for the travel inventory item. Responsive to a transaction response received from the low cost carrier inventory system indicating successful booking and successful payment for the travel inventory item, the travel record is updated to include a confirmed booking for the travel inventory item including the light ticketing document number.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for defining subcategories and associated contract number ranges within a standard issuance context category for a travel product. A stock allocation module includes a stock index table having a plurality of stock indexes each associated with an issuance context and at least one range of numbers. In response to a traveler purchasing a travel product, an issuance platform sends an allocation request to the stock allocation module. In response to receiving the allocation request, the stock allocation module identifies a stock index matching the issuance context of the pending transaction. The matching stock index is then used to identify the range of numbers corresponding to the issuance context. An available number is selected from the identified range of contract numbers and used to define a contract number. The contract number is then returned to the issuance platform.

Abstract: A computer-implemented souvenir generation system automatically generates a customizable souvenir document by seamlessly gathering information based on a traveler's own experience. The computer-implemented souvenir generation system may include a souvenir repository, a souvenir customization module that generates customization data and a souvenir delivery module. The system may interface with a reservation system that stores a user's passenger record containing travel-related information. The computer-implemented souvenir generation system may automatically generate a souvenir document based on a user's customization and operation data. The souvenir delivery module may deliver the generated souvenir document based on an occurrence of an associated delivery trigger via a customizable delivery method.

Abstract: A computer-implemented system of passenger oriented seating allocation proposes seats to passengers based on both a passenger and an airline's ranking of seating criteria. The system may assign a numerical weight to each seating criteria based on the passenger and the airline's ranking of the seating criteria, and a seating generation module may generate a seat based on these numerical weights. The system may also generate affinity links between passengers, which may be utilized to integrate personal passenger-oriented and professional information of a passenger to be utilized during the seating allocation process to take into account passengers' preferences in being seated next to people with whom they may be interested.