Method of providing lodging and vehicle rentals for travelers
First Claim
1. A method of providing lodging and vehicle rentals for travelers, said lodging including rooms and parking spaces associated with said rooms, comprising the steps of:
- providing a vehicle in a parking space associated with a room;
accepting a common reservation for said room and said parking space;
providing transportation from a common carrier arrival point to said lodging;
accepting payment at said room for both said room and said vehicle; and
granting access to said room and said vehicle following said payment.
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Abstract
A method of providing lodging and vehicle rentals for travelers is carried out by providing both the lodging and the vehicle rentals at a same location through a single vendor. A common shuttle is provided to carry travelers from a point of arrival to the lodging location in a single trip. The lodging location includes a room to be rented and a parking space associated with the room, with a rental vehicle parked in the parking space. Access to the room may be gained by presenting a payment card to a reader in or adjacent to a door of the room, while access to the vehicle may be acquired through keys left in the room.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of providing lodging and vehicle rentals for travelers, said lodging including rooms and parking spaces associated with said rooms, comprising the steps of:
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providing a vehicle in a parking space associated with a room;
accepting a common reservation for said room and said parking space;
providing transportation from a common carrier arrival point to said lodging;
accepting payment at said room for both said room and said vehicle; and
granting access to said room and said vehicle following said payment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of providing lodging and vehicle rentals for travelers, comprising the step of providing said lodging and vehicle rentals at a single location accessible to a traveler by a single shuttle ride.
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14. A method of providing lodging and vehicle rentals to a traveler, comprising the steps of accepting, at a room to be rented, payment for both said room and a vehicle parked in a parking space associated with said room.
- 15. A method of operating a vehicle rental agency, comprising the step of storing and maintaining said vehicles during periods between rentals in parking spaces associated with hotel or motel rooms, and accepting common payment for said vehicles and said rooms.
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20. A method of operating lodging, comprising the step of providing, in parking spaces associated with rooms for rent, vehicles that are rented upon rental of said rooms.
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