Method and system for facilitating the making of travel arrangement for a travel group using web-enabled tools
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1. A method to organize a trip, comprising:
- at a travel service site, establishing a homepage for the trip;
sending an electronic notification to potential trip participants from the travel service site for informing them of the existence of the trip homepage; and
making at least travel arrangements related to the trip by using tools provided to the potential trip participants at the trip homepage.
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Abstract
A method to plan a trip comprises, at a travel service site, establishing a homepage for the trip; contacting, such as by emailing, potential trip participants from the travel service site for informing them of the existence of the trip homepage; and making travel arrangements related to the trip by using tools provided to the potential trip participants at the trip homepage. The travel arrangements may include arranging payment for the trip, and/or arranging accommodations during the trip. The travel arrangements may also include determining which trip participants will share lodging accommodations during the trip.
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1. A method to organize a trip, comprising:
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at a travel service site, establishing a homepage for the trip;
sending an electronic notification to potential trip participants from the travel service site for informing them of the existence of the trip homepage; and
making at least travel arrangements related to the trip by using tools provided to the potential trip participants at the trip homepage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method to provide a group travel service over the Internet, comprising:
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at a travel service site, in response to a group trip leader establishing a homepage for a group trip, the group trip leader identifying at least email addresses of potential group trip participants, automatically contacting the potential group trip participants from the travel service site for providing them with a link to the group trip homepage; and
making travel arrangements related to the group trip by using tools provided to the potential trip participants at the group trip homepage. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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- 16. A system operable to provide a group travel service over the Internet, comprising a server executing software for implementing the group travel service, said server being bidirectionally coupled to the Internet and responsive to a group trip leader identifying contact information for potential group trip participants for automatically contacting the potential group trip participants for providing them with a link to a group trip homepage, said server being further responsive to potential group trip participants accessing the group trip homepage for making travel arrangements related to the group trip by using tools provided to the potential trip participants at the group trip homepage, said travel arrangements comprising at least one of arranging payment for the trip and arranging accommodations during the trip.
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