SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING TRAVEL RESERVATIONS MADE OUTSIDE OF COMPANY TRAVEL POLICY
First Claim
1. A method by at least one processor, the method comprising:
- receiving an indication of a hotel reservation made by an employee of a company;
determining whether the hotel reservation complies with a travel policy of the company;
determining whether the hotel reservation meets an exception to the travel policy;
determining whether the hotel reservation is cancelable; and
upon a determination that the hotel reservation is cancelable, automatically canceling the hotel reservation or alerting the employee so the employee may cancel the hotel reservation, and determining a list of recommended hotels that are within the travel policy for presentation to the employee.
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Abstract
A system performs a method for processing travel reservations. The method includes receiving an indication of a hotel reservation made by an employee of a company. The method also includes determining whether the hotel reservation complies with a travel policy of the company. The method further includes determining whether the hotel reservation meets an exception to the travel policy. The method still further includes determining whether the hotel reservation is cancelable. In addition, the method includes, upon a determination that the hotel reservation is cancelable, automatically canceling the hotel reservation or alerting the employee so the employee may cancel the hotel reservation, and determining a list of recommended hotels that are within the travel policy for presentation to the employee.
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20 Claims
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1. A method by at least one processor, the method comprising:
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receiving an indication of a hotel reservation made by an employee of a company; determining whether the hotel reservation complies with a travel policy of the company; determining whether the hotel reservation meets an exception to the travel policy; determining whether the hotel reservation is cancelable; and upon a determination that the hotel reservation is cancelable, automatically canceling the hotel reservation or alerting the employee so the employee may cancel the hotel reservation, and determining a list of recommended hotels that are within the travel policy for presentation to the employee. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system comprising:
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at least one memory; and at least one processor coupled to the at least one memory, the at least one processor configured to; receive an indication of a hotel reservation made by an employee of a company; determine whether the hotel reservation complies with a travel policy of the company; determine whether the hotel reservation meets an exception to the travel policy; determine whether the hotel reservation is cancelable; and upon a determination that the hotel reservation is cancelable, automatically cancel the hotel reservation or alert the employee so the employee may cancel the hotel reservation, and determine a list of recommended hotels that are within the travel policy for presentation to the employee. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer readable medium embodying a computer program, the computer program comprising computer readable program code for:
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receiving an indication of a hotel reservation made by an employee of a company; determining whether the hotel reservation complies with a travel policy of the company; determining whether the hotel reservation meets an exception to the travel policy; determining whether the hotel reservation is cancelable; and upon a determination that the hotel reservation is cancelable, automatically canceling the hotel reservation or alerting the employee so the employee may cancel the hotel reservation, and determining a list of recommended hotels that are within the travel policy for presentation to the employee. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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