Goal oriented travel planning system
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1. A system for processing travel requests, comprising:
- a travel goal arrangement for receiving a travel goal including a destination and arrival time;
a hotel locator for providing information associated with one or more hotels in a vicinity of the destination;
a transportation locator for providing information associated with one or more travel options from an origin to an intermediate location different from the destination;
a ground transportation locator for providing information associated with one or more modes of ground transportation between the intermediate location and the destination; and
a constraint relaxation arrangement for directing at least one of the hotel locator, transportation locator, and ground transportation locator to provide alternate information associated with one or more hotels, travel options, and one or more modes of ground transportation, respectively, based on an indication reflecting that the provided information was not selected by a user.
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Abstract
A travel system for processing travel requests based on a user'"'"'s travel destination goal such as a meeting place and time. The travel system selects a destination terminal, if one is not provided, and estimates a travel time between the destination terminal and the destination goal. An itinerary is then built interactively with the user selecting air, bus or train transportation, ground transportation, and, optionally, hotels, restaurants, and activities.
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1. A system for processing travel requests, comprising:
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a travel goal arrangement for receiving a travel goal including a destination and arrival time; a hotel locator for providing information associated with one or more hotels in a vicinity of the destination; a transportation locator for providing information associated with one or more travel options from an origin to an intermediate location different from the destination; a ground transportation locator for providing information associated with one or more modes of ground transportation between the intermediate location and the destination; and a constraint relaxation arrangement for directing at least one of the hotel locator, transportation locator, and ground transportation locator to provide alternate information associated with one or more hotels, travel options, and one or more modes of ground transportation, respectively, based on an indication reflecting that the provided information was not selected by a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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