Airbnb, Inc.
PRE-EVENT TRIGGERS FOR TRAVEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

Abstract:

A system and a method are disclosed for managing a travel itinerary by calculating pre-event triggers and interfacing with travel service providers to streamline travel services for a traveler. In an embodiment, a travel management system receives an electronic itinerary for a traveler, the electronic itinerary comprising a plurality of events. Based on the electronic itinerary, the travel management system identifies an event of the plurality of events and event managers for the events. The travel management system determines pre-event triggers for the events. The travel management system calculates trigger times for the pre-event triggers. The travel management system transmits, at the trigger times, the pre-event triggers to the event managers for execution of a function corresponding to the event.