Patent ID: 7729937

Claim:
A method of developing a custom group tour, the method comprising: a server computer generating a first login request in response to access to a first network address; the server computer verifying an identity of a first user as a staff user; the server computer generating a staff page, the staff page generated in response to the identity of the user being verified as the staff user; the server computer creating a trip record for a proposed trip only if the identify of the first user is verified as the staff user, the trip record associated with a client record and created based on receipt of information in an add/edit trip screen; the server computer populating a tour costing sheet based on receipt of financial information in the trip record, the tour costing sheet including a sales total and an earnings total; the server computer printing a tour proposal in response to a print command received from the staff user; the server computer adding additional detailed information to the trip record to form a day-by-day, hour-by-hour itinerary only if the additional detailed information is received from the staff user, the additional detailed information comprising an actual number of participants, an accommodation, a transportation, pricing, a schedule, and tour events; the server computer continuously updating the tour costing sheet in accordance with the added additional detailed information; the server computer generating a second login request in response to access to a second network address; the server computer verifying an identity of a second user as a client user; the server computer generating a client page specific to the trip record in accordance with the client record, the client page generated in response to the identity of the second user being verified as the client user; the server computer receiving and updating the trip record with traveler specific information, room assignment information, transportation seat assignment information, and a plurality of chaperone assignments via the client page; and the server computer directing one of a single invoice for the client user to print, or a plurality of participant invoices for each respective one of a plurality of tour participants of the custom group tour to print, in response to receiving a print command from the staff user and a selection of one of a plurality of payment plans via the staff page, the payment plans including a participant payment plan and a group payment plan.