An online reservation system allows booking /cancellation of tickets through use of Internet. A user can retrieve information and perform transaction related to reservation of ticket.
Some examples of online reservation systems are :
■ Airline ticket
■ Railway ticket
■ Bus ticket
■ Movie ticket
■ Hotel booking
■ Car rental
■ Tour and travel booking
Such reservation systems store information and allow the users to retrieve the information, for example, the information about all the flights from Delhi to Mumbai like, timings, prices, air flight provider (Air India, Spice jet etc.) and availability of seats. A user who wishes to fly from Delhi to Mumbai can check the information about the flight timings, rates, seat availability, etc., and book a ticket.
