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Abstract

A method for booking or checking or saving travel products from a travel service provider operating over a network and having at least one server running a travel application delivering map-based interface web pages to at least one client applications, the method, includes: receiving a request from a client application including a defined geographic area; determining what travel products are potentially available in the defined area; putting together a map of the geographic area; embedding in the map the positions of the potentially available travel products; retrieving from the server database static data corresponding to the potentially available travel products within the defined area; fetching from a global distribution system real-time data related to the potentially available travel products within the defined area; merging the map, static data and real-time data in a map-based interface web page; forwarding web page in response to the client's request. proceeding with booking, checking or saving of one of the travel products on the basis of its location on the map, contents of the static and real-time data.

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