System and method for provisioning internet access

A system for provisioning internet access to guests of multiple travel facilities comprising:

• a plurality of travel facilities, each comprising:
• a number of access points configured to receive a connection request from one or more personal electronic devices,
• a gateway device in electronic communication with the respective access points and configured to receive the connection requests,
• a property management system (PMS) in electronic communication with the gateway device and comprising identifying information for guests registered with the respective travel facility, and
• a router in connection with the respective gateway device and the internet;
• an API gateway in electronic communication with all of the gateway devices by way of the internet and configured to provide a user interface for display on the personal electronic devices;
• and
• a central destination server in electronic communication with all of the gateway devices and the API gateway by way of the internet and comprising software instructions which when executed configure the central destination server to:
• receive a request to connect to the internet from a personal electronic device relayed by way of the respective gateway device, wherein said request to connect comprises the IP address of the personal electronic device attempting the connection,
• determine if the IP address matches an IP address stored at the central destination sever and identified as having been previously granted internet access for a duration of time,
• determining a current time, and
• relaying a command to the respective gateway device to grant internet access if the IP address is recognized as having previously been granted internet access and the current time is within the duration of time.

A method for provisioning internet access to guests of multiple travel facilities comprising the steps of:

• providing, in each travel facility, a number of access points configured to receive a connection request from one or more personal electronic devices, a gateway device in electronic communication with the access points for the respective travel facility and configured to receive the connection requests, a property management system (PMS) in electronic communication with the gateway device and comprising identifying information for guests registered with the respective travel facility, and a router in connection with the respective gateway device and the internet;
• providing an API gateway in electronic communication with all of the gateway devices by way of the internet;
• providing a central destination server in electronic communication with all of the gateway devices and the API gateway by way of the internet and comprising executable software instructions;
• receiving a request to connect to the internet from a personal electronic device at the gateway for the respective travel facility, wherein said request to connect comprises the IP address of the personal electronic device attempting the connection;
• relaying the request to the central destination server;
• determining, at the central destination server, if the IP address is recognized as having been previously granted internet access for a duration of time;
• determining the current time;
• and
• relaying a command from the central destination server to the respective gateway device to grant internet access if the IP address is recognized as having previously been granted internet access and the current time is within the duration of time.