Computer-implemented management of bookings for transportation services

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer instructions to be implemented on at least one computing device including at least one processor, the computer instructions when executed by the at least one processor cause the at least one computing device to:

• link, via a computerized network, each item in transportation services inventory with one of a plurality of online distributions channels by allocating the item to the respective online distribution channel;
• receive, from each of a plurality of online distribution channels in real time via the computerized network, sale data pertaining to online bookings for the items in the transportation services inventory allocated to the respective online distribution channel;
• process the sale data by carrying out calculations to obtain a performance rating for each of the respective online distribution channels;
• query whether the performance rating of each of the respective online distribution channels is greater than a performance rating of other online distribution channels;
• and
• based on the query being answered in the affirmative, carrying out at least one of the following:
• adjust, via the computerized network, a price of the items in the transportation services inventory allocated to each of the linked online distribution channels;
• and
• modify, via the computerized network, the linkage of the items in the transportation services inventory to the respective online distribution channels by re-allocating the items in the transportation services inventory to or from said each of the online respective distribution channels from or to the other online distribution channels.

A computing server that manages online bookings for transportation services inventory, the computing server comprising:

• a memory device;
• and
• at least one processor configured to perform a method for managing the online bookings for the transportation services inventory, the method comprising:
• linking, via a computerized network, each item in the transportation services inventory with one of a plurality of online distributions channels by allocating the item to the respective online distribution channel;
• receiving, from each of a plurality of online distribution channels in real time via the computerized network, sale data pertaining to the online bookings for the items in the transportation services inventory allocated to the respective online distribution channel;
• processing the sale data by carrying out calculations to obtain a performance rating for each of the respective online distribution channels;
• querying whether the performance rating of each of the respective online distribution channels is greater than a performance rating of other online distribution channels;
• and
• based on the query being answered in the affirmative, carrying out at least one of the following:
• adjusting, via the computerized network, a price of the items in the transportation services inventory allocated to each of the linked online distribution channels;
• and
• modifying, via the computerized network, the linkage of the items in the transportation services inventory to the respective online distribution channels by re-allocating the items in the transportation services inventory to or from said each of the online respective distribution channels from or to the other online distribution channels.