Apparatus and methods for travel reservation modification using an interactive graphical user interface

A method of canceling a flight reservation stored on a global distribution system (GDS), the method comprising:

• receiving a flight reservation number associated with an existing flight reservation at a field of a graphical user interface;
• inputting the flight reservation number to a GDS that stores the existing flight reservation;
• accessing flight information stored on the GDS associated with the flight reservation number;
• receiving a cancelation request at the graphical user interface to cancel the existing flight reservation;
• and
• releasing the cancelation request to the GDS to cancel the existing flight reservation.

An apparatus for modifying a flight reservation stored on a global distribution system (GDS), the apparatus comprising:

• a memory for storing data;
• a display device operable to display an on-screen graphical user interface;
• an input device for interacting with the on-screen graphical user interface;
• a network interface for communicating with the GDS;
• and
• a processor operable to:
• receive a flight reservation number associated with an existing flight reservation at a field of the on-screen graphical user interface from the input device;
• transmit the flight reservation number to the GDS storing the existing flight reservation over the network interface;
• access flight information stored on the GDS associated with the flight reservation number over the network interface;
• receive reservation modification information at the on-screen graphical user interface from the input device;
• and
• release the reservation modification information to the GDS using the network interface to modify the existing flight reservation according to the reservation modification information.