Remote check-in using optical character recognition of bag tag

A system comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one non-transitory, tangible memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor and storing at least one instruction, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the at least one instruction to:
• a) obtain image data representative of at least one image of printed passenger information associated with an airline travel carrier on an originating hardcopy bag tag or a printed instrument having at least a portion of the printed passenger information on the originating hardcopy bag tag to create a digital passenger information (DPI) data record linked to the airline travel carrier, wherein the originating hardcopy bag tag is issued for a luggage item of a passenger, and wherein the DPI data record comprises an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number, a passenger name record (PNR) number, an airline code, an airline name, a name of the passenger, or any combination thereof,
• b) access passenger return flight information from a computer system associated with the airline travel carrier, based on the DPI data record,
• c) autonomously create a passenger manifest record from the DPI data record and the passenger return flight information, wherein the passenger manifest record comprises data for check-in of a return leg of travel of the luggage item, the passenger, or a combination thereof with a designated return travel carrier, and
• d) repeat a)-c) for a plurality of passengers beginning a stay associated with a lodging entity and autonomously form a manifest file.

A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by at least one processor cause the at least one processor to execute a method comprising:

• a) obtaining, by at least one of at least one processor, image data representative of at least one image of printed passenger information associated with an airline travel carrier on an originating hardcopy bag tag or a printed instrument having at least a portion of the printed passenger information on the originating hardcopy bag tag to create a digital passenger information (DPI) data record linked to the airline travel carrier, wherein the originating hardcopy bag tag is issued for a luggage item of a passenger, and wherein the DPI data record comprises an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number, a passenger name record (PNR) number, an airline code, an airline name, a name of the passenger, or any combination thereof;
• b) accessing, by at least one of the at least one processor, passenger return flight information from a computer system associated with the airline travel carrier, based on the DPI data record;
• c) autonomously creating, by at least one of the at least one processor, a passenger manifest record based on the DPI data record and the passenger return flight information, wherein the passenger manifest record comprises data for check-in with a designated return travel carrier of a return leg of travel of the luggage item, the passenger, or a combination thereof;
• and
• d) repeating a)-c) for a plurality of passengers beginning a stay associated with a lodging entity to autonomously form a manifest file.