Travel system and methods utilizing multi-application traveler cards

A method for utilizing a portable passenger card for a plurality of travel services, the method comprising the steps of:

• storing in said portable passenger card an use right qualifying a particular cardholder for a traveling service from among said plurality of travel services;
• subsequently coupling the passenger card to a travel service provider database;
• automatically uploading said use right by the card to the service provider database;
• and
• verifying by the database the uploaded right;
• and
• if the verification is successful, then providing said traveling service to said particular cardholder;
• and otherwise, denying delivery of said use right via the card;
• wherein said traveling service comprising the right to use the travel service comprising a rental car, the method comprising the steps of:
• storing in the card a car reservation data comprising a confirmation number guaranteeing the reservation of said rental car;
• subsequently coupling the card to a rental car database;
• automatically uploading by the card said confirmation number to the database,
• verifying by the database the uploaded number and if successful, then automatically compiling a rental car contract, the compiling step comprising:
• automatically inputting by the database into said rental car contract a set of database information;
• and
• automatically retrieving by the database a set of card data from the portable card and inputting by the database the retrieved data into said rental car contract;
• and
• storing the compiled contract into the card;
• wherein said use right further comprising a means for gaining access to said rental car;
• the step comprising:
• subsequently coupling the card to a control module monitoring access to the car;
• uploading by the card said means for gaining access to the module;
• verifying by the module the uploaded means for gaining access;
• and
• if successful, then allowing access to said rental car;
• and
• otherwise, denying access to the car;
• said step of verifying by the module the uploaded means for gaining access comprising:
• retrieving by said control module from the card a card data comprising said rental car contract;
• and
• comparing by the module said car license number and a date included in the uploaded card data;
• and
• if said car license number and said date match a particular license number and a particular date provided via said control module, then allowing access to said rental car.