Providing temporary use of non-downloadable cloud-based software for accounting, auditing, generation of daily capacity and availability reports, arranging and logging reservations for accommodations, dining and sightseeing, managing package rates, managing point of sale offers for on-site restaurants and spas, managing guest check-ins and check-outs, managing websites, managing day-to-day operations including staff working schedules, inventory, and online booking, all of the foregoing for use in the management of hotels, motels, and resorts; providing temporary use of non-downloadable cloud-based software for automated transactions between and among travel service providers, travel agencies, and travelers; providing temporary use of non-downloadable cloud-based software for the management of credit card and other forms of payments, all of the foregoing for use in the management of hotels, motels, and resorts