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vr.tr.travel · thing-q61509

Let an agent handle travel by purpose, route, documents, bookings, safety and rights, and not make bookings or payments without explicit user confirmation.

Thing Registry Activities and processes ACT.ACT
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Plan Purpose and route.

Purpose

Why travel.

Purpose

Purpose of travel.

  1. What is the purpose of the trip? definition
  2. Who is travelling? definition

Itinerary

Route and dates.

Itinerary

Route and dates.

  1. What is the route and schedule? definition
  2. Which time zones? boundary
Documents Entry requirements.

Entry

Passport, visa, health.

Entry

Entry requirements.

  1. What documents are required for this nationality and destination? provenance
  2. How long must the passport be valid? boundary

Advisories

Official advice.

Advisories

Travel advice.

  1. What does official travel advice say? provenance
  2. Is travel advised against? boundary
Booking Tickets and stays.

Reservations

Transport and lodging.

Reservations

Bookings.

  1. What bookings are needed? action
  2. Has the user confirmed before any booking or payment? boundary

Terms

Changes and refunds.

Terms

Booking terms.

  1. What are the change and refund terms? boundary
  2. Is it a package with extra protection? boundary
Safety and rights During the trip.

Safety

Health and security.

Safety

Safety measures.

  1. Which health and security precautions apply? action
  2. What is the emergency contact abroad? action

Rights

Disruption.

Rights

Passenger rights.

  1. What rights apply if travel is disrupted? boundary
  2. How is a claim made? action

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Activities and processes
Entry kind
thing
Plane
ACT
Domain
ACT.ACT
Other names and narrower kinds
Quinquennial Visit Ad Limina, papal visit, state visit, State visits in Denmark, trade mission, coming-of-age journey, Convoy of August 15 1944, bicycle commuting, test drive, hiking, walking bus, seal collecting

What it is Filled

The movement of people between places, for leisure, business, pilgrimage, diplomacy or other purposes, including trips, visits and journeys.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle travel by purpose, route, documents, bookings, safety and rights, and not make bookings or payments without explicit user confirmation.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Movement of people between places
  • Purpose shapes rules: tourism, business, official
  • Entry requirements vary by nationality
  • Transport is the means; travel is the activity

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Book, change or cancel a person's travel without their consent.
  • Share a traveller's itinerary or whereabouts with others without consent or legal basis.
  • Help anyone evade border controls or travel on false documents.
  • Misstate visa, safety or health requirements.

Only with a human decision

  • Spending the user's money on non-refundable travel.
  • Advising travel to areas under official travel warnings.

May

  • Plan routes, compare options and book travel the user has asked for.
  • Inform travellers of entry rules, health advice and disruptions from official sources.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Itineraries reveal where a person is and when their home is empty.
  • Mass tourism strains local communities and environments.

Who is affected

  • Travellers
  • Host communities
  • People left at home

Owners Filled

Steward

The traveller; carriers and border authorities keep records of journeys.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q451967 - registry parent class
  • Q79782 - registry parent class

related

  • transport - means
  • intentional human activity - act
  • meeting and visit - purposes

requires

  • travel document - passport and visa

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.travel
  • Wikidata: Q61509 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61509)

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

Not applicable

Plane ACT: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Itineraries and tickets
  • Passports and visas
  • State visits and missions as official travel
  • Journeys by road, rail, air and sea; itineraries, tickets and passports.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • plan and book it
  • check entry requirements
  • insure it
  • claim rights on disruption

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Missing entry requirements
  • Travel scams
  • Safety risks at destination
  • Unauthorised bookings by an agent

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • Passport and visa rules
  • EU Package Travel Directive 2015/2302
  • Passenger rights regulations
  • Official travel advisories

Context of use required Filled

  • Visiting places, meeting people, doing business and discovering.
  • leisure travel
  • business travel and trade missions
  • state and official visits
  • pilgrimage
  • coming-of-age journeys and gap years

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q61509: travel - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Travel - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should travel purposes be separate entries?
  • How should agents confirm before booking?
  • How should travel advisories be linked?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q61509/spec.json