Case Report on SBRU  Summer Breaks 'R' Us (SBRU) represents an online travel service provider that books  summer break trips to resorts for university students. Students have booked summer break  trips for decades, but changes in technology have transformed the travel business in recent  years. SBRU moved away from having campus representatives with posted fliers and moved  to the Web. The basic idea is to get a group of students to book a room at a resort for one of  the traditional summer break weeks.  SBRU contracts with dozens of resorts in key summer break (Dec- Feb) destinations in Bali,  Bangkok, Dubai, Istanbul, Hawaii, and the Caribbean. Its website shows information on each  resort and includes prices, room availability, and special features. Students can research and  book a room, enter contract information, pay deposits, and make final payments through the  system. SBRU provides updated booking information, resort information updates, and travel  information for booked students when they log into the site. SBRU management is however  concerned that students must feel comfortable with using their system.  The resorts also need access to information from SBRU once they have completed  registration. However, registration is not free and involves a payment made to the SBRU  management. The resorts need to know about their bookings for each week, the room types  that are booked, and so forth. Before the summer break booking season starts, the resorts  need to enter information on their resorts, including prices and special features. Resorts  need to be paid by SBRU for the bookings. Furthermore, resorts need to be able to report  and collect for damages caused by summer breaker students during their stay.  SBRU has recently decided to upgrade its system to provide social networking features for  students. It is currently researching possibilities and collecting information from prospective  customers (i.e. students) about desirable features and functions. From the business  standpoint, the idea is to increase bookings by capturing good experiences before, during, and  after the trip. Students must be provided with suitable and easy to use networking  functionalities to provide their feedback.    Carefully read the case report on SBRU and answer the following questions:   What are the main functional requirements for the major subsystem areas (i.e., resort  relations, student booking, accounting and finance, and social networking)?

Case Report on SBRU 
Summer Breaks 'R' Us (SBRU) represents an online travel service provider that books 
summer break trips to resorts for university students. Students have booked summer break 
trips for decades, but changes in technology have transformed the travel business in recent 
years. SBRU moved away from having campus representatives with posted fliers and moved 
to the Web. The basic idea is to get a group of students to book a room at a resort for one of 
the traditional summer break weeks. 
SBRU contracts with dozens of resorts in key summer break (Dec- Feb) destinations in Bali, 
Bangkok, Dubai, Istanbul, Hawaii, and the Caribbean. Its website shows information on each 
resort and includes prices, room availability, and special features. Students can research and 
book a room, enter contract information, pay deposits, and make final payments through the 
system. SBRU provides updated booking information, resort information updates, and travel 
information for booked students when they log into the site. SBRU management is however 
concerned that students must feel comfortable with using their system. 
The resorts also need access to information from SBRU once they have completed 
registration. However, registration is not free and involves a payment made to the SBRU 
management. The resorts need to know about their bookings for each week, the room types 
that are booked, and so forth. Before the summer break booking season starts, the resorts 
need to enter information on their resorts, including prices and special features. Resorts 
need to be paid by SBRU for the bookings. Furthermore, resorts need to be able to report 
and collect for damages caused by summer breaker students during their stay. 
SBRU has recently decided to upgrade its system to provide social networking features for 
students. It is currently researching possibilities and collecting information from prospective 
customers (i.e. students) about desirable features and functions. From the business 
standpoint, the idea is to increase bookings by capturing good experiences before, during, and 
after the trip. Students must be provided with suitable and easy to use networking 
functionalities to provide their feedback. 

Carefully read the case report on SBRU and answer the following questions: 
 What are the main functional requirements for the major subsystem areas (i.e., resort 
relations, student booking, accounting and finance, and social networking)?