METHODS, SYSTEM, AND ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE FOR PROVIDING FARE TREND INFORMATION

摘要

Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture consistent with certain principles related to the present invention periodically collect historical fare information associated with fares previously offered by travel service providers for a predetermined amount of time. After each periodic collection, a set of lowest fares from among the collected historical fare information is extracted and stored in a separate database. The database may be continuously updated with new extracted lowest fare information upon each periodic collection of the historical fare information. The lowest fare information stored in the database may be made available to a requesting entity through, for example, the Internet. Accordingly, in accordance with certain principles related to the present invention, travel buyers and/or sellers may receive information reflecting the historical fares offered by travel service providers for a past predetermined amount of time.