Patent ID: 8768860

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for presenting rates for travel services, the method comprising: obtaining a dynamic range of available rates for a travel service over a selected date range, the dynamic range of available rates ranging from a least expensive rate to a most expensive rate; subdividing, using one or more processors, the dynamic range of available rates between the most expensive and least expensive rates into a plurality of pricing bands, wherein each of the pricing bands represents a portion of the dynamic range of available rates; determining an approximate rate for the travel service based on the pricing band within which an exact rate for the travel service falls; and presenting the approximate rate for the travel service in an interactive interface using a characteristic keyed to the corresponding pricing band, the characteristic including at least one of a graphical and audio characteristic that conveys a relative expense of the approximate rate for the travel service compared to other approximate rates for the travel service presented in the same interface.