A system for facilitating transactions among consumers and providers of
travel-related services includes a technology provider and a host in
communication with an agent and a provider of travel-related services.
The technology provider is configured for operating independently from
any provider of travel-related services. The host is configured for
receiving a request from the agent, retrieving one or more displays from
the technology provider, presenting the displays to the agent, and
facilitating a transaction among the consumer and the provider of
travel-related services. A display comprises an information content such
as available inventory from a predefined carrier within a predefined time
period. The display may be configured for excluding content, for example,
in accordance with a predefined editing criteria. The format may be
configured for presenting information in accordance with one or more
predefined ranking criteria, which may be a discriminatory criteria, such
as an identity of a carrier.