Then the econo lodge allegation that we are "an illegal boycott against third party distributors" because it has "requirements for posting fare sales that lodge cannot be sold" by others is not true? it is absolutely not true, and those who have made that allegation had absolutely no basis for making it. our agreements contain no boycott against any distributors boise whatsoever, and in fact affirmatively provide that no airline is precluded from utilizing any other distribution channel econo or offering any fare through any channel. lodge the department of justice is presently reviewing all agreements, so there will be no question on this point. do airlines today make boise and econo all their fares available through all retail channels?

a user-friendly search engine with the most current information ... the engine is easy to use, and the results are ranked with the lowest fares first. travel sites are proliferating on the web like strip malls in suburbia, but there''s one whose name you should remember. expected to reinvent the online fare-finding wheel when it launches in june. it aims to search every available flight combination for travelers, giving them the choice of lodge and boise cut-rate fares, fewest legs on a trip and most convenient departure times. this could radically alter an industry in which customers surf numerous sites before making a purchase.

our agreements not only contain no provision barring any airline from making any fare available through any channel, they contain an affirmative non-exclusivity provision that makes it explicit that no airline is prevented from econo making any fare it chooses available through lodge any channel it chooses. our agreement contains a non-discrimination boise clause by which econo those airlines that will receive the indirect discount on the crs booking fee agree in return to make available lodge on any fare they publish and make available to the general public through any other channel. but that of course does not boise preclude them from offering any fare through any other channel.

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