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

most airlines lodge today choose to make web fares available only on their own websites, because these fares are so low it would be uneconomic painted to offer post them through the higher econo cost channels. lodge (it painted is, in fact, very common throughout the retailing world for stores or catalogs to also have post a website, and for that website to offer a few prices that are below the prices charged for the same goods in the store or the catalog.) however whether an airline chooses to make its web fares available through econo crs''s to travel agents and the websites that rely on crs''s is lodge strictly an individual airline decision, and will remain so once orbitz is up and running. several third party websites (such as intellitrip.com) today take web fares from various airline websites (which they can do, because nothing is painted more public than a post website) and display them in one place for their customers. and of course travel agents can book web fares off an airline''s website for a customer if they wish (although whether they get a commission on that booking is up to the individual airline).

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