Cape Air could also be a provider as well... they "provide the flight" .. for the cost of a ticket offeredBy a vendor American Airlines. Would that be true, Vicki ? -- -Thad +ThadGuidry <https://www.google.com/+ThadGuidry> Thad on LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com/in/thadguidry/> On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 1:45 PM, Vicki Tardif Holland <vtardif@google.com> wrote: > To get back to Chaals's original message, I have seen cases where authors > have used the "vendor" or "merchant" property on an Offer when the author > really meant "seller". It would be nice to deprecate "vendor" and > "merchant" in favor of "seller" across the board. > > The sticking point seems to be what to do about "provider". We would like > to be able to be able to distinguish the operator of the flight (e.g. a > regional airline like Cape Air) from the airline providing my ticket (e.g. > American Airlines). > > It sounds like "offeredBy" in place of "provider" would be too confusing. > Unfortunately, I am at a loss for another term for "provider" that is > distinct from "operator". Do people have suggestions for "provider"? > > - Vicki > > > Vicki Tardif Holland | Ontologist | vtardif@google.com > >
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