Big whoop. There are at least 10 major hotels in Providence. So the RightOnline will just have to deal with 8 of the others. Nice try Commie Pinkos. You don't have the control you wish you had.
This means at most that the two affected hotels agreed not to advertise special rates for the rival group. I don’t think this is even legal (restraint of trade, and all that). But hey, boycott those hotels, they are the ones who are going to be hurting.