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Jan 31, 2011, 4:57 pm

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vbroucek

Join Date: Oct 2007

Location: Tasmania, Australia

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Originally Posted by belabiah

I am frequently booking BW Properties through the German website of HRS. I never had problems getting my points. Most probably it wouldnt be a problem as long as you pay directly at the hotel instead of getting a voucher...

It depends, whether you are booking "qualifying rate" - seems that HRS does, Expedia does not. Details (from https://goldcrownclub.bestwestern.co...v/faq.asp#Q3):

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Q: What are qualifying rates?
A: All rates qualify for except for the following: --Leisure Club (LC), House Plan (HP), Employee/Member (E), European Employee (EE), Preferred Net (DI/D2), Priceline (PL/PN), Travelocity Promotional (D3), Orbitz Promotional (44), Expedia (FIT), Net/FIT (FI), Travel Agent Discount (TA), Tours (Group Tour Operator), Group (OF/OG), Crew and Deeply Discounted Extended Stay and Hotel Negotiated (greater than 20 percent discount), GCCI (FX), Dynamic Net Tour (X2), Dynamic Vacation Packages (WB), Amenity Packages, Unit Card (UC), Site 59 (59) and other locally negotiated hotel discount rates for crew or extended stays for longer than one week.

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