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Old Mar 31, 2003 | 9:02 am
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This is pretty standard. For a stay of CAD$145, I only received points for $79. CAD$145 is about $99 at the current exchange rate. This is very usual for all hotel chains. At Marriott, I only received 1,920 points for a stay of 149 GBP.
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