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Old Dec 24, 2013 | 6:28 am
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Originally Posted by Adam1222
The point of a Best Rate Guarantee is not to give out free rooms, and allow people to play a game to find a way to get a free room. The point is to let people know they'll get the best rate by booking through IHG.
I don't know where you got that idea. The BRG is designed to make sure no other website can offer a cheaper rate. And we have seen many instances where other websites did offer lower rates and IHG -- by the design of the guarantee or by low moral standards -- wiggled out of honoring the guarantee.

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