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Old May 10, 2023 | 9:08 am
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Originally Posted by slowly
No, not everyone does that. IHG hotels in Turkey quoted their rates in euros, charged me in Turkish liras and I was pleasantly surprised that they used interbank exchange rate. I was already preparing for a long discussion.
I had a similar experience at Istanbul St. Regis as they used the uninflated interbank rate for their conversion. Upon check out, the total bill for three nights was within pennies of what I expected.
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