The purpose of the letter is to ______ A. show travellers their hospitality. B. prevent ill will.

The purpose of the letter is to ______

A. show travellers their hospitality.

B. prevent ill will.

C. encourage travellers to stay.

D. inform the travellers of their rate increases.

Now, go through the text quickly and answer the question.

GRAND CAY HOTEL

Nottingham-Darby Stockbridge Lane NC 125 FQ

Telephone: (06362) 04183

Telex: 585746

Dear Traveller,

In attempting to provide the best service possible for our guests, we've been faced with a problem. More and more often, it seems, people are engaging hotel accommodations without prior booking, and leaving without settling their accounts.

These "silent departures" have caused us - and other hotels as well - substantial cash losses. So far, at Grand Cay we've been able to absorb these losses without passing their cost on to our guests in the form of increased prices. But we're approaching our limit.

So, in order to prevent further losses of this sort, and to keep our prices as low as possible in this time of inflation, we are asking that - any person desiring overnight accommodation without a prior confirmed booking, please pay in advance the full cost of the accommodation.

Only by the introduction of such safeguards can the problem be alleviated. Please understand our position, and know that the service we will provide you will continue to be the best we can humanly offer.

Many thanks,

Godfrey Billingham

General Manager