ajnz

This thread is intriguing. I work for a large multinational and our policy is definitely to NEVER share a room. Our travel & entertainment policy is not overly restrictive, and generally management & the policy follow the, "Business travel is/can be a pain, and we want you to try and be as comfortable while travelling for work as you would be at home".

A colleague and I offered to share a 2 bedroom/2 bathroom suite a few months back and were given some seriously shocked looks - it would've been beneficial for the company (save $140/night), and for me (stop me having to walk 20 mins to the office).

I also recently travelled to a conference where there was accommodation available in University dorm rooms (conf. was at a University during summer break), and was given some very surprised feedback that I stayed in the $50/night dorm rather than the $150/night hotel.

There's no way I would do it on my regular travel unless I knew my colleagues very well - which I do some of them -, and only if it was a two bedroom setup rather than a shared room. It's just too much: work all day together, socialise together, AND share a room? I think that would be destructive, especially in the IT industry where people are highly stressed and often highly strung.

It is reasonable to expect to share a rental though...