Originally Posted by
Quinlanty
Question to all those who travel for work and must buy the cheapest fare- So I am a college student, so obviously not knowledgable about travel for work. Would you be able to talk to your boss/company/head of travel department and explain the pitfalls of E and how its only ~$20 cheaper and get permission to book higher class? I think that policy would be a deal breaker, if my job required a lot of travel.
Depends on the company. Unfortunately there are still a lot of big, old-school corporate places that force everything through a system, regardless of whether it makes sense.
I've found that there are lots of other reasons to not work at those types of places, but that's just me. There are also lots of pros about them for many people.
I would agree that corporate travel policies are absolutely a factor for jobs that require heavy travel. How big of a factor is up to the individual.