Originally Posted by
catocony
I wasn't aware it was fraud to pay a hotel for a night's stay in a room that would otherwise go empty. Remember, you don't always get the corporate rate. I don't know what the cutoff is but I frequently find AAA and other discount rates when the corporate rate is not available.
Many corporate rates (particularly locally negotiated ones) have last room availability. Without context, you can't state with any certainty that this room would otherwise go vacant.
Originally Posted by
SkiAdcock
Folks, the topic of whether it's fraud or not, have ethics or not, has been rehashed enough times over the years every time someone asks about a corporate code. Do we really need to go through it again?
Considering that the OP is brand new to FT, yes we need to mention it.
I get that not everyone will agree with me regarding this topic. But, I worked in hotels and saw this on a weekly basis. We considered it fraud. We certainly never reported it to the police...but, that doesn't mean there weren't consequences, if caught.