Originally Posted by
craigthemif
Although I mostly agree...
1. Some people end up stuck on ineligible rates for factors outside of their control (events, company travel policies, etc.) It's not irrational to ask whether the benefits are due to you being such a great person, or due to the rate...
2. If only Expedia was a 10% commission. More like 20-25%, which is how hotels.com can pay for 10th free, the travel world's highest marketing budget and still print money...
Asking nicely is sort of OK, I guess, but assuming or expecting is where this all goes.... the OP is asking so that he/she knows what to expect... it all leads into expectations and that's where the cheating/whining comes into play like "oh the FD agent mentioned breakfast is downstairs so even though I know it's probably NOT ok, I'll just do it anyway and blame it all on the FD agent if they try to charge me."