Originally Posted by SKT-DK

I typically say no to any travel except long-haul (8+ hrs) due to our travel policy. I do not travel Y for private trips, so why would I do it for work.



That is a very valid point - my employer's policy is that our travel policy takes precedence over client's. I believe it is in the standard contract as well. I did however, once work for a client who allowed premium economy for intra-european flights due to a corporate agreement, which we were able to make use of (a small win). Out of curiosity, do you always contract billable expenses? - we have the option of baking it into the pricing as non-billable, giving more freedom and avoids having to justify every expense line to the cilent, but of course that adds a bit more risk on our side as well.