Originally Posted by
nacho
Some bloggers are just as bad - one claimed that he didn't like the hotel that AA offered him and he checked himself in to the Park Hyatt. He said because he has this AMEX card they paid for his $325 stay... If this is in Europe I'm 110% certain that they won't cover it as AA has offered you something, and they are not obliged to send you to a 5* hotel. I feel bad about people misleading other like this to either make themselves feel good and/or have monetary gain (cc referrals).
Oh yes, I also read the article and had a similar overnight at the same airport where my red-eye flight was delayed overnight ( 12 hours ), due to crew availability of AA.
Indeed, they offered a Country Inn 20 kilometers away from DFW + a taxi voucher, which the drive ( incl. waiting for a taxi with the voucher ) and the location was not the most pleasant experience. However, a J pax was arguing with the agents that why can't they book him to the Grand Hyatt within the airport premises ( was $489 + taxes ) and the Park Hyatt was already sold out that night. I don't know what happened but he was quite annoyed when he was told that AA would not reimburse any other accommodation other than what was offered.
I am also pretty sure that if I had the same credit card, they would have found a blind spot, as I was on a trip with series of multiple tickets, as finding multiple excuses not to pay for it that this trip is not eligible because it is xxx, yyy or something like that.