Originally Posted by brp
Not necessarily...at least in the past. Jan 1., 2004 my flight CDG-JFK was delayed leaving because of a snow storm in Paris. By the time we got to JFK, connecting flights were long gone. Even though it was weather, AA put us all up at their expense, and offered food vouchers. They didn't have to do this, but they did...and it's a good precedent.
Cheers.
I agree with you; I probably overstated the case.
In my view, better to expect nothing than to expect everything.
Nothing wrong with asking, and if you're polite, and get the right agent, then maybe you'll get a free room on a missed connection. That said, I've seen non-elites be told "Uh-uhh - no room for you" while elites are handed vouchers for free rooms.
If the OP is elite, so much the better.
But as you said, it ain't required.