Originally Posted by SealBeach
What's the deal with the pink discount hotel vouchers UA hands out during irregular ops? Is the company listed on those actually helpful in finding hotel rooms at lower rates, or is the whole point just to make pax feel like something's being done for them and that they're getting some special treatment to make up for their disrupted trips?
Those pink slips actually are pretty good, especially being last minnute rates. Basically, airlines use this company to reserve their rooms during IROPs (when it's the company's fault and it has to pay for the room). I've used one only once when I got stranded in IAD and it was pretty good.