Originally Posted by
craz
No if You are FIMed over say from UA to AA, and you had an El Cheapo UA needs to book You in "Y" and they pay AA for that tkt, thats besides what they give You, a free tkt is usually for being a Volunteer , an Involuntery Bump is usually $$$ or vouchers. If they rebook You on their flight the next day, they pay for a Hotel room and still give you the $$/voucher. Of cause they will try like the DT did to the OP to have to give as little as they can, but to the savy who know the ropes and T&Cs they will PAY Up.
How is what you described at the airline any different from a hotel walking a guest, paying for a room at the other hotel, and then refunding what they paid in advance. Paying for the room at the other hotel = FIMng a pax over to another airline refunding advance payment=$$$ or vouchers
As with airlines, the compensation a guest receives is usually dependent on their status with the hotel/hotel chain. The hotel is not going to give a low tier or no status guest the same compensation for a walk, that a top tier member is going to receive. The OP is right in saying he would be happy with a refund of his prepayment as thats what he is entitled to.