Originally Posted by
oliver2002
First up, I take offense about this sef paying vs expense bit. Even when travelling on work I look on the cost and I'm sure most others who expense do too.
Agreed. There is no distinction.
As for booking way in advance and really having no idea of the correct dates, why not book 1 night at a time? That way, you can just cancel the reservation on the dates you don't want. When you show up, the hotel can just consolidate all the different reservations into a single one.