Originally Posted by
Martinis at 8
What are the ethics of using a discount code that one is not entitled to?
bad karma.
i find that there's generally always a legitimate way to get what you want. i for example have had some luck calling up the hotel directly and getting them to lower rates if i tell them that i'd really like to give them the business but that a competitor hotel has a much better rate for me. in the past few years, as a graduate student, i've been able to plead my case that i can only afford to pay lower rates but that i have a lot of business travel ahead of me when i go back to work, and its surprising how often the hotel will lower rates for me. legitimately and with no guilt!