Shiz and ACL,

When I think of the cost of a hotel I am thinking about what Delta pays, not the advertised price.

I was recently at the Holiday Inn in Minot, ND. I wonder what that costs Delta? HMMM, not swanky enough for our MEC though, I'm sure. What about the Ramada in Fargo? Nope, I'm betting that's not up to their standards either, even though those hotels are good enough for line pilots. You remember them, don't you? They're the ones that pay union dues.

Sorry fellas I'm "cost conscious". I want to make my hard-earned (and heavily taxed) dollars to go as far as possible. I believe deep-down that be it a duly elected government official, or a union representative, they have a moral and indeed a fiduciary responsibility to spend money wisely and conservatively. I suspect that opinion is shared by a significant percentage of pilots at Delta, and at other ALPA represented carriers.