Originally Posted by
FlyBoyd
I don't about the others but the 757 Hotel standbys in open time aren't built like trips. There is one rest period sandwiched by two duty periods. It covers two days and pays the same as two R days. So basically, you are signing up for two R days with the "bonus" of a hotel and per diem.
These are on the bus, also. It effectively makes it very difficult to drop or trade off certain days, even if there are just a few trips in open time, and max open shouldn't be a factor. I've only seen these in December before, and it makes adjusting your schedule a challenge. They are particularly crappy deals, as you mentioned, two duty periods for only a day and a half of pay.