Originally Posted by AFW_MD11

It doesn't have to be a "company contracted" hotel - it can be ANY hotel.

but....

the maximum you will be reimbursed is the "contract hotel rate for the city associated with the REVENUE PORTION of the trip" (from CBA 8.C.3.d.iii.b.2)

so in this case - stay in any hotel in NYC, and you will be reimbursed up to the contract rate for hotels in Paris.

you can find these contract hotel rates for Paris or any city on the Expense Report section of the pilot.fedex.com web site - link on the left side of the Expense Report home page.

I know this 'cause I had a similar trip and they tried to only reimburse me up to the ORD contract rate but when all was said and done, I got reimbursed for the full amount up to the CDG max rate.

and the hotel I used wasn't in Chicago or Paris.

Good luck.