Accomodation and Travel - Poll

**Churchill** · 10 June 2008, 12:40

I find a lonely divorcee and shag her brains out in return for bed, breakfast and an ironed shirt.

**TheBigYinJames** · 10 June 2008, 12:41

Originally posted by Churchill View Post

I find a lonely divorcee and shag her brains out in return for bed, breakfast and an ironed shirt.

You have to iron her shirt?

**Churchill** · 10 June 2008, 12:46

Originally posted by TheBigYinJames View Post

You have to iron her shirt?

Erm, nope.

**Peoplesoft bloke** · 10 June 2008, 12:52

Rate all in but I still travel 1st class and stay somewhere reasonable. One has to have standards.

**malvolio** · 10 June 2008, 12:52

I use a rate card approach. I know what I need to live on (not that much), I add on travel/living cost (obviously a variable) and another uplift to reflect seniority (aka risk of getting blamed for it failing...) and use that total as the day rate. If I can charge the expenses directly I will - and obviously drop my quoted day rate to suit - but only as a convenience; point is the client pays for them anyway.

As an aside, price is not the driver. After 25 years flogging around the UK's business hotels, I put a much higher value on comfort. My favourtie hotel for a long time was a six-bedroom farmhouse conversion in Gainsborough for around £40 B&B at today's prices.

**NotAllThere** · 10 June 2008, 12:54

Originally posted by Peoplesoft bloke View Post

Rate all in but I still travel 1st class and stay somewhere reasonable. One has to have standards.

Quite right.

**Sausage Surprise** · 10 June 2008, 13:34

Originally posted by Peoplesoft bloke View Post

Rate all in but I still travel 1st class and stay somewhere reasonable. One has to have standards.

Yep - I found a cracking stable conversion in Kent, kind of self catering, that had power shower, broadband access (RJ45 connection in wall) and breakfast cereals, bread, milk and fruit juices provided fresh daily. All this with beautiful countryside and the local village (great pubs, indian, chinese, chip shop and small tesco) 5 mins walk. £56 a night.

**Pondlife** · 10 June 2008, 13:43

Client pays for flights + taxis/mileage. I pay for food and hotels.

Usually I book somewhere half decent though.

**DS23** · 10 June 2008, 14:13

i'm on an all-in. lower costs mean bigger profit.

I quote exclusive of expenses and client pays travel and Accomodation	11.90%	5 votes
Rate is all in, I find the cheapest Accomodation possible	64.29%	27 votes
Other - will specify	14.29%	6 votes
I stay at andyw's house	9.52%	4 votes

Accomodation and Travel - Poll