<p>oldfort, when we technical people travel alone, we have very simple meals with a couple of beers at best. On this particular trip, there was one sales guy who has an entertainment budget. He picked up all the bills, from morning coffee to dinners and drinks. </p>
<p>The company I work for has a very huge Europe HQ. They have several company cars. These are very decent cars because they often use these cars to visit customers. The day I went to sign up for a car, the Audi was available so I got it.</p>
<p>the best part of this trip were that I got lucky twice. </p>
<p>In Bonn, the hotel was over booked. They sent one of my German colleagues to a different hotel. For whatever reason, they upgraded me to the penthouse at the very top floor. </p>
<p>On my flight back from FRA to JFK, Delta again upgraded me to Business class w/o me even asking for it.</p>