not enough jet fuel to get his ego off the ground

[AirHostess]

I think it has a lot to do with the airline, Delta never pre-arranges rooms for their crews (at least not at our hotel)

I think that in the case of Salt Lake, the crew lounges at the airport has cots a plenty which considering that a large number of the flights that come into Salt Lake are based in Salt Lake, there's only ever a very small number of crew who actually needs to stay overnight who can't just go home.

ETA- also PrincessKatieAirHostess, you are in the UK, so the tax laws may be different, but in the US Delta doesn't have too bad about making the crew pay for their own rooms, because the crew can reduce their reported gross income by the cost of the hotel room, but if Delta pays for the room and does not post it as an expense "for the convenience of Delta" then the crew may potentially have to report it as a fringe benefit and pay taxes on it... aint the US law great...

Hmmm I have heard things are very different for US flight attendants...apparently crew inc myself who work for the European flag carrier are probs much better off in terms of T&C's and salary. My airline also has a powerful union which helps!