I came to Detroit on a work trip this week, but I'm stuck here for the weekend because my flight got cancelled and they can't find me one before Christmas. At first I thought spending Christmas alone in a hotel would suck, but my company upgraded my room to some pretty swanky digs and I can expense almost anything for the trouble. Now I'm kind of looking forward to the time to myself! 😂 Maybe it's not so bad after all. Perks! Happy Holidays!

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Do you have your passport? Go across the bridge to Canada

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Way to at least look at a terrible situation positively! That sucks no matter how you frame it tbh… company can comp what they want but work travel near holidays is always a quick decline from my side. Missing memories for a free night in an average hotel is always tough to justify

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Sorry that happened to you though!

Detroit is cool as hell and has amazing restaurants. If you like art check out the DIA, they have one of the largest Diego Rivera murals.

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