Originally Posted by
BearX220
What would work for me is this:
1. Worker has to go somewhere. Discount economy is $1,000, lowest upgradeable economy fare is $2,000, Business is $5,000.
2. Worker opts to fly economy and take the $1,500 credit. We buy worker the $1,000 ticket.
3. Worker calls airline and refares the ticket to lowest upgradeable class, spending $1,000 of his own money.
4. Worker then upgrades to business using miles.
To me, that's totally clean. The company / client paid the lowest economy fare, the worker sits up front and comes out $500 ahead, and everything is above board.
I agree, but I bet there are a lot of companies out there that would consider this completely wrong. Those are companies where other people book travel and would send you through Zimbabwe if it save $12 and would keep your miles if there was a clean and legal way to do so.