Agree, I had a similar situation recently. No problem getting FFP on flight car and hotel. I did a search myself before the company travel agent called. They had a 1 stop itinerary on a career I didn't fly. I suggested a 2 stop itinerary (with about 2x miles) on my career of choice. The travel lady thought I was nuts but I mentioned that it was about $200 cheaper RT...

HR mentioned it during the interview and I solely explained the cheaper portion of the change and that I always did my best to save the company money. They seemed to like it