Originally Posted by
Travelergcp
They could negotiate rock-bottom rates with their suppliers with tickets that don't earn miles.
I have a friend who worked for NCR. They once tried this exact same thing. It lasted all of about a week, I think, as there was a big-time revolt.
Federal gov't employees used to be prevented from accumulating miles or other loyalty rewards. Well, we could accrue them but according to the regs they were considered gov't property and had to be turned over to the travel office for some mysterious "gov't use". Once they realized that (a) there was no practical, economical means of tracking and later using the miles - and (b) allowing employees to keep the miles would be more in line with most private companies, the policy was changed.