Originally Posted by
Ancien Maestro
What's to justify to taking the points than the savings?
The economics of it is really, you're paying $5 for the points.. so unless you get more than 500 points, I don't see how its ethical to incur additional company expenses, unless you're donating the points back into the company.
I guess I see ethics differently from you. It's not always the most ethical scenario to take the cheapest option, IMO. The company is asking me to leave my family and home for a few days, I see nothing wrong with getting some benefit from it.
All airline and hotel points? I *always* get more than 500 points.
Here's a scenario. Let's say I'm flying MSN-MSP-LAX-SYD and back for my company. I'm offered a ticket for $1700 or a ticket for $1695 that earns no points or miles. Are there people here that would actually buy the $1695 ticket? Are there managers here that would expect their employees to forego the miles to save the company $5? How about $100 on such an itinerary?
I *always*, *always* fly my preferred airline. I don't even shop around unless the price seems over the top. MY boss has frequently said, "Fly your airline -- I don't care if it costs a little more." Same with hotels.