Company policy, schmumpany policy.
My policy is to arrive in the right city at the right hotel, fresh and ready to work. My companies policy doesn't always agree with my policy. Guess which one I follow?
My other policy is to tear down the walls of beaurocracy whenever I encounter them.
Another thing you FF's should consider. Most of you travel far more than the other people in your company. So the general rules shouldn't apply to you.