Originally Posted by Zorak

The question you're asking is essentially, if someone offered me 3,000 miles for free, is it worth taking them? How could the answer to that be anything other than "yes"?

(Just to be clear, this would get you 3,000 redeemable miles, not 3,000 MQMs towards further Medallion status)

But the question you should be asking is, is it ethical to charge $60 to the company for something that is clearly extraneous to the work purposes of the trip.