Comments like this are naïve at best. I'm in sales, and what I don't spend ends up in my pocket in year end profit for me. One way or another, my travel comes out of my pocket, directly or indirectly. Would you suggest that I don't deserve a nice car and the perks that come with it, or belonging to a country club? After all, if it wasn't for my employer I wouldn't have any of those nice things without a paycheck. A good friend agrees with you, and even suggested his 2K per year spend and gaming of the system is more important than my 12K spend on direct flights... After all, he is loyal, even if the airline lost money on him, and I should be a nobody.