<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by TravelManKen:
... There are very few companies that require their employees to redeem their miles for business related travel. We all know that flying 100,000+ miles per year can get difficult at times, think about how it would feel of there were no miles to earn.
Plus, the policing of this would be a nightmare anyway - let them keep the miles!
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My company does not allow me to use the miles I've earned on business travel for personal travel. And I work for a Fortune "Platinum" 50 company, go figure.
I have separate business and personal frequent flyer accounts with all the airlines and as a result am often shorted when it comes to Elite status. In my opinion the management of the program seems crazy and not worth the savings.
So what's the upside and why am I not too vexed by that? Most likely because I fly paid first-class all the time, everywhere. This includes domestic over 1 hour and all international. A decent trade-off if you ask me.