Originally Posted by
LarryJ
The $1000 option was the cheaper option for the company. They saved money by deciding on that option over the more expensive option that you preferred. Since you were able to get the tickets yourself, I don't think that it's unreasonable for the company to give you the $1000 that they were prepared to spend on your ticket. That way you both come out ahead. They get the cheaper fare and you get the better schedule.
The problem is that we're doing this after the fact. Would have been better to make the offer ahead of time but now you can always ask and see what they have to say. I wouldn't think much of a boss who thought that he should save the whole $1000. He should at least offer you a good percentage of it.
That's all true in principle, and in principle every good company would agree. In practice, there are accounting audits, income taxes, benefit in kind and all kind of reasons which make this kind of payment much more difficult. Unless I was self-employed, I would never ever think of using miles for a flight I need to take for work.
SmilingBoy.