<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by sfojfk1k:
I'll address it, since it is an issue that I have had to deal with a ton over the years (managing 100s of people engaged in business travel).
Unethical - buying and expensing a $2000 full fare ticket, then buying and flying on a $400 non-refundable.
Unethical - getting a re-fare voucher (or cash) but expensing the original price.
Ethical - taking a VDB or getting a CS voucher for a screwup and then using those to pay for your personal travel.
It would amaze you the types of stuff that people at consultancies and large corporations try to get away with. Imagine how easy it would be for any of us to make it look like a ticket cost $1200 when it really only cost us $400. This is one of many reasons why a lot of companies only allow booking through corporate travel agencies. One bad apple....
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I had a discussion about a similar issue with the concierges in the 1K room on Sunday. We were talking about the NBA referees who cashed in their Full Fare First Class tickets, purchased low fare Y tickets, used certs to upgrade (they were mostly all 1K's) and pocket the difference. Not a good thing, and obviously the IRS became involved.
I agree with all the scenerios which sfojfk1k has provided, but I have another one. Someone travels on business or pleasure, volunteers, gets vouchers and then uses those vouchers on a business trip which he then gets reimbursed with money. Does anyone have an issue with this? Should this person only use these vouchers for his personal use, or can he in effect "sell" them to the business to obtain a cash reimbursement. Just curious to what people think about this.