I've joined in the hopes that all the registered users out there can help me with a special project.

I work for a small advertising agency, where I have to make a presentation on obtaining frequent flyer miles on a credit card that can be used for the agency. Currently the agency uses a ghost card to purchase all the airline tickets for the agency. The head would like to start obtaining frequent flyer miles for company use.

I have found that corporate cards aren't allowed to stock pile frequent flyer miles and use them.

I need some more background on this, as to legal reasons, what other corporations do, etc.

He's looking to try and use the frequent flyer miles used from employees of the company for company use.

Any suggestions, back-up and reference I could use would be helpful.

Thanks for all your help.

I have a Holiday Inn Visa which is a corporate card and allows point accumulation.

Also in my previous job, I had an AMEX corporate card. Initially they allowed me to sign up for membership rewards, but later they terminated membership rewards, saying that it violated the agreement with the employer. The impression I got was that some corporations allow cardholders to accrue membership reward points, while some do not.

In your case I do not see why the "ghost card" could not accrue miles which the company could use.

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Since you work for a small company, check out the AA business card (something like that) from Citibank. Maximum of 25 employee cards, I think. Miles are posted to the owner's AAdvantage account, where he/she can decide where/how to utilize them.

By the way, these miles will count toward the owners lifetime AAdvantage mileage total, which earns lifetime Gold status at one million miles.

Diners Club also has a corporate card that allows for point accumulation toward airline tickets, hotel credits, and a wide variety of merchandise.

As an employee, however, I hate those cards and find lots of ways not to use them. I want the points for myself.

If I understand this correctly, the company wants to keep the miles its employees earn?? Tell me it ain't so! As a business traveler, I would not work for a company that did not allow me to keep the miles I earn.

On the other hand, if you are just referring to earning miles from a company's purchase of business tickets on an afinity card, I hope people here can help you out.



[This message has been edited by TravelWeary (edited 09-29-2000).]

True enogh that those on these boards generally do want to keep their miles for themselves!

British Airways has something called a venture account that will fit the bill.

Not saying I agree with the policy but VERY common in Australia at least, for travel paid by the company. Working for myself, I have a director's meeting with the CEO, Marketing Director, General Manager, Chief of Accounting, and Office Manager and vote I keep them ALL!

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~ Glen ~

[This message has been edited by ozstamps (edited 09-30-2000).]