PR3CiSiON5d ago

ULPT Request: Using airlines rewards miles to get cash

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ULPT Request: Using airlines rewards miles to get cash - Lemmy.World

I travel for work, and have accrued about $12k worth of airlines points. I don’t really want to use them for personal travel, as I travel too much as is. Would it be possible to: 1. Book a flight. 2. Get a receipt for the booking. 3. Cancel the flight within 24 hours for a full refund back to my card. 4. Book the same flight using points. 5. Use the receipt in my expenses to get reimbursed for cash. Or is there something I’m missing? Do they have any contact with the airline to confirm the receipt is legit? I almost don’t even consider this unethical, as the company is paying the same as they would if I didn’t use my points.

Show threadjbrains5d ago
You might get away with it unless somebody looked. How big is the company you work for?
Show threadPR3CiSiON

I would consider it mid-sized. Internal accounting department, not outsourced.

Would the size matter? So bigger companies reconcile every receipt with the company that provided the receipt?

Mar 19 at 1:30amWeb
Show threadjbrains5d ago

It depends.

Sometimes bigger companies have more room to hide. They don’t care.

Sometimes bigger companies can afford to hire people to be inquisitive.

A big company that seems not to laying people off is probably not paying attention. Then you could consider trying. I wouldn’t try until I was prepared to be caught and fired.