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ULPT Request: Using airlines rewards miles to get cash (lemmy.world)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/unethicallifeprotips@lemmy.world
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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.

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[–] 4 points 7 months ago

I think you might have misunderstood what they are trying to do.

My understanding is that they are trying to convert their airline points into cash via reimbursement by their company/employer (not their credit card company).

Based on my understanding, this ULPT makes sense. Not the same thing, but I used to ask my company to book things myself so I'd get the free 2-3% back on my credit card.

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