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B-220542,B-220542.2,B-220542.3,B-220542.4,B-220542.5 1 (1987-11-16)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadmxi0001 and id is 1 raw text is: The Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Michael Farbman, et al. - Personal Use of Matter of- Airline Promotional-Material File: B-220542, B-220542.2, B-220542.3, B-220542.4, B-220542.5 Date: November 16, 1987 DIGEST 1. Five AID employees traveling on official business participated in airline frequent flyer programs and earned free tickets which they used for personal travel. AID found the employees liable for the value of the tickets used and the employees appeal. Decisions of the Comptroller General have consistently applied the rule that airline promotional mileage credits earned on official travel may only be used for official travel and may not be used by employees for personal travel. Thus, the employees are liable for the full value of the tickets. Erroneous advice of agency ofticials cannot defeat application of the rule. 2. The rule requiring an employee to account for airline promotional material earned on official travel applies to benefits such as accommodation upgrades to business class or first class when they are obtained in exchange for mileage credits. Therefore, an employee may not exchange mileage credits for accommodation upgrades absent authorization or approval by the appropriate agency official. 63 Comp. Gen. 229 (1984) clarified. The restrictions on the use of first-class travel contained in FTR para. 1-3.3d now apply to upgrades obtained in exchange for mileage credits, but could be revised in order to maximize the integration of airline incentive programs into agency travel plans. Collection of the value of the unauthorized or unapproved upgrades used prior to this decision is not required. DECISION Five employees of the Agency for International Development (AID) appeal that agency's determination that they are liable for the use for personal travel of airline promo- tional mileage credits earned on official travel. The appeals are denied and the employees remain liable for the value of the personal trips, notwithstanding that such use was approved by agency officials and that the employees may have used the airline mileage credits prior to learning of regulatory and decisional authorities prohibiting such use. . .. ...• --, 0

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