C1994-27 Airline ''Frequent Flyer' Schemes
Issued: 10 November 1994 by Department of Premier and Cabinet
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Key information
- Status
- Archived
- Type
- Department of Premier and Cabinet Circular
- Identifier
- C1994-27
- Compliance
- Not mandatory
About
You will be aware that contracts commenced on 1 January 1994 with two companies for supply of air travel services to the Government.
Conditions for the contracts are set out in detail in a "User Guide" issued by the NSW Supply Service. The Guide includes methods available through each contractor of making use of the frequent flyer schemes operated by the airlines.
The principle that public expenditure is not to be used for private gain applies to frequent flyer schemes. Any points earned through official travel may be redeemed only to secure tickets for further official travel.
An agency may choose to join members of staff in a frequent flyer scheme where it can see a benefit to the agency. Care is to be exercised to ensure that points earned are redeemed only for official travel.
If an officer or employee undertakes sufficient private travel for a frequent flyer membership to be of personal interest, present advice is that the only way to keep points earned for private and official travel separate is for the person concerned to take a second membership privately. The appropriate membership number is then quoted when booking travel. In these cases personnel making official travel bookings should ensure that the correct membership number for official travel is being quoted.
This circular replaces Premier's Department Circular No. 91/21.
Please bring this information to the notice of all relevant staff in your organisation and in any subsidiary organisations.
C. Gellatly,
Director General.