Report for House Committee February 26, 1998 meeting.
|Recommendation: |
|That the attached report be received for information. |
Report Summary
This report provides a response to a request for information regarding usage of air miles points by other levels of government and municipalities.
Report
The Office of the City Clerk has conducted a survey of other government levels and other municipalities to determine what their policies and/or procedures are with regards to frequent flyer air miles bonus points for elected officials and employees.
Background Information Attached
1. Air Miles Survey – February 1998
| |PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT |PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT |FEDERAL |CITY |CITY |CITY |CITY |CITY |CITY |
| |(LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY) | |GOVERNMENT |OF |OF |OF |OF |OF |OF |
| | | | |VANCOUVER |WINNIPEG |CALGARY |GRANDE PRAIRIE |REGINA |SASKATOON |
|DO YOU HAVE A POLICY |Yes. |Yes |Yes. |Yes. |Yes. |Not for Aldermen. |No. Mayor collects |Yes. |No policy for Aldermen, |
|REGARDING AIR MILES USE? |Points must be used for |Points must be used for |Employees not allowed to |Points must be used for |Points must be |Have a corporate policy. |points from business |Employees not to collect|rarely travel by air. Don’t |
| |business travel only. |business travel only. |collect |business |used for business | |travel which he uses |Air Miles. |think there’s an employee |
| | | |frequent flyer points. |travel only (elected |travel only. | |for personal trips. | |policy . |
| | | | |officials & staff). | | | | | |
|DO YOU COLLECT AIR MILES |No. |Yes. |N/A |Yes. |No. |Yes. Air Miles for flights booked through|No. |No. | |
|WITH A CORPORATE TRAVEL |Each person makes their |Aeroplan (Air Canada), | |This goes to tender every | |travel agent are retained by agent & | | | |
|AGENT? |own arrangements. |Canadian Plus (Canadian | |few years. | |applied to corp. discount. | | | |
| | |Airlines) | | | | | | | |
|HOW IS THIS ADMINISTERED? |Honor system |Staff forward copy of |N/A |Thinks points accrued back|Honor system |Agent books flights, except any taken at |N/A |Most flights booked with| |
| | |airline points statement | |to city. | |short notice and paid for by employee who | |corporate credit card. | |
| | |to employer. | | | |is then reimbursed. | | | |
|WHAT WORKS, |Assumes system works. | |N/A | |They don’t know- |City receives discounted rates. When staff|N/A | | |
|WHAT DOESN’T? | | | | |never been measured. |buy tickets-city doesn’t get credit for | | | |
| | | | | | |points. Employees not audited at this time| | | |
| | | | | | |as most flights booked by agent. | | | |
|ARE POINTS TRANSFERABLE |No. Airlines won’t allow.|No. Airlines won’t allow.|N/A |Thinks points accrue back |No. Airlines won’t | |N/A | | |
|WITHIN CORP.? | |When staff terminate-take | |to city for use of all |allow | | | | |
| | |points with them. | |employees. | | | | | |
|WHAT IS THE SUCCESS RATE? |Problems can occur |Generally good. |N/A | |don’t know | |N/A | | |
| |obtaining desired flights.|Problems can occur | | | | | | | |
| | |obtaining desired flights.| | | | | | | |
|DO YOU DONATE POINTS TO |No. |No. |N/A |No. |No. | |N/A | | |
|CHARITY? | | | | | | | | | |
NOTE: AIRLINES WILL NOT SUPPLY A CORPORATE SUMMARY NOR A COPY OF AN INDIVIDUALS STATEMENT OF FREQUENT FLYER POINTS
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