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Another addition to the detailed list above, my employer uses a single supplier to have a single point of contact in emergency situations. If there is a crash or other travel incident it reduces their effort to track down if any employees on business trips are affected by having immediate access to all itinerary and ticket information
– rolinger
Commented May 17, 2016 at 14:21
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"...which also makes sure that the flyer does not get credit card bonus points for the booking." This appears to be painted as a positive thing, though for who I cannot guess. Why would this be an advantage?
– Ketura
Commented May 17, 2016 at 14:31
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Also they may need to prove to funders that the amounts they spend on travel are reasonable. They do that by having a documented procedure, approved by the funder, that involves having a preferred travel agent that was chosen by some documented criteria, and then asking all employees to book through that agent. When they get questions about particular cases, they can show that the procedure was followed. Easily worth the odd $50 now and then.
– RemcoGerlich
Commented May 17, 2016 at 15:09
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@Ketura Usually it means that the institution does get points, or something equivalent.
– DJClayworth
Commented May 17, 2016 at 15:13
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Credit card bonus points could entice the traveler to book a more expensive ticket than otherwise, costing the university a lot of money so the traveler can get a small bonus.
– stannius
Commented May 17, 2016 at 15:46

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