So I work for a very large company, UK based but they're worldwide, and my job involves a bit of travel around the UK & rarely abroad. Could be one night away, could be a few, but we have corporate AMEX's to use from flight booking, hotels, meals & everything. Every expense must have valid receipts, we have a very thorough online system for processing our expenses.
I'd like to find a way to maximise my personal benefits from using this card…
For example if I was away for 3 nights, I could eat a £20 / £30 meal each night & no one would care. However if I fancy a pot noodle one night instead, I feel 'guilty' for not making the most of my company money… I could order from places like Papa Johns, and build up loyalty points, but that's a slow process. I could even eat the leftover pizza for lunch the next day, but there is no point, we're a huge company & they will just pay for a full lunch the next day.
I'd be happy with a bacon roll for breakfast, but as we can get what we like we usually end up having a cooked breakfast & get a takeaway coffee or something when in reality I'd love to just keep that allowance. We regularly buy Starbucks, Greggs, McDonalds & so on for snacks and lunches, the company don't care at all, and really I could make do with a homemade sandwich or a cheap meal deal.
TL:DR – Company let us waste a lot of money on travel expenses, but it must have valid receipts, what's the best way to maximise my personal gain from this?