Word of the day: Boondoggle

I came across this word as a description of my colleagues trip to a work related conference... for a week... in Monaco... with a helicopter trip...

As defined by Google:

Boondoggle

noun

1. 1.

   An unnecessary, wasteful, or fraudulent project.

   "he characterized the defense program as an unworkable boondoggle"

verb

1. 1.

   Spend money or time on unnecessary, wasteful, or fraudulent projects.

   "the only guarantees are higher taxes and bureaucratic boondoggling"