Am I Odd? I Look Forward to Business/Domestic First Sometimes More Than the Actual Vacation Destination?

[Anonymous]

It reminds me a little of those people in wall-e who are happy to spend years in recliners drinking soda

[Anonymous]

Imagine how much you'd enjoy vacation if you just stayed in a local hotel room.

Hire cleaners and remodelers while you are gone, then love in permanent ecstasy with less carbon footpt.

[Anonymous]

I totally get it. The last time I was in Polaris (on way to a work trip, though) I wished I could just stay in my little pod/hideaway for another day. It is definitely about being cared for and being inaccessible to the world for me.

[Anonymous]

My dream vacation is flying Emirates First class. OMG. OMG. OMG.

I would just vacation on the plane flying to Dubai.

It's unbelievable what you are enjoying from the food to to the bed. I mean, I don't know that I'd love business first on United but if you fly the right airline, good god girl, that is the vacation for sure. Go online and check out the videos.

It's def not cooped up in a box for 20 hours let me just say that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My dream vacation is flying Emirates First class. OMG. OMG. OMG.

I would just vacation on the plane flying to Dubai.

It's unbelievable what you are enjoying from the food to to the bed. I mean, I don't know that I'd love business first on United but if you fly the right airline, good god girl, that is the vacation for sure. Go online and check out the videos.

It's def not cooped up in a box for 20 hours let me just say that.

Yes, I did that (Emirates First Class). Almost 30 hours of travel time but between the plane and the lounges it was very, very nice. It was for work and the destination was...I will say unexciting to be nice. I looked forward to the return flight.

[Anonymous]

Getting into the points game really made me appreciate all of the different F/J offerings. I’ve been fortunate enough to fly business or first on so many airlines over the last 15 years. It’s a bit of an AV geek thing but at the same time I feel so much better arriving at my destinations. As a tall person who can’t sleep in economy, it makes a big difference.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It sounds like you crave comfort in your regular life. Or being cared for? Do you not get enough of those things?

I get it but I wouldn’t want to enjoy the flight *more* than the trip. I love the adventure and novelty.

I think this it for a lot of women. I can’t even remember the last time someone cooked for me and served me food or when I didn’t have to clean up after a meal!

[Anonymous]

Domestic first is nothing to write home about. A bigger seat and PDB. Meh.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Getting into the points game really made me appreciate all of the different F/J offerings. I’ve been fortunate enough to fly business or first on so many airlines over the last 15 years. It’s a bit of an AV geek thing but at the same time I feel so much better arriving at my destinations. As a tall person who can’t sleep in economy, it makes a big difference.

Yes the sleep on an overnight flight is the true value in my mind- as someone who has basically barely slept on overnight flights in economy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I totally get it. The last time I was in Polaris (on way to a work trip, though) I wished I could just stay in my little pod/hideaway for another day. It is definitely about being cared for and being inaccessible to the world for me.

I got a Thai vegetable curry in Polaris and I've had better microwaved dinners from Banquet from the frozen aisle of the supermarket. The communications staff did a great job describing how great it would be.

I would recommend grabbing a pair of the Polaris PJs whenever you can though.

[Anonymous]

Yes, I still remember a wonderful trip home from London on British Airways where I stretched out in my private cocoon (no one jext to me, window seat), watched a great movie, ate a great meal and then slept really well. The restrooms were beautiful! It was business class and seemed like first class amenities to me. It was the best trip. But yeah, domestic business and first are not really worth it.

[Anonymous]

I miss traveling for work - frequent upgrades and the travel time was just nice quiet downtime. Now I teach - no work travel and no collecting tons of miles for upgrades.

[Anonymous]

I kind of think if you enjoy the first or business class that much, it reflects that you don’t stay at very nice places when you’re traveling. A lay-flat seat is soooo much better than economy but seriously!?! It’s still a plane!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I kind of think if you enjoy the first or business class that much, it reflects that you don’t stay at very nice places when you’re traveling. A lay-flat seat is soooo much better than economy but seriously!?! It’s still a plane!

Here's the thing- the difference between a $200/night hotel in most places and a $750/night is the nice things, maybe quality of the breakfast, service,etc. You still generally get a quiet room with a bed to sleep in. The difference between an economy seat and a business class seat on a 777 is like 5x the amount of space, a fully flat space around 23 inches wide and 6 feet to sleep in, no one physically touching you or within arms reach, lounge access (often really nice with an evening departure, eat dinner in the lounge and go straight to sleep on board), etc. A nice hotel room is still fundamentally the same product type as a middling hotel room.

[Anonymous]

We are always on United or Delta for long haul flights - frequent flyer miles make those trips free. So no, I don't look forward those flights except for catching up on movies.

The food and service are not particularly noteworthy.