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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We’re flying to Australia in economy. We can afford the business tickets, but I just cannot justify it for a family of 5.  I think it would have been about 15k more.

I’m also not ready for my kids to get used to business lol. I have a feeling we’re all going to be regretting it. [/quote]

So if your kids are old enough to sit together without you, put them in economy and you go business. We have done that since the kids were old enough to manage (8 and 12 sitting 
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That doesn't send a very good message in my opinion. I am the PP who is traveling to Europe with adult kids and we intentionally bought economy so we could sit together. Starting the trip off separated like that just seems selfish on our part and creates the wrong tone. We will all suffer together!! We are staying in some pretty decent hotels though! That is one area I do not like to be cheap about. And I don't like AirBnB unless we are staying somewhere long term (more than just a few days).

I managed to sleep pretty solidly on my last trip to Europe in economy. Just took a Klonipin and I was out for a few hours and feeling rested upon arrival. No need for a larger seat for that!

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I guess you you.  Not sure why it sends a bad message to let teens sit in economy (or economy plus) while the parents who earned the money sit in business.

Once my kids earn their own money they can have the luxuries.  I was 29 before I went to Europe...they first went at 8 and 12.  I'd say they should consider themselves lucky.  
And yes my teens and now 20 something's  are just fine with their seats.  One is on a college grad trip with friends.  Everyone else is in economy (not even economy plus). My kid and one friend are in premium select.  That reminds them how lucky they are.  And everyone in economy has never been to Europe before (or only once if they studied abroad in college). Whereas my kid has been 8 times previously.  And if they didn't appreciate it (and complained about premium select or economy plus I'd put them back in economy)

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Hey thanks for the spiel. I am the PP with UHNW who booked economy for ourselves and our adult children. You inspired me to take a look at our outgoing seats to Rome. I certainly was being cheap and at the time of booking, I didn't even want to spend the extra $200 to get preferential location, so our seats were three rows from the back near the bathrooms. Upon further reflection, I decided to splurge using points to upgrade to a better spot. Thanks DCUM! FWIW, upgrading to business would have cost $6K per person and to premium would have caust $700 per person. Nope!
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Rome is for the masses now like many big cities in Europe. Have fun jostling around thousands of tourists. No thanks. You have to think out of the box when it comes to vacationing in Europe and certainly not in the summer. In the meantime, we’re heading to the Seychelles for a month. Life is good.[/quote]

That's quite a journey PP...enjoy! Sorry you feel our trip to Italy is for the masses. We have been many times...DH is Italian and speaks fluently, so it makes the experience very authentic and fun. We don't stay in Rome the entire time. And because we've been to the main tourist places like Positano, Venice, Florence, and Tuscany, we will explore the Umbria region during this trip and visit friends in the area. I hope you enjoyed touting yourself as being the more sophisticated traveler. You certainly are!! But honestly, resorts and beach vacations have never been our thing. We like authenticity and prefer to have interesting experiences in urban environments.
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