My uncle said the only time he ever got to go sightseeing was when that volcano erupted.

Business travel is awful.

It’s become increasingly less valuable as hotel and airline loyalty programs continue to be devalued.

flight attendent

Anonymous wrote:Not exactly what you're asking about, but DH is a radiologist and industry standard is 8+ weeks of vacation. We have been to Paris. Hawaii, and Barcelona for work conferences for him. We could have gone to more but I don't get as much vacation as he does, grandparents have slowed down with babysitting, and he does not like to go alone.

a dr or tech?

Consulting - depending on your client

Anonymous wrote:With rare exceptions, government employees travel in economy for all flights.

The few exceptions generally require an approved medical reason (with medical evidence) and/or Flag/SES approvals.

Which is stupid, and destroys people's health and productivity, and barely saves much money anyway. I see what the government pays for economy flights, sometimes more than I pay for business class.

It's cool the first 20 times. Then it is annoying the next 10. Then you are miserable for two weeks after every return because you've been jetlagged 12 hours both ways within five days. And you can't do work, and you become diabetic and fat, because you can't stand getting off your couch for a week.

If you work for an international skincare/makeup brand you might. I work for a law firm and some attorneys never leave their homes and some go to Europe 3-5 times a year. Salespeople with large territories travel a lot. There are travel nurses. Lots of options.

My DH and I are both in B2B sales. His role is such he travels a lot to Europe. I used to travel internationally, but now only domestically.

It's not glamorous and it can be very hard on your body even if you have things like lounge access, upgraded seats, pre-check, etc. paid for by the company. There's also a lot of pressure in sales roles to turn these trips into revenue.

Anonymous wrote:It's not glamorous at all. Sorry to tell you

+1000

It was the #1 reason people left my job -- tired of living out of airports.

Many years ago, I worked for a startup software firm in sales and recruiting. It was planes, trains and automobiles. Lived my life on the road and out of a suitcase.
I was young, single and a recent college grad myself but I was absolutely exhausted at the end of my 18 month contract. Soured me on travel for years. Next job after that involved zero travel.

I’m a civil engineer that works on large construction projects. I’ve done longer work stints (4 months- 3 years) in South America, Central America, Canada and various US locations. It’s way better than just going for a couple of days, but l changed the type of work l do when my oldest was 5 because l didn’t want him to have to move and change schools.

Law firms, marketing, sales, consultants.

Its not glamorous but if you dont have a family it can be enjoyable to rack up points. Once we had kids we both despise work travel. Its so hard to manage schedules. And you always get sick or just feel tired and run down.

If you can do it afe 25 to 30, go for it!

With rare exceptions, government employees travel in economy for all flights.

The few exceptions generally require an approved medical reason (with medical evidence) and/or Flag/SES approvals.

Anonymous wrote:My brother is in fundraising/development. Travels extensively will th upgrades. Family is able to travel very well with points

Yeah, and how about all the time they're gone. It's really not glamorous, but the points at least gamify it enough to trick people it's worth it. FC/BC even gets boring after a while.