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Originally Posted by Hehe
First class doesn't make sense. The amount of extra one needs to pay vs what you get just doesn't quite cut it.
I have never paid for F tix, only miles redemption.
However, I wouldn't say the same for business class.
My rule of thumb is this, a J class seat takes roughly 3 Y seats. Thus, if J price is <=3x of Y, I'd always get business if flight time is 10hr+.
For 3x the price, your whole trip is just more convenient. First, the seat let you arrive refreshed. Flights to TPE (where I often fly) for example usually leaves late in the night here to arrive to TPE in the early morning. If I were seating in Y, I probably just want to go home and sleep once I land. In J, I can start the whole day without resting.
Then the baggage allowance. Most don't think about this, but with J having 2x32kg, you can just fill and fill your luggage until it's full and it's almost never overweight. No more being careful about what to bring or strategizing how to sneak in stuff in your jacket or carry on so that you can make to the weight limit. I have *A Gold and I get an extra piece for *A. Not just that, anyone on my itinerary gets that as well. We once brought so many luggages back that I needed to hire a moving truck to carry all my stuff to the airport. (6pp*3pcs*32kg=over half a ton)
Finally, there's some service both on the ground and in the air. Luggage is one thing. And you hardly need to worry about lines. In Y, you are cattle, they just hurry everything through and that's it. In J, everything is just... more convenient.
For 3x the price, it's worth every penny IMO. I couldn't care less about 5* hotels when I'm visiting a city. As long as I've got a comfy bed in a clean room with nice location, why do I want 24hr concierge/resto/pool? I wouldn't be anywhere near hotel for most of the day.
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Back in my twenties you can shove me in the middle seat in the back of an asian LCC with 28' pitch beside a screaming baby and I wouldnt care. Stay in a questionable hostel with a lizard crawling up the wall in southeast asia.
But now I like the comfort of business class. Nothing worse than flying long haul red eye and waiting till 3pm for the hotel checkin time so you can rest. You effectively lost a day right there. Fancy hotels in a great location that give you access to their high end gym and sauna + free extravagant breakfast yes please.
Some people swear by compression socks for travel but I tried it and didnt make a difference, you're better off going for a walk down the aisle every hour IMO.