Originally Posted by florin

I find that it does make a difference. If you have a 9 hour flight, you pay several thousands for 9 hours. If you stay in a hotel for 3 nights, you pay just hundreds more for many hours of a better experience that provides not just better rest, but also better facilities (gym, pool, WiFi, etc).

For leisure travel, I never pay for J. The $3000/ticket I save (so $6000 if I travel with my wife) can go VERY far in terms of other vacation stuff (hotel, food, activities, shopping, etc)