Originally Posted by
beachmouse
The $95/year SkyMiles Gold gets many a ‘high paying leisure traveler’ that free bag benefit. It’s a classic ‘I keep it for the once a year family trip to Disneyworld’ credit card, even with people who sock drawer it and throw 99% of their spend elsewhere.
The high spending leisure traveler got into that position in life by knowing where to economize or find deals in areas that positively impact both their bottom line and their customer experience.
I think you would be surprised how much mostly Boomer 65+ travelers are spending on seats in C+ and above. But I KNOW that Delta knows and it has nothing to do with Disneyworld. You are way off base here. I'm not one of those travelers but I know who that traveller is: they want the bigger seat, they want to be comfortable, they want to board first and they are paying a lot more than you think. And they aren't going to Orlando.