Originally Posted by
yitianjian
Agh, great tip. Maybe I convince my SO to get the EconPlus sub since she's much less into the points and status game than I am. I'm envisioning 1-2x long hauls to get as much benefit as I can for the short hauls, giving up on upgrades since lists are so long out of hubs.
I imagine leisure travelers who are buying 4x C RT probably aren't over optimizing tiny airline details? I only really have the spend for 1-2 😭 and every time I look at prices I'm more convinced to splurge on hotels instead.
airplanes tickets and hotel rooms are totally different categories in terms of spending. But yes, if you have a certain budget constraint, you need to decide which one is more important, or brings more value to you.