John;
Me and you are very much "on the same page" i.e. I am a mileage junky as much as the next guy, but I think 40K for a RT BF upgrade is "money" very well spent indeed. And, with all the GG bonus' right now (including 6000 miles per international segment Hilton bonus) you can still "make" miles on such a trip while travelling in ultimate (or near ultimate) comfort. More importantly, those Elite qualifying miles add up without the long-haul dread.
I love your signature-- citing one BF perk at a time..."peace love and fully adjustable footrests!" Just a request.

Anywho, I thought I'd add two recent examples of a nice BF fare using UF6W upgrade.

EWR-FCO R/T $830 12/00
EWR-LIS/MAD-EWR $569 2/01
EWR-MAN R/T $817 3/01



[This message has been edited by JonNYC (edited 03-11-2001).]