...so long as she has not ulterior motives in favoring the job with a lot of travel for hubby.

And as for how much of a value to assign to elite status with UA, one way to answer that question is to see what value FTers put on "gifts" of 3P (gets you E+ seating) and 2P (a bit more than E+ seating) status. The value of points (miles), RDM rather than EQM, is even easier to set.