Originally Posted by Efrem

Two jobs, otherwise equivalent; A involves 50,000 miles/year travel and four weeks in hotel rooms; B has negligible travel. Are you asking how much more B should pay? Most people would put it the other way around, since elite status doesn't make up for all the time on planes, in hotels, sitting in airports away from home, etc., etc. Ask yourself: if I had job B now, how much of a cut would I take to get A?

If you tell the folks with job B that you think you should be paid extra for giving up all the travel hassles, I suspect they'll laugh out loud. You may feel that way, but unless you're the only qualified applicant they have, be aware that most of the world - including folks who claim to enjoy travel, such as myself - feel the other way around. Yes, I enjoy travel, but I like being able to decide where to go and when to go there, too.

Also, while earning status on the company dime and then taking advantage of it in your personal travel is not unethical, people who are not frequent travelers may not understand the nuances of how this works. They may see it as taking advantage of company money to get some sort of poorly-understood (by them) personal benefit outside normal channels. Keep this in mind when you plan how to present the issue to them, if you do.