GlobalFirst vs BusinessFirst game
Feb 24, 2015, 3:18 pm
#1
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Join Date: Apr 2013
Posts: 187
GlobalFirst vs BusinessFirst game
You are flying 10 TPACS in a year. You must fly all ten TPACS in either GF or BF. Any difference in fare you get to keep because it is your money you are spending or the entity buying your ticket will give you the difference. The difference between the ten fares is
A. $0
B. $15K
C. $30K
D. $45K
E. I don't care I'm flying GF.
How much/much more would you pay/lose to fly all ten flights in GF?
A. $0
B. $15K
C. $30K
D. $45K
E. I don't care I'm flying GF.
How much/much more would you pay/lose to fly all ten flights in GF?
Feb 24, 2015, 3:25 pm
#2
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: NYC / TYO / Up in the Air
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You are flying 10 TPACS in a year. You must fly all ten TPACS in either GF or BF. Any difference in fare you get to keep because it is your money you are spending or the entity buying your ticket will give you the difference. The difference between the ten fares is
A. $0
B. $15K
C. $30K
D. $45K
E. I don't care I'm flying GF.
How much/much more would you pay/lose to fly all ten flights in GF?
A. $0
B. $15K
C. $30K
D. $45K
E. I don't care I'm flying GF.
How much/much more would you pay/lose to fly all ten flights in GF?
Feb 24, 2015, 4:15 pm
#6
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: near to SFO and LHR
Programs: BA Gold, B6 Mosiac, VS, AA, DL (and a legacy UA 2MM)
Posts: 2,274
It's always hard to evaluate these value statements, but...
for me, I would spend between $500 and $1000 extra for GF for a trip of 10 hours or more, the amount depending on how flush I feel at the moment.
GF is a very nice hard product, and I do like the privacy and extra storage.
for me, I would spend between $500 and $1000 extra for GF for a trip of 10 hours or more, the amount depending on how flush I feel at the moment.
GF is a very nice hard product, and I do like the privacy and extra storage.
Feb 24, 2015, 4:19 pm
#7
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Feb 24, 2015, 5:19 pm
#10
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 638
If I may paraphrase the question, what is the lowest cash bonus my boss would have to pay me in order to get me to fly in BF instead of GF? In my case, that would be close to zero.
Or if I may paraphrase the question again, if my boss gave me a $100k bonus, how much of that money would I spend on upgrades to GF? Again, in my case, that would be close to zero.
Or if I may paraphrase the question again, if my boss gave me a $100k bonus, how much of that money would I spend on upgrades to GF? Again, in my case, that would be close to zero.
Feb 24, 2015, 7:21 pm
#13
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 812
At SFO, I have heard of CX offering travelers HKD$20,000+ in cash, payable upon arrival at HKG (for what I'm sure is tax purposes), to downgrade from J to Y when J is overbooked.
Feb 24, 2015, 7:49 pm
#14
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Chicago 'burbs
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Posts: 873
Of course, if they are just assuming that business travellers see this as a way to cash out their company paid ticket for themselves, that's another issue.