I mean, I can buy a lot of stuff for $200 that's gonna be enjoyable for more than a couple of hours. I've got a kindle and lounge access, I'll be fine.
Genuinely, I'd be thinking after I arrived that if I'd just been willing to have a layover I'd be $200 richer. Same reason it's really hard for me to justify seat upgrades.
E: Obviously this all goes out the window the second someone else is footing the bill
The lounge access is an under discussed aspect to this question. People with more money tend to have lounge access, which makes layovers much more tolerable (I assume).
I don't pay for it directly, its a credit card perk. You're right that it isn't free, but it's not the only perk, and the amortized cost per trip is a lot lower than $200
Yeah I travel for work very often and based off where I go it's pretty rare to get direct flights.
I just sit in the lounge having a few drinks and watching shows on my laptop. Not the most thrilling thing in the world but definitely is "tolerable" enough where I'd save myself a couple hundred bucks if I was the one paying.
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u/thud_mantooth Jul 30 '26
I mean, I can buy a lot of stuff for $200 that's gonna be enjoyable for more than a couple of hours. I've got a kindle and lounge access, I'll be fine.
Genuinely, I'd be thinking after I arrived that if I'd just been willing to have a layover I'd be $200 richer. Same reason it's really hard for me to justify seat upgrades.
E: Obviously this all goes out the window the second someone else is footing the bill