QF Business class to Hawaii

[Travel Guru]

I have seen this argument numerous times before and personally for me it doesnt stack up. I would plan to stay in decent hotels anyway so that for me is a sunk cost. The benefit I gain from going to an even better hotel would be fairly marginal over the course of the trip. Conversely a better flight there would be substantially different and if coupled with extra FF points and SCs I would see a reasonable amount of long term benefit.

I'd have to say I agree with you Simon.

Whilst the prior argument does hold some weight for those who can't afford to do both, those with the means to do both rather than either/or are going to be just as concerned with comfort on the flight as they are an incrimental increase in hotel quality.

TG

 

[christinam]

I would PM you if I could, but apparently I need to have posted 15 times before I can and have only posted 8 - on no! Will check in with you when I've posted a few more times.

Christina

Thanks for the PM travel guru, but I can't respond to your message. Apparently I need 15 posts for that too! Hopefully I can make some later on tonight when I get home and reach that magical number

Christina

 

[ozbeachbabe]

I have seen this argument numerous times before and personally for me it doesnt stack up. I would plan to stay in decent hotels anyway so that for me is a sunk cost. The benefit I gain from going to an even better hotel would be fairly marginal over the course of the trip. Conversely a better flight there would be substantially different and if coupled with extra FF points and SCs I would see a reasonable amount of long term benefit.

Just for the purpose of this example & playing devil's advocate if you like, if you still stayed at the decent hotel and opted to not go to an even better hotel, you would still spend $8K to $10K more per person on a J class fare?

How many more SC would you get travelling in J vs Y SYD/HNL/SYD?

Another way you could get more SC would be to do a quick return mileage run on an AA YUP or KUP fare HNL to AUA,BGI or PAP & return which would get you heaps more SC for AUD2200.00 pp or thereabouts. So adding that to a Y SYD/HNL/SYD fare would probably be $4K roughly.

It just comes down to the individual and if a J fare on QF is worth it or not. An item's worth basically equates to what one is prepared to pay for it.

It does however make a round world fare look like a bargain when you can get 16 J class sectors for less money than a return to HNL.

To each his own.

 

[simongr]

I was more referencing the *Class fares - an extra few thousand in total. $10K per person for a 10 hour flight is unacceptable to me.

 

[straitman]

I'd have to say I agree with you Simon.

Whilst the prior argument does hold some weight for those who can't afford to do both, those with the means to do both rather than either/or are going to be just as concerned with comfort on the flight as they are an incrimental increase in hotel quality.

TG

There is always the middle group who can afford to do both however choose one of the cheaper options.