Flying Business/First Class - do you tell people?

[Laurafoster]

Same here!

Personally i cant ever see it being much of a problem for me, unless i get upgraded for free (which i doubt but i can hope) then i think it will still be economy for us!

 

[UKDEB]

I'm a 'what you see is what you get' kind of person. That applies to these boards and in real life. I guess many people might see that as boasting, but I'm just honest and open. That's an attribute I'm proud of. I genuinely don't mean to boast. I'm just straight. I don't judge others. I don't think I'm better than the next person because I can afford something they can't (in actual fact, it's rarely about 'affording' it, it's about making choices).

 

[fizz13]

just wanted to say that I'm travelling BA Premium Economy in August and I'm really excited I'm not offended by anyone on the DIS that gets to go Business/ Upper Class, I'm just happy for you, and if you want to share your excitement, then thats fine by me. I do understand not telling everyone in your life though. I know if I told my family that I was spending extra money for this purpose, they would strongly dissaprove as we are not well off people at the moment. My trip, my decision though, I can keep my jumping up and down to the smileys
Claire xx

 

[gilld]

just wanted to say that I'm travelling BA Premium Economy in August and I'm really excited

I know if I told my family that I was spending extra money for this purpose, they would strongly dissaprove as we are not well off people at the moment. My trip, my decision though, I can keep my jumping up and down to the smileys
Claire xx

Good for you, just because some of us have a little more to spend at times, or choose to spend our money differently, doesn't mean we're better than someone who has a strict budget.

We have spent a lot on holidays for the past 8 or 9 years, and some of our friends make sarcastic remarks about how rich we must be, but we don't smoke, drink very, very little and spend our money how we choose. We spent nearly £80,000 putting 3 children through University so we weren't able to do so much before then as we were saving hard, but now we can really enjoy ourselves and let's face it - you're not able to spend it when you're no longer here!

 

[Lisash]

Just because some of us have a little more to spend at times, or choose to spend our money differently, doesn't mean we're better than someone who has a strict budget. We have spent a lot on holidays for the past 8 or 9 years, and some of our friends make sarcastic remarks about how rich we must be, but we don't smoke, drink very, very little and spend our money how we choose.

Same here. I no longer mention holidays unless specifically asked about them because of the remarks we always get and when I do I play down certain aspects of what we have done when there. It makes me sad though as I love to hear about their holidays but feel I can't talk about mine for fear of being seen as boasting about it.

That's why I love to DIS so much as we can all share in each others excitement without being judged

 

[stevechase]

Hi all

I'm sorry if this seems harsh, but surely the very fact that you have raised it on here suggests that you are boasting about it. Im not fussed either way and lets face it you are still in the air for 9 hours + I would rather blow the extra on another week in the sun and fly economy.

Its a bit of a David Brent post really, if you see what I mean.

Where he pretends to throw away the paper magazine with his picture on the cover, after showing it to everyone.

Sorry to be so offish, but thats just us Black Country folks

Wherever you go and however you get there have a great time.

Steve

 

[Boo Boo Too]

I'm sorry if this seems harsh, but surely the very fact that you have raised it on here suggests that you are boasting about it.

Er, no...

As has been said on this post, these are discussion forums for discussing these things (like air travel, choice of hotels, choice of rooms etc). Sometimes you can post questions like this here because it is an fairly anonymous environment...

If asking these sort of questions here was boasting, then so would talking about "booking concierge rooms at the Grand Floridian" (an off the top of my head example - not picked for any particular reason...) as opposed to "standard rooms at Pop Century"....

Its a bit of a David Brent post really, if you see what I mean.

Where he pretends to throw away the paper magazine with his picture on the cover, after showing it to everyone.

Er, no, not familiar with David Brent.

Sorry to be so offish, but thats just us Black Country folks

No, am sure that a lot of Black Country folks are less "offish"

Boo

 

[stevechase]

asking about the facilities at a 5 star hotel or the concierge service is not the same. You raised this post basically to say you can afford to fly first class, if you can fly first class (and good luck to you if you earn the money to do so) why the hell would you bother raising it just to get feedback as to what others think. Its not as if you were giving first class travel a review was it.

Its a bit like me coming on here and saying one of 2 things,

1. I am thinking of buying a new car. or
2. I am thinking of buying a new 56000.00 Merc (which I hasten to say, I am not)

Sorry if it offends, but I bet you a pound to a pinch of salt, others on here will have thought exactly the same.

Have a good weekend

Steve

 

[Boo Boo Too]

You raised this post basically to say you can afford to fly first class, if you can fly first class (and good luck to you if you earn the money to do so) why the hell would you bother raising it just to get feedback as to what others think.

Here's hoping that you aren't a professional mind-reader....

No, I raised it because I have seen a lot of other posters post on here about their class of travel and I was curious regarding what they said to people in real-life (i.e. friends/colleagues/passers-by-on-the-street....). I know what they say here, cos I read it (so what is pposted on these forums is not an issue).

asking about the facilities at a 5 star hotel or the concierge service is not the same.

Its a bit like me coming on here and saying one of 2 things,

1. I am thinking of buying a new car. or
2. I am thinking of buying a new 56000.00 Merc (which I hasten to say, I am not)

Surely talking about class of air travel is a hell of a lot more relevant to this forum than talking about cars???

Class of air travel is VERY similar to hotel "class" and room type. One you ride in, one you sleep in: you pay your money and take your choice (as to which airline/hotel you use and where in that airplane/hotel to rest your rear end). Both are travel planning related, buying a car is not (well some my buy cars to use in Florida, I rent mine by the week...)

Sorry if it offends, but I bet you a pound to a pinch of salt, others on here will have thought exactly the same.

This is why I don't mention (and often lie) to people I actually know - in real life - about my travel plans...

Boo

 

[stevechase]

the point i was making with the cars, was if i come on here and say i am thinking about buying a new car. does anyone drive a renault scenic? what do you think? I am after an honest opinion which I will listen to.

If i come on here and ask does anyone think a £56000 merc s class is a nice motor, i am not interested in their opinion, i am just telling everyone i can afford one. This is exactly how your post comes across.

Steve

 

[Boo Boo Too]

the point i was making with the cars, was if i come on here and say i am thinking about buying a new car. does anyone drive a renault scenic? what do you think? I am after an honest opinion which I will listen to.

If i come on here and ask does anyone think a £56000 merc s class is a nice motor, i am not interested in their opinion, i am just telling everyone i can afford one. This is exactly how your post comes across.

Why?

So, surely asking about a standard room at the Pop Century is ok, but asking about the Presidential Suite at the Grand Floridian is just splashing your cash around?

Even on purely cost side of things, the difference between the cost per night of a standard room in the Pop Century and a major suite in the GF is about the same (or less) than the cost of upgrading your flight to Business Class one way across the Atlantic.

If you were asking about cars (be it Renault Scenic or Merc) on here, to be honest I would just think you were on the wrong forum...

Hello, this is a holiday planning forum: airplanes equal holiday, new cars don't. If you can go on your next trip to Forida and back without setting foot on an airplane, then I will be impressed...

Boo

 

[mushumadness]

Hi all

I'm sorry if this seems harsh, but surely the very fact that you have raised it on here suggests that you are boasting about it. Im not fussed either way and lets face it you are still in the air for 9 hours + I would rather blow the extra on another week in the sun and fly economy.

Its a bit of a David Brent post really, if you see what I mean.

Where he pretends to throw away the paper magazine with his picture on the cover, after showing it to everyone.

Sorry to be so offish, but thats just us Black Country folks

Wherever you go and however you get there have a great time.

Steve

Well I dont agree I think it was a valid question from the op, they were wanting to know what we all told people

I don really care who know we are going upper class, (and our money doesnt appear from thin air we work v had for it, on sometimes 60 hour shifts a week)

Also alot of people upgrade for medical problems or space issues,

I am happy with the fact that we are doing it. Just dont like being accused of boasting.

 

[Lizzy Lemon]

No I do not think the OP is being boastful, as she says just curious, this is supposed to be a friendly discussion forum, this one seem to be doing the opposite. I think you must feel like this to have put at the bottom to have a good weekend.

 

[wilma-bride]

This is precisely the sort of thing I was referring to in my original post. Because it is hard to tell in what context things are being said on a forum, it may appear that people are boasting about what they can afford. As I said earlier, though, I don't have a problem with anyone posting about what class they are flying - good luck to them if they can afford it. Just because I don't fly upper/first, doesn't mean I begrudge those who can and do (and, in case you can't tell in what context I'm saying that, it is with sincerity - I really don't have a problem with it or people talking about it)

Let's face it, real life is full of people who can afford things we can't - whether we like it or not, it's a fact of life. I have a mother who thinks me and DH live an affluent lifestyle. It always makes me laugh because we hardly ever go out (maybe 3 or 4 times a year), we don't drink and we don't wear designer labels. Probably because of those things, we have been lucky enough to take 3 holidays to Florida in 3 years. Yes, we have a nice house (not lucky enough to be living in it at the moment though ) and we can afford a holiday once a year. That doesn't mean we're rich, it means we have made a choice about what to spend our hard-earned money on. I am very proud of the fact that everything we own, we have bought with money we have worked for. We have not had things handed to us on a plate.

And I stand by my original statement - if we could afford to fly upper class, I would tell anyone and everyone who asked, purely because I see it as an achievement and something to be happy about. If other people (and I'm talking about those who I consider friends now, not those whom I don't know or whose opinions are not important to me) can't be pleased for us then that's their tough luck

So, as far as I'm concerned, if the OP and any others on here are flying upper/first/business, that is their choice and well done them

 

[Frances999]

What ridiculous posts, Steve. Basically, you are saying that it is perfectly okay for somebody to start a thread asking about "The Holiday Inn" (for example) but purely boasting if somebody asks about a more expensive resort.

Your logic is flawed. Firstly, this is an internet discussion forum. Few people know each other in "real life" so there is no need to boast and nothing can be gained from it. Secondly, has it ever crossed your mind that people may be more inclined to ask about more expensive hotels as they are spending a greater proportion of their budget on it, so want to find out if they have made the right choice?

I also don't think there is anything wrong with asking about an expensive car on the community board. How is it boasting? You're just seeking honest opinions about a potential purchase.

In my opinion, boasting is in the eye of the receiver - if you're jealous just come out and say it. This isn't (as far as I am aware) a budget-holiday based discussion forum. If you dislike posts discussing upgraded travel or luxury hotels perhaps you should look elsewhere?

 

[Tron[ADS]]

Frances is right, this is a bit of a ridiculous thread. I cannot see how the original poster here can be though of having been boasting to be honest, but I can see what stevechase is getting at.....
As an example, taking a qoute from the other day which probably sparked this thread, and an abridged version meaning the same :

A) "upper class flights from gatwick both ways (chris would absolutely not change down)"

B) "upper class flights from gatwick both ways."

Now one of (A) and (B) could easily be seen as being stuck up and bragging.......maybe it wasnt meant to be, it probably wasnt, but ill let you make your own mind up on that....however they both make the same point, one offensive to some, the other not.
I think thats what stevechase is getting at.

 

[Boo Boo Too]

[QUOTE='Tron[ADS]I think thats what stevechase is getting at.[/QUOTE]

Those quotes aren't from me, though, and aren't on this thread.

They are also nothing to do with this thread, really, since my question/curiosity is solely about what people say/do in real-life. Yes, what people post on the forum did spark my interest (although not those actual quotes mentioned): I have read what people post here and wondered if what they say in real life is similar to what they post here... (if that makes sense)

Discussion forums are very different - very abstract: I could say that I am off on an around the world cruise in a suite on the QM2 with George Clooney... I might be boasting or I might not be telling the truth (oh, wouldn't it be nice if I was...? )

Steve is entitled to his opinion, but he is wrong about me boasting - that was not the intention of this thread - and I felt a bit annoyed that I was accused of that and wanted to clarify my intentions...

Boo

 

[stevechase]

Firstly, I am in no way having a go and all these other examples you are giving about different resorts and hotels are not the same. The original post, was not asking for a comparrison of any kind.

Its a bit like me saying, ooh i was so embarrsed when they saw me get out of my Ferrari at Sainsburys, so. There was no point to make was there. The post did not say, is it better to fly or do you think it is worth paying the extra?

Having said all that it has sparked quite an interesting discussion.

Cheers

Steve

 

[Boo Boo Too]

all these other examples you are giving about different resorts and hotels are not the same. The original post, was not asking for a comparrison of any kind.

No it wasn't asking for a comparison of any kind, it was asking what people do. Maybe the post was on the wrong board (maybe it should have been on the Community board).

I think that there are two issues here:
- yes, I agree that this thread ("Flying Business/First Class - do you tell people?") is in no way similar to threads that ask "what are concierge rooms like at the GF?". However that is NOT what I said
- This thread does NOT say "I have enough money to fly business/first/upper class!". The thread is a question of behaviour and not economics.

The question here WOULD be (in your car based logic) "do you tell people that you own a ferrari?", which MAY be a perfectly logical question to post on a "performance car" forum... not here obviously! It is all about context: talking about your performance cars on a performace car forum is fine, talking about premium travel on a travel forum is fine.

Put it this way, if I had posted "do you tell people that you take an so many trips to Disney?", would that have been acceptable?

Boo

 

[stevechase]

Good point, yes I tell people if they ask where we are going. Which is a similar point, although I do not tell unless I am asked. As you said, this is more of a 'general life' question if you see what I mean, the upper/economy question was one of a 100 similar things, like the ferarri example you gave.
Do you tell people you live in a 500k house (no I dont by the way).

I guess we have drained this, I have enjoyed this discussion.

Thanks have a great weekend all.

I am currently playing the Travel Agents off aginst each other and cat get anywhere near the Virgin price.

See ya all

Steve