How to guarantee a comfortable and high-value getaway.
Let’s say you live in Los Angeles and you love the Monterey Peninsula. Sure, you’ve been to Monterey a bunch of times, but you’ve never been to San Juan, Puerto Rico.
You can go from Los Angeles to Monterey (532 flight miles round-trip) for $270 in coach – 51 cents a mile. OR you can go from Los Angeles to San Juan (6,772 miles round-trip) for $912 in First Class. That’s 13 cents per flight mile, which is 75% less than Monterey, AND you get to fly in First Class.
This kind of math can be helpful when you’re itching for a comfort-filled vacation but your spouse or travel mates are ho-hum about it. Or maybe they’re thinking of another destination that doesn’t represent good value. That’s because true value can be measured in more ways than the mere price of a ticket.
Our price-per-mile and cost-per-hour metrics offer an entirely different perspective on travel value. So your next question is undoubtedly, “okay, where might I go?”. Well, I’m glad you asked. The following charts lay out a range of interesting examples…
American Airlines Examples of How to Look at Cost By Distance
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Delta Examples of How to Look at Cost By Distance
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United Examples of How to Look at Cost By Distance
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