project and I ended up flying around the world twice in three weeks because of the project schedule when this happened. I wouldn't pay personal money for it, but it was nice to experience. I usually use miles for our vacations so its economy or economy plus at best for those flights and it usually works out fine. When you have longer layovers with kids, the lounge access is nice to have, but I have never understood those who go to the airport early just to use the lounge.