Travel bennies at XJT are great. You get a travel comp. or spouse. (or lifepartner....if you're into that sort of thing....not that there's anything wrong with that....) Plus your parents get the same travel benefits, just on a slightly lower level on the standby list.

You also get 12 (I think) vacation passes per year which give you first class standby on any CAL flight ANYWHERE. You could take the wife to Rome or Paris first class and it won't cost you a dime for travel.