Travel benefits, people either love them or hate them. If they hate them it's usually because they got burned in the past by not knowing how to use them properly or just do not like the uncertainty of dealing with it. Yeah, it can add stress but with working the system right you can travel the world so easily and cheaply. And not just air fare but car rentals and hotels you can get deeply discounted.

Agreed though that which airline you work for does matter and while many things suck for wholly owned carriers, having the same priority as mainline helps, especially on some of those trickier routes.

Some people will ***** and complain non stop about this career. It is what you make of it and there are ways to make it work with your life style. I do not need to justify why I am doing it to others.