Originally Posted by
Adlerdriver
To me it's worth the FF miles, airline status, the chance to travel on the Japanese bullet train, take the Chunnel or go through the the Alps on the way to Milan via train. I haven't driven my car the 1 hour it takes to get to the airport in over 10 years. Sometimes I take the train, but 90% of the time it's door to door limo service which is a beautiful thing and cheaper than buying my own gas.
This is exactly what appeals to me. My friend and my SO love playing the FF miles game, and never seem to want to use my current non-rev benefits anyway.
Also how do hotels work when deviating? If you have to commute in the day before, are you on your own for hotels? When on a normal trip can you collect the hotel points and get status, etc? I thought I heard you can with the rates Fedex pays for hotel stays.