Originally Posted by MtoL

Not all, but some. The nature of widebody flying is such that you won’t typically be staying in places like Billings. You’ll be in Haneda, Paris, Johannesburg etc.

You’ll be in large cities with rich cultural histories and lots of things to do 24/7. That’s not to say Munich is fresh and exciting every time, but you can’t really compare a domestic two day with a Tampa layover to a widebody trip to Berlin.

So yes, people do bid for layovers. When you’ve got 5 days to relax down-route, wives and girlfriends can come along for the holiday.

Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed my domestic layovers a ton (TPA, SAN, ORD are great cities), but international flying is a different vibe.