Posted By Dee Interesting post and I always think it is difficult to have a benchmark. Factors I encourage companies to consider are: * length of journey * time difference * do you expect the person travelling to be in work within a certain time after they have landed * is the person expected to work/wishes to work whilst flying * number of long haul trips likely to be done in a year/over a certain period of time IF you use factors like this rather than physical factors (height, weight, etc.) you will avoid "discriminating" anyone so to speak. I know some companies use the line "any flight journey with a duration of more than 13 hours without stopping" and that is pretty limited, as the majority of really long haul flights have a stop somewhere before you hit the 13 hours mark. I flew long haul in economy this weekend and the journey was about 6 hours by the time I got to the hotel and to bed it was 2 in the morning, yet my body was still on UK time and not ready to sleep - I then had to be up the back of 6 to go into the office and ended up going back to the hotel at 2.30 because I was so tired and of less use plus the plan to do any work was just completely unfeasible! Some airline networks now have a 'premium economy' section which is a good mid-point between business and economy, more leg room, better fitting seats, etc. Hope this helps Dee