[deadbabe]

Well yea great but why do they have to be there so quickly that not even a private jet is good enough?

What kind of multi million dollar deal blows up because a dude arrives 18 hours later? And what are they doing when they get there that couldn’t have been done online?

[infecto]

Again, time is money. It’s not about arriving later but the efficiency of time. Many different attributes to consider from sleep, to time optimization or more simply a lot of folks don’t particularly enjoy the long travel and it’s worth the premium. The kind of trips I am thinking about are business related, may only last a day or two with zero buffer before or after.

In business face time still matters. Less than prior to COVID but it still matters. Most boards prefer to meet in person.