I'm a budget traveler who splurged on a $754 business-class upgrade. Sometimes, money really can buy happiness.

• 01/07/2025, 9:16 AM
• businessinsider.com

Tricia Patras

I'm so stranger to flying — last year, I traveled to 26 countries and four continents. However, after six months of traveling, I dreaded my nearly 10-hour flight from Amsterdam to Tokyo.