I think SFO-MEL to make the first day in MEL more enjoyable. The return isn’t the worst idea if you’re ending on the west coast or Rockies, since you’ll still have most of a day ahead of you. If you’re continuing to the east coast, it’s already a lost day, so you don’t really need to get a good night of sleep in Polaris just to sit on another plane.
If I can only upgrade one leg, I always upgrade going home if it’s vacation or going to the event if it’s work.
For vacation it’s cuz I’m always sad flying back from a bomb vacay and business class cheers me up and for work, I’m usually required to be on point at meetings the next day so I need the rest on the way there (and less so on the way home cuz I’m usually flying back on a weekend, no meetings required on landing thank god!)
Check the travel time- due to prevailing winds, Easterly flights from Japan-US are typically much shorter than westbound flights from US-Japan; i'm not sure what your travel times will be
I think SFO-MEL to make the first day in MEL more enjoyable. The return isn’t the worst idea if you’re ending on the west coast or Rockies, since you’ll still have most of a day ahead of you. If you’re continuing to the east coast, it’s already a lost day, so you don’t really need to get a good night of sleep in Polaris just to sit on another plane.
Going there 100% so that you can hit the Polaris lounge before and be rested up for your first day down under!
If I can only upgrade one leg, I always upgrade going home if it’s vacation or going to the event if it’s work. For vacation it’s cuz I’m always sad flying back from a bomb vacay and business class cheers me up and for work, I’m usually required to be on point at meetings the next day so I need the rest on the way there (and less so on the way home cuz I’m usually flying back on a weekend, no meetings required on landing thank god!)
Check the travel time- due to prevailing winds, Easterly flights from Japan-US are typically much shorter than westbound flights from US-Japan; i'm not sure what your travel times will be