This traveler has flown business class more than 500 times. But is it worth the splurge? | CNN

Richard Robinson measures time differently from most people — not in weeks or months, but in boarding passes, seat numbers and time zones. Last year, he spent more time traveling than he did at home. And since 2010, he has logged 945 flights, covering 1,585,148 miles — or about 64 times around the world. He’s passed through 130 airports and flown on 35 airlines. Of those flights, 521 have been in business class, 11 in international first, and a handful in private. “It’s properly ridiculous,” Robinson tells CNN, having just returned from Seoul. “I use a tracker, partially so my company knows where I am, but also so I can see everything from class to equipment, even down to the tail number.” His tracker of choice is web-based portal myFlightradar24. Bunk beds for economy passengers take off on Air New Zealand’s new planes Unsurprisingly, the 41-year-old holds United Airlines Premier 1K status — the airline’s highest published tier — which includes elite Star Alliance Gold status. As the world’s largest airline alliance, Star Alliance members include United, Lufthansa, Air Canada, Singapore Airlines, All Nippon Airways (ANA), Turkish Airlines and Air India. B