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I am sure I will use them at home when we return.

Had the same idea, now they sit in a bowl along with some miscellaneous audio stuff that never get used. This is definitely one of those situations where it might make sense to get something basic to see if it’s something you would use again and again. 

+1 on the Sony’s, but I have not compared. My wife had 5 pr that were unwanted by her employees, so I took a pair for traveling. In addition to flying I take them on my multi day tuna trips. The bunks are down below and those engines drone for hours. They work great at noise canceling, are comfortable for long periods of time and the SQ is better than expected. I stream Tidal and Qbuzz so I’ve downloaded music to my phone and I can listen out at sea without a signal. Also the battery life is excellent. Buy a couple different ones on Amazon and keep what you like. Cheers , Mike B.  

I used to travel two weeks out of the month, generally to China, Japan, and Europe. I have traveled for work for over 40 years... all the while with headphones. Bose QuietComfort. The good thing is the sound is great... they do not attempt to make it "audiophile" sound... which does not work in noisy environments, they make it sound great, punchy and satisfying. I put them on with noise cancelation when I walk into the airport... no music. And take them off when I get to the hotel. Huge impact on air travel. Great sounding, incredibly comfortable. Only Bose product I would ever recommend, but I do whole heartedly. 

I have the Bathys and travel with them often.  They do the job but the noise canceling is not on par with Sony or Bose.  The sound quality however beats them all hand's down and the ANC was still good enough to drown out the background noise (just not to the same extent as the Sony or Bose, of which I have owned multiple versions of each brand).

The Technics EAH-A800 is another candidate (currently on sale in the mid $200 range).  I use them frequently as well, mainly out mowing the lawn or doing other semi-dirty tasks (not wanting to subject the Bathys to such treatment).  They also do an admirable job of the ANC but the sound quality is not up to the Bathys standard (few headphones are) and are on a par with the Sony and better than the Bose.

If you considering wireless, at least get Hi-Res ready one with DAC onboard. Something like Edifier STAX Spirit S5 or Edifier WH950NB.