Inventive Premium Ticketing Strategy Nets Business Class for 33.33% LESS Than Coach?
FCF’s Leg Stretch Strategy using miles (which you can now buy cheaply) nets four long-haul segments in Business Class for 100,000 miles—or 80,000 Starpoints—or $455 international…
The Power of American Upgrades on Domestic Transcons, Plus Surprising Availability
Elite, non-elite, business, and leisure travelers can now save big on Transcon routes—up to 81% off. In the past three months, FCF has written three special…
How to Get Free In-Class Upgrades to Hawaii on United
It’s easy, especially now that the carrier has more routes with aircraft fitted with international Business Class seats. United now has more routes to Hawaii…
Upgrader’s Block and How to Overcome It, Volume 1: When to Use Your Miles
Author Charles Bukowski said that writing about writer’s block is better than not writing at all. We think the same can be said of upgrader’s…
When to Buy Miles Instead of Purchasing a Normal Published Fare
(This special report is exclusively for No Miles Nancy. We respectfully ask other FCF members not to read it.) Dear FCF, You talk about miles a…
ATPCO Just Bought Routehappy, And You Should Be Happy Too.
Last month ATPCO, the largest distributor of fare data for the airline industry, bought Routehappy, a company that collects flight experience data. It’s a game…
What Grandma Taught Me About Loyalty Programs and 99+ Ways Anyone Can Score by Buying SPG Points
With My Favorite Loyalty Redemption Catalog: Now domestic Transcon First Class for just $1,365; Europe First Class for $1,820, Emirates First Class (otherwise $22k) for…
Leg Stretch Update: You’d Better Sit Down
We’ve been talking about our beloved Leg Stretch Strategy (LSS) since last May and have heard some incredibly positive feedback on the savings that members’…
We Spot Mistake Fares (such as the Air France First Class Round-trip Ticket for $1,500), But We Don’t Print Them. Here’s Why.
Recently an Air France fare came up from Los Angeles or San Francisco to London in First Class for $1,500 round-trip. Normally, such a fare…