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Breaking News
- Go to Tahiti Now with Miles! Jul 02, 2022
- Dubai: Business Class Fares from the U.S. from $2,210 R/T Jul 02, 2022
- Super Cheap Delta Business Class Opportunities from to Germany – Using Virgin Miles (Amex Partner) Jul 02, 2022
- Kauai: Business Class Fares from the U.S. from $1,098 R/T Jul 02, 2022
- Cheap Forward Planning Business Class Seats from Chicago to Madrid for 85,000 Amex Points R/T Jul 02, 2022
- Unprecedented Singapore Airlines Business Class Availability from New York to Frankfurt (Amex Partner) Jul 02, 2022
- South Africa: Business Class Fares from the U.S. from $2,895 R/T Jul 02, 2022
- Lots of Cheap Business Class Seats from Miami to Madrid for 85,000 Amex Points R/T Jul 02, 2022
- Emirates *First Class* Single Seat Discount Opportunities from Chicago to Dubai Jul 02, 2022
- Discount Qatar Qsuite Business Class Seats from Seattle to Doha with Amex Points for Spring 2023 Travel Jul 02, 2022
- Anguilla: Business Class Fares from the U.S. from $978 R/T Jul 01, 2022
- Discount Qatar Qsuite Business Class from Washington, DC to Doha with Amex Points for Spring 2023 Travel Jul 01, 2022
- Cheap Delta Business Class 2023 Opportunities from Detroit to Amsterdam – Using Virgin Miles (Amex Partner) Jul 01, 2022
- Single Seat Summer Business Class Opportunities from San Francisco to Tahiti with Miles & Points Jul 01, 2022
- Vienna: Business Class Fares from New York, Boston and Chicago from $2,249 R/T Jun 29, 2022
- Discount Opportunities with Qsuites from Boston to Doha and Beyond With Miles & Points Jun 29, 2022
- Ivory Coast: Business Class Fares from Washington DC and New York from $2,203 R/T Jun 29, 2022
- Grand Cayman: Business Class Fares from the U.S. from $654 R/T Jun 29, 2022
- Sint Maarten: Business Class Fares from the U.S. from $838 R/T Jun 29, 2022
- Cozumel: Business Class Fares from the U.S. from $650 R/T Jun 29, 2022
June Reports
- New Hawaiian Package Deals So Hot You’ll Need ‘Shave Ice’ to Cool Off Jun 17, 2022
- Anything to Avoid Low-Value Domestic High Fares Jun 17, 2022
- For Business Class Long Hauls Going for a Song, Play That Qatar Jun 17, 2022
- Flight of Fancy: British Airways Business-to-First Class Mileage Upgrades to London Jun 17, 2022
- Bennett Bookings: How and Why I Scored Three First Class Tickets on the Same Trip Jun 17, 2022
- Upgrade Your Hotel Stay — the Legal Way Jun 17, 2022
- Daily
Finds - Monthly
Strategies
Breaking News
- Go to Tahiti Now with Miles! Jul 02, 2022
- Dubai: Business Class Fares from the U.S. from $2,210 R/T Jul 02, 2022
- Super Cheap Delta Business Class Opportunities from to Germany – Using Virgin Miles (Amex Partner) Jul 02, 2022
- Kauai: Business Class Fares from the U.S. from $1,098 R/T Jul 02, 2022
- Cheap Forward Planning Business Class Seats from Chicago to Madrid for 85,000 Amex Points R/T Jul 02, 2022
- Unprecedented Singapore Airlines Business Class Availability from New York to Frankfurt (Amex Partner) Jul 02, 2022
- South Africa: Business Class Fares from the U.S. from $2,895 R/T Jul 02, 2022
- Lots of Cheap Business Class Seats from Miami to Madrid for 85,000 Amex Points R/T Jul 02, 2022
- Emirates *First Class* Single Seat Discount Opportunities from Chicago to Dubai Jul 02, 2022
- Discount Qatar Qsuite Business Class Seats from Seattle to Doha with Amex Points for Spring 2023 Travel Jul 02, 2022
- Anguilla: Business Class Fares from the U.S. from $978 R/T Jul 01, 2022
- Discount Qatar Qsuite Business Class from Washington, DC to Doha with Amex Points for Spring 2023 Travel Jul 01, 2022
- Cheap Delta Business Class 2023 Opportunities from Detroit to Amsterdam – Using Virgin Miles (Amex Partner) Jul 01, 2022
- Single Seat Summer Business Class Opportunities from San Francisco to Tahiti with Miles & Points Jul 01, 2022
- Vienna: Business Class Fares from New York, Boston and Chicago from $2,249 R/T Jun 29, 2022
- Discount Opportunities with Qsuites from Boston to Doha and Beyond With Miles & Points Jun 29, 2022
- Ivory Coast: Business Class Fares from Washington DC and New York from $2,203 R/T Jun 29, 2022
- Grand Cayman: Business Class Fares from the U.S. from $654 R/T Jun 29, 2022
- Sint Maarten: Business Class Fares from the U.S. from $838 R/T Jun 29, 2022
- Cozumel: Business Class Fares from the U.S. from $650 R/T Jun 29, 2022
June Reports
- New Hawaiian Package Deals So Hot You’ll Need ‘Shave Ice’ to Cool Off Jun 17, 2022
- Anything to Avoid Low-Value Domestic High Fares Jun 17, 2022
- For Business Class Long Hauls Going for a Song, Play That Qatar Jun 17, 2022
- Flight of Fancy: British Airways Business-to-First Class Mileage Upgrades to London Jun 17, 2022
- Bennett Bookings: How and Why I Scored Three First Class Tickets on the Same Trip Jun 17, 2022
- Upgrade Your Hotel Stay — the Legal Way Jun 17, 2022