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- Save 84% with Unprecedented Delta Business Class Mileage Award Availability on Atlanta-Brussels Non-Stop Continental Connector
- Save 84% with Unprecedented Delta Business Class Mileage Award Availability on New York-Athens Non-Stop Continental Connector
- Dream Now, Travel Later with Scads of Cathay Pacific *First Class* One-Seat Opportunities from Los Angeles to Hong Kong for Travel September Through May 2021
- Japan Airlines *First Class* Opportunities from New York to Tokyo for Travel Next Spring
- Spring 2021 Japan Airlines *First Class* Opportunities from Los Angeles to Tokyo
- Dream Now, Travel Later with Great Emirates *First Class* Opportunities on Newark-Athens Non-Stop for Travel September to April 2021
- New Non-stop Business Class Flights to London $2,329 R/T from the West Coast, $2,298 R/T from the East Coast, for Travel September Through December
- Emirates *First Class* New York-Dubai Opportunities
- Save 70% On All Nippon *First Class* with Non-Stop Washington, D.C.-Tokyo Opportunities
- Save 84% with Unprecedented Delta Business Class Mileage Award Availability on New York-Lisbon Non-Stop Continental Connector
- Dream Now, Travel Later with Scads of Cathay Pacific *First Class* One-Seat Opportunities from Boston to Hong Kong for Travel September Through May 2021
- New Non-Stop Business Class Flights to Austria, Belgium, Germany, and Switzerland $2,101 R/T from West Coast, $2,093 R/T from the East Coast
- Save 84% with Unprecedented Delta Business Class Mileage Award Availability on Raleigh Durham-Paris Non-Stop Continental Connector
- New $597 R/T Delta and JetBlue First Class Transcon Non-Stop Fares for July and August Travel
- Save 84% from the West Coast with Unprecedented Delta Business Class Mileage Award Availability on Raleigh Seattle-Paris Non-Stop Continental Connector
- Save 84% with Unprecedented Delta Business Class Mileage Award Availability on Minneapolis-Paris Non-Stop Continental Connector
- Dream Now, Travel Later with Scads of Cathay Pacific *First Class* One-Seat Opportunities from Chicago to Hong Kong for Travel September Through May 2021
- New Delta First Class Fares to *Hawaii* Starting at $797 for July Travel from the West Cost and $1,106 from the East Coast (No Change Fees)
- Emirates *First Class* from New York to Milan 23% Off for Travel January Through March 2021
- Delta’s Atlanta-Santiago Non-Stop Has Business Class for Four Later This Year (Save Up to 87% With Amex Points)
May Reports
- Forward Thinking: What FCF Is Doing For You Now In These Uncertain Times
- American and Delta’s Domestic First Class Fares Are Now Often Much Lower Than United’s
- Why I Could Care Less About Elite Status Covid Promotions
- Best FCF Fare & Miles Alerts Still Available
- Brief Upgrade Bites: No-Risk Mileage Award Space, New Lower South Pacific Fares, and Buy Miles Deal for 1.72 Cents Each
- American’s “New” Hidden Award Calendar Quietly Crushes Misconceptions—and Pricing and Availability—With 20% to 35% Savings
- Pro Tips and Tricks on Booking Mileage Tickets Way in Advance and How to Strike While the Iron is Hot