Our Upgrades

Prof. Thomas Y. Levin

New York Times

Bud Collins

The Wall Street Journal

Paul Haggis

Condé Nast Traveler

Los Angeles Times

Ari Fleischer
Press Secretary;
Fleischer Sports CEO

Four Seasons Resorts Magazine

Tod Cohen

The New York Times

Lawrence Pass, MD

Departures Magazine

Prof. Michael Beckerman

Kiplinger's

Chicago Tribune

Newsweek

Entrepreneur Magazine
First up, be sure never to think of airline upgrades the way most travelers think of them: good fortune bestowed by benevolent check-in staff or cabin crew.
Here’s a quick upgrade heads-up:
An upgrade is something bestowed on you, but not by the airline. By you.
The penultimate upgrade is coach to Business for not much more than the price of coach, or for same price as coach, or even less than coach.
The ultimate upgrade—coach to First Class. Again… for not much more than the price of coach, or (rarely) for same price as coach, or (even more rarely, but not unknown) less than coach.
Each can be achieved through various strategies First Class Flyer invented or perfected over the last 20 years, or just by little-known (unadvertised) flash sales.
And there’s the upgrading of one’s own mood, maybe even esteem. When you get to choose between two different prices for a premium airline ticket, one extravagant and the other extremely reasonable, the choice you make affects the spirits.
- Daily
Finds - Monthly
Strategies
Breaking News
- New Business Class Fares from the U.S. and Canada to Italy from $1,876 R/T Feb 25, 2021
- Forward Thinking Singapore Airlines *First Class* Opportunities from Los Angeles to Tokyo Feb 25, 2021
- Emirates *First Class* Discount Opportunities from Chicago to Dubai Feb 25, 2021
- Unprecedented United Business Class Upgrades from Washington, DC and Many Other Cities to Paris Feb 25, 2021
- Discount Transcon Business Class Award Availability Between New York and Los Angeles With American Airlines Feb 25, 2021
- Forward Thinking Discount Japan Airlines Business Class Availability from Los Angeles to Tokyo Feb 25, 2021
- New *First Class* Fares from the U.S. to Brazil from $2,573 R/T Feb 25, 2021
- New Business Class Fares from the U.S. and Canada to Peru from $721 R/T Feb 25, 2021
- New Business Class Fares from the U.S. to Spain from $1,958 R/T Feb 25, 2021
- Forward Thinking Cathay Pacific Business Class from Boston to Hong Kong Feb 23, 2021
- Unprecedented American Airlines *First Class* Opportunities from New York to Brazil Feb 23, 2021
- New Business Class Fares from the U.S. and Canada to Lisbon from $1,937 R/T Feb 23, 2021
- New Business Class Fares from the U.S. and Canada to Puerto Rico from $276 R/T Feb 23, 2021
- New Business Class Fares from the U.S. and Canada to U.S. Virgin Islands from $412 R/T Feb 23, 2021
- Unprecedented United Business Class Upgrade Opportunities from Chicago and Many U.S. Cities to Edinburgh Feb 23, 2021
- New Business Class Fares from North America to Peru from $809 R/T Feb 23, 2021
- New Business Class Fares from the U.S. and Canada to Chile from $1,502 R/T Feb 23, 2021
- New First Class Fares from the U.S. to Rome from $2,913 R/T Feb 23, 2021
- New Business Class Fares from the U.S. to Seville from $1,862 R/T Feb 19, 2021
- New Business Class Fares from All Over the U.S. and Canada to St. Maarten from $546 R/T Feb 19, 2021
February Reports
- Best FCF Fare & Miles Alerts Still Available Feb 04, 2021
- No Better Time to Consider Australia, Fiji, or Tahiti Than by Using Your Miles, Now—Risk-Free Feb 03, 2021
- Horses for Courses (and Cabins). How Returning in a Different Class Can Make for a Much Better Value Feb 03, 2021
- Curious Lockdown Fare Trends, February 2021 Edition Feb 03, 2021
- Backflip: Why the Virgin Devalue/Revalue Isn’t All Bad News, Delta Business Class 6-for-1 Still Works On Some Routes Feb 03, 2021
- Amex Flexibility and Emirates Availability, This Bucket List Flight Is Open Feb 03, 2021
- Daily
Finds - Monthly
Strategies
Breaking News
- New Business Class Fares from the U.S. and Canada to Italy from $1,876 R/T Feb 25, 2021
- Forward Thinking Singapore Airlines *First Class* Opportunities from Los Angeles to Tokyo Feb 25, 2021
- Emirates *First Class* Discount Opportunities from Chicago to Dubai Feb 25, 2021
- Unprecedented United Business Class Upgrades from Washington, DC and Many Other Cities to Paris Feb 25, 2021
- Discount Transcon Business Class Award Availability Between New York and Los Angeles With American Airlines Feb 25, 2021
- Forward Thinking Discount Japan Airlines Business Class Availability from Los Angeles to Tokyo Feb 25, 2021
- New *First Class* Fares from the U.S. to Brazil from $2,573 R/T Feb 25, 2021
- New Business Class Fares from the U.S. and Canada to Peru from $721 R/T Feb 25, 2021
- New Business Class Fares from the U.S. to Spain from $1,958 R/T Feb 25, 2021
- Forward Thinking Cathay Pacific Business Class from Boston to Hong Kong Feb 23, 2021
- Unprecedented American Airlines *First Class* Opportunities from New York to Brazil Feb 23, 2021
- New Business Class Fares from the U.S. and Canada to Lisbon from $1,937 R/T Feb 23, 2021
- New Business Class Fares from the U.S. and Canada to Puerto Rico from $276 R/T Feb 23, 2021
- New Business Class Fares from the U.S. and Canada to U.S. Virgin Islands from $412 R/T Feb 23, 2021
- Unprecedented United Business Class Upgrade Opportunities from Chicago and Many U.S. Cities to Edinburgh Feb 23, 2021
- New Business Class Fares from North America to Peru from $809 R/T Feb 23, 2021
- New Business Class Fares from the U.S. and Canada to Chile from $1,502 R/T Feb 23, 2021
- New First Class Fares from the U.S. to Rome from $2,913 R/T Feb 23, 2021
- New Business Class Fares from the U.S. to Seville from $1,862 R/T Feb 19, 2021
- New Business Class Fares from All Over the U.S. and Canada to St. Maarten from $546 R/T Feb 19, 2021
February Reports
- Best FCF Fare & Miles Alerts Still Available Feb 04, 2021
- No Better Time to Consider Australia, Fiji, or Tahiti Than by Using Your Miles, Now—Risk-Free Feb 03, 2021
- Horses for Courses (and Cabins). How Returning in a Different Class Can Make for a Much Better Value Feb 03, 2021
- Curious Lockdown Fare Trends, February 2021 Edition Feb 03, 2021
- Backflip: Why the Virgin Devalue/Revalue Isn’t All Bad News, Delta Business Class 6-for-1 Still Works On Some Routes Feb 03, 2021
- Amex Flexibility and Emirates Availability, This Bucket List Flight Is Open Feb 03, 2021