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.
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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
- 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