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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
- New Transcontinental Business Class Fares from $727 R/T
- London: New Business Class Fares from the U.S. from $1,932 R/T
- Europe: Cheap Business Class R/Ts from 68,000 Amex or Chase Points from Boston to Madrid
- United Business Class Mileage Upgrades Found on Chicago-Tokyo Flights, 4+ Seats
- Wide Open 4+ Seat Discount Availability to Germany on Singapore Airlines Business Class from New York with Miles/Points
- Emirates A380 *First Class* Discount Opportunities Discovered from Washington, DC to Dubai
- Spain: New Business Class Fares from the U.S. from $1,984 R/T
- Qsuite Four-Seat Opportunities from Boston and Many Other U.S. Cities to the Middle East & Beyond
- Bunch of Japan Airlines Discount Business Class Miles/Points Availability to Tokyo from New York and Many Other Cities
- Handful of Dirt Cheap All Nippon Business Class Seats to Tokyo from Houston & San Francisco With Miles/Points
- Cape Town: New Business Class Fares from the U.S. and Canada from $2,728 R/T
- London: Handful of American *First Class* Discount Opportunities from Dallas and Many Other U.S. Cities
- United Business Class Mileage Upgrades Availability Found on Denver-Tokyo Fights, 4+ Seats
- Kenya: New Business Class Fares from the U.S. and Canada from $2,064 R/T
- Brazil: New Business Class Fares from the U.S. and Canada from $1,502 R/T
- Jamaica: New Business Class Fares from the U.S. and Canada from $553 R/T
- Good Emirates *First Class* Single Seat Discount Opportunities from Chicago to Dubai and Many Other Cities
- Seoul: American Airlines Discount Business Class Seat Opportunities to Seoul and Beyond from Dallas with Miles & Points
- Small Handful of BIG Japan Airlines *First Class* Single Seat Opportunities from Chicago to Tokyo For Advance Planners
- Tokyo: Many Japan Airlines Discount Business Class Seat Opportunities to Tokyo and Beyond from Dallas with Miles & Points
January Reports
- Doom or Boom? FCF’s Fearless 2022 Forecast & 2021 Wrap
- Nine Ways to Take a Samurai Sword to High Tokyo Business Class Prices
- The Golden Key to Unlocking Lucrative Miles & Points Opportunities: FCF’s Sweet Redeems 2022, Part I
- How Good Are Your Connections? Why You May Be Connecting Flights All Wrong
- How to Get a Seat to London That’s 1.5 Inches Wider for $1,914 Less Cost
- Spanish Fly Part 2: How to Get Even More Value From Iberia’s Cheap Business Class Strategy to Europe
- Daily
Finds - Monthly
Strategies
Breaking News
- New Transcontinental Business Class Fares from $727 R/T
- London: New Business Class Fares from the U.S. from $1,932 R/T
- Europe: Cheap Business Class R/Ts from 68,000 Amex or Chase Points from Boston to Madrid
- United Business Class Mileage Upgrades Found on Chicago-Tokyo Flights, 4+ Seats
- Wide Open 4+ Seat Discount Availability to Germany on Singapore Airlines Business Class from New York with Miles/Points
- Emirates A380 *First Class* Discount Opportunities Discovered from Washington, DC to Dubai
- Spain: New Business Class Fares from the U.S. from $1,984 R/T
- Qsuite Four-Seat Opportunities from Boston and Many Other U.S. Cities to the Middle East & Beyond
- Bunch of Japan Airlines Discount Business Class Miles/Points Availability to Tokyo from New York and Many Other Cities
- Handful of Dirt Cheap All Nippon Business Class Seats to Tokyo from Houston & San Francisco With Miles/Points
- Cape Town: New Business Class Fares from the U.S. and Canada from $2,728 R/T
- London: Handful of American *First Class* Discount Opportunities from Dallas and Many Other U.S. Cities
- United Business Class Mileage Upgrades Availability Found on Denver-Tokyo Fights, 4+ Seats
- Kenya: New Business Class Fares from the U.S. and Canada from $2,064 R/T
- Brazil: New Business Class Fares from the U.S. and Canada from $1,502 R/T
- Jamaica: New Business Class Fares from the U.S. and Canada from $553 R/T
- Good Emirates *First Class* Single Seat Discount Opportunities from Chicago to Dubai and Many Other Cities
- Seoul: American Airlines Discount Business Class Seat Opportunities to Seoul and Beyond from Dallas with Miles & Points
- Small Handful of BIG Japan Airlines *First Class* Single Seat Opportunities from Chicago to Tokyo For Advance Planners
- Tokyo: Many Japan Airlines Discount Business Class Seat Opportunities to Tokyo and Beyond from Dallas with Miles & Points
January Reports
- Doom or Boom? FCF’s Fearless 2022 Forecast & 2021 Wrap
- Nine Ways to Take a Samurai Sword to High Tokyo Business Class Prices
- The Golden Key to Unlocking Lucrative Miles & Points Opportunities: FCF’s Sweet Redeems 2022, Part I
- How Good Are Your Connections? Why You May Be Connecting Flights All Wrong
- How to Get a Seat to London That’s 1.5 Inches Wider for $1,914 Less Cost
- Spanish Fly Part 2: How to Get Even More Value From Iberia’s Cheap Business Class Strategy to Europe