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