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Upgrade secrets and strategies… fly in business class for the price of coach
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General Counsel and Vice President at StubHub
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I jumped on Bennett's Biz Class alert to Europe starting at $1,450 r/t
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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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Strategies
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- Emirates *First Class* Single Seat Discount Opportunities from Chicago to Dubai
- Unprecedented Singapore Airlines Business Class Availability from New York to Frankfurt With Miles & Points
- Wide-Open Discount Four-Plus Seat Availability on Singapore Airlines Business Class from Houston to Manchester with Miles / Points
- Cancun Biz Class from $628 to $910 R/T
- Lots of American Discount Business Class Miles / Points Opportunities to Munich
- United Business Class Mileage Upgrades on Newark/New York-Tokyo Flights, 4+ Seats
- 2023 Europe Travel: Lots of Single-Seat *First Class* Discount Award Seats with Emirates from Newark to Athens
- United Business Class Mileage Upgrades Available from Chicago and Many Other Cities to Tokyo
- Single Seat Availability Chicago or New York > Europe for 85,000 Miles / Points R/T in Business Class
- Lots of American Discount Business Class Miles / Points Opportunities to Frankfurt
- Japan Airlines Discount Business Class from Seattle & Los Angeles to Tokyo, 4 seats
- St. Thomas Biz Class from $943 to $1,167 R/T
- First Class to Munich from $3,781 to $4,082 R/T
- East Coast > Dakar Biz Class from $2,461 to $2,496 R/T
- New York / Washington, DC > Frankfurt: Biz Class from $2,244 to $2,540 R/T
- Grand Cayman Biz Class from $654 to $1,190 R/T
- New York-Jakarta Biz Class $2,618 R/T
- Brussels Airlines Business Class Opportunities from New York to Brussels Using United Miles
- Austrian Airlines Business Class Opportunities from New York to Vienna 4+ Seats Using United Miles
- Good Availability of TAP Business Class from Boston to Lisbon 4+ Seats with United Miles
July Reports
- FCF’s Hula Loophole Soothes the Transcon Price Sting
- Solo Yolo Fomo: Single Travelers to Asia Rejoice That the First Class World Was Made For You
- Fully Refundable Fares From $50
- Hot August Nights Still Open for Business and First Class Travel
- Take the Fifth: Score Discount Business Class Awards Tickets *Now* to Europe With Quirk that Opens Up Secret Opportunities
- United We Strand: Why Is United Making It so Hard to Use Miles to Europe?
- Daily
Finds - Monthly
Strategies
Breaking News
- Emirates *First Class* Single Seat Discount Opportunities from Chicago to Dubai
- Unprecedented Singapore Airlines Business Class Availability from New York to Frankfurt With Miles & Points
- Wide-Open Discount Four-Plus Seat Availability on Singapore Airlines Business Class from Houston to Manchester with Miles / Points
- Cancun Biz Class from $628 to $910 R/T
- Lots of American Discount Business Class Miles / Points Opportunities to Munich
- United Business Class Mileage Upgrades on Newark/New York-Tokyo Flights, 4+ Seats
- 2023 Europe Travel: Lots of Single-Seat *First Class* Discount Award Seats with Emirates from Newark to Athens
- United Business Class Mileage Upgrades Available from Chicago and Many Other Cities to Tokyo
- Single Seat Availability Chicago or New York > Europe for 85,000 Miles / Points R/T in Business Class
- Lots of American Discount Business Class Miles / Points Opportunities to Frankfurt
- Japan Airlines Discount Business Class from Seattle & Los Angeles to Tokyo, 4 seats
- St. Thomas Biz Class from $943 to $1,167 R/T
- First Class to Munich from $3,781 to $4,082 R/T
- East Coast > Dakar Biz Class from $2,461 to $2,496 R/T
- New York / Washington, DC > Frankfurt: Biz Class from $2,244 to $2,540 R/T
- Grand Cayman Biz Class from $654 to $1,190 R/T
- New York-Jakarta Biz Class $2,618 R/T
- Brussels Airlines Business Class Opportunities from New York to Brussels Using United Miles
- Austrian Airlines Business Class Opportunities from New York to Vienna 4+ Seats Using United Miles
- Good Availability of TAP Business Class from Boston to Lisbon 4+ Seats with United Miles
July Reports
- FCF’s Hula Loophole Soothes the Transcon Price Sting
- Solo Yolo Fomo: Single Travelers to Asia Rejoice That the First Class World Was Made For You
- Fully Refundable Fares From $50
- Hot August Nights Still Open for Business and First Class Travel
- Take the Fifth: Score Discount Business Class Awards Tickets *Now* to Europe With Quirk that Opens Up Secret Opportunities
- United We Strand: Why Is United Making It so Hard to Use Miles to Europe?