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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
Breaking News
- New Business Class Fares from the U.S. and Canada to Italy from $1,876 R/T
- Forward Thinking Singapore Airlines *First Class* Opportunities from Los Angeles to Tokyo
- Emirates *First Class* Discount Opportunities from Chicago to Dubai
- Unprecedented United Business Class Upgrades from Washington, DC and Many Other Cities to Paris
- Discount Transcon Business Class Award Availability Between New York and Los Angeles With American Airlines
- Forward Thinking Discount Japan Airlines Business Class Availability from Los Angeles to Tokyo
- New *First Class* Fares from the U.S. to Brazil from $2,573 R/T
- New Business Class Fares from the U.S. and Canada to Peru from $721 R/T
- New Business Class Fares from the U.S. to Spain from $1,958 R/T
- Forward Thinking Cathay Pacific Business Class from Boston to Hong Kong
- Unprecedented American Airlines *First Class* Opportunities from New York to Brazil
- New Business Class Fares from the U.S. and Canada to Lisbon from $1,937 R/T
- New Business Class Fares from the U.S. and Canada to Puerto Rico from $276 R/T
- New Business Class Fares from the U.S. and Canada to U.S. Virgin Islands from $412 R/T
- Unprecedented United Business Class Upgrade Opportunities from Chicago and Many U.S. Cities to Edinburgh
- New Business Class Fares from North America to Peru from $809 R/T
- New Business Class Fares from the U.S. and Canada to Chile from $1,502 R/T
- New First Class Fares from the U.S. to Rome from $2,913 R/T
- New Business Class Fares from the U.S. to Seville from $1,862 R/T
- New Business Class Fares from All Over the U.S. and Canada to St. Maarten from $546 R/T
February Reports
- Best FCF Fare & Miles Alerts Still Available
- No Better Time to Consider Australia, Fiji, or Tahiti Than by Using Your Miles, Now—Risk-Free
- Horses for Courses (and Cabins). How Returning in a Different Class Can Make for a Much Better Value
- Curious Lockdown Fare Trends, February 2021 Edition
- Backflip: Why the Virgin Devalue/Revalue Isn’t All Bad News, Delta Business Class 6-for-1 Still Works On Some Routes
- Amex Flexibility and Emirates Availability, This Bucket List Flight Is Open
- Daily
Finds - Monthly
Strategies
Breaking News
- New Business Class Fares from the U.S. and Canada to Italy from $1,876 R/T
- Forward Thinking Singapore Airlines *First Class* Opportunities from Los Angeles to Tokyo
- Emirates *First Class* Discount Opportunities from Chicago to Dubai
- Unprecedented United Business Class Upgrades from Washington, DC and Many Other Cities to Paris
- Discount Transcon Business Class Award Availability Between New York and Los Angeles With American Airlines
- Forward Thinking Discount Japan Airlines Business Class Availability from Los Angeles to Tokyo
- New *First Class* Fares from the U.S. to Brazil from $2,573 R/T
- New Business Class Fares from the U.S. and Canada to Peru from $721 R/T
- New Business Class Fares from the U.S. to Spain from $1,958 R/T
- Forward Thinking Cathay Pacific Business Class from Boston to Hong Kong
- Unprecedented American Airlines *First Class* Opportunities from New York to Brazil
- New Business Class Fares from the U.S. and Canada to Lisbon from $1,937 R/T
- New Business Class Fares from the U.S. and Canada to Puerto Rico from $276 R/T
- New Business Class Fares from the U.S. and Canada to U.S. Virgin Islands from $412 R/T
- Unprecedented United Business Class Upgrade Opportunities from Chicago and Many U.S. Cities to Edinburgh
- New Business Class Fares from North America to Peru from $809 R/T
- New Business Class Fares from the U.S. and Canada to Chile from $1,502 R/T
- New First Class Fares from the U.S. to Rome from $2,913 R/T
- New Business Class Fares from the U.S. to Seville from $1,862 R/T
- New Business Class Fares from All Over the U.S. and Canada to St. Maarten from $546 R/T
February Reports
- Best FCF Fare & Miles Alerts Still Available
- No Better Time to Consider Australia, Fiji, or Tahiti Than by Using Your Miles, Now—Risk-Free
- Horses for Courses (and Cabins). How Returning in a Different Class Can Make for a Much Better Value
- Curious Lockdown Fare Trends, February 2021 Edition
- Backflip: Why the Virgin Devalue/Revalue Isn’t All Bad News, Delta Business Class 6-for-1 Still Works On Some Routes
- Amex Flexibility and Emirates Availability, This Bucket List Flight Is Open