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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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- Unprecedented Discount Hawaii Business Class Availability Unearthed with American from Los Angeles for Travel Sept. Through Feb. 2021 (Just 56K Miles R/T!)
- Lisbon Business Class Unprecedented United MileagePlus Availability Unearthed for Travel Nov. to Feb. 2021
- Unprecedented United MileagePlus (Chase Partner) Business Class Availability Unearthed to Brazil for Travel Sept. / Oct. / Nov.
- San Francisco to/from New York Unprecedented American Airlines Business Class Availability Unearthed for 2021 Travel
- Zurich: Unprecedented Delta SkyMiles Business Class Availability Unearthed for Travel Later This Year and Into 2021
- Unprecedented American AAdvantage Business Class Availability to London, 4+ Seats Wide Open Through February 2021
- Unprecedented United MileagePlus Discount Business Class Availability to Amsterdam Wide Open through February 2021 (4+ Seats)
- New $1,403 R/T Business Class Fares to Brazil for Travel Later this Year (American and Delta)
- Unprecedented Delta SkyMiles Discount Business Class Availability to Berlin for Travel Later this Year
- Unprecedented Delta SkyMiles Discount Business Class Availability to Dusseldorf for Travel Later this Year and Next (4+ Seats)
- Unprecedented American AAdvantage Discount Business Class Availability to Honolulu, Kona and Maui for Travel Later this Year (Just 56,000 Miles R/T!)
- Unprecedented Delta SkyMiles Discount Business Class Availability to Frankfurt for Travel Later this Year & Next Year (4+ Seats Wide Open)
- Unprecedented American Upgrade Opportunity to Paris from All Over the U.S. for Travel Later this Year + 2021 (4+ Seats / 63% Off)
- India $2,576 Biz Class Fares Discovered from Many U.S. Cities (7+ Major Airlines)
- Travel Later this Year with Good United Business Class Availability to Brussels and London, 4+ Seats
- Good Availability of Qatar Business Class Q Suites in 2021 from Houston, New York, and Washington D.C. to Doha, 4+ Seats
- Good Availability of TAP Business Class from Chicago, Miami, and San Francisco to Lisbon, 4+ Seats
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- Hub Capped? Don’t Fall for the Allure of Elite (It’ll Cost You Much More)
- Baja Upgrade Buzz: How Los Cabos First Class Stacks Up Against Maui
- How to Avoid High Award Taxes and Make Your Award Trip a Truly Free One to Europe on Star Alliance with Amex Points
- FCF’s Secret Portugal Side Hustle: Two European Destinations for the Price of One
- How Business and Spontaneous Travelers Can Save Handsomely to South America — by Using this Little-Known Option
- Planning Ahead: New Tactical Winter Vacation Premium Fares to Europe Discovered for Nov. & Dec. 2020 Travel
- Still Limber, the Leg Stretch Strategy (LSS), One of FCF’s Favorite Airfare Secrets, Is Still Scoring Perfect 10s
- LA to Hawaii Business Class Awards on American Airlines Are NOW 49% Less Than Last Year
- Daily
Finds - Monthly
Strategies
Breaking News
- Book Israel Business Class Flights Now Cheap and Easy with Unprecedented Delta SkyMiles Availability (4+ Seats!)
- Book Aruba Now for Future Travel Starting at $545 R/T from Many U.S. Cities in Business Class (American and Delta)
- Book Delhi Now for Future Travel Cheap and Easy with Unprecedented United MileagePlus Business Class Availability from West Cost to Delhi (Non-Stop on United)
- Unprecedented Discount Hawaii Business Class Availability Unearthed with American from Los Angeles for Travel Sept. Through Feb. 2021 (Just 56K Miles R/T!)
- Lisbon Business Class Unprecedented United MileagePlus Availability Unearthed for Travel Nov. to Feb. 2021
- Unprecedented United MileagePlus (Chase Partner) Business Class Availability Unearthed to Brazil for Travel Sept. / Oct. / Nov.
- San Francisco to/from New York Unprecedented American Airlines Business Class Availability Unearthed for 2021 Travel
- Zurich: Unprecedented Delta SkyMiles Business Class Availability Unearthed for Travel Later This Year and Into 2021
- Unprecedented American AAdvantage Business Class Availability to London, 4+ Seats Wide Open Through February 2021
- Unprecedented United MileagePlus Discount Business Class Availability to Amsterdam Wide Open through February 2021 (4+ Seats)
- New $1,403 R/T Business Class Fares to Brazil for Travel Later this Year (American and Delta)
- Unprecedented Delta SkyMiles Discount Business Class Availability to Berlin for Travel Later this Year
- Unprecedented Delta SkyMiles Discount Business Class Availability to Dusseldorf for Travel Later this Year and Next (4+ Seats)
- Unprecedented American AAdvantage Discount Business Class Availability to Honolulu, Kona and Maui for Travel Later this Year (Just 56,000 Miles R/T!)
- Unprecedented Delta SkyMiles Discount Business Class Availability to Frankfurt for Travel Later this Year & Next Year (4+ Seats Wide Open)
- Unprecedented American Upgrade Opportunity to Paris from All Over the U.S. for Travel Later this Year + 2021 (4+ Seats / 63% Off)
- India $2,576 Biz Class Fares Discovered from Many U.S. Cities (7+ Major Airlines)
- Travel Later this Year with Good United Business Class Availability to Brussels and London, 4+ Seats
- Good Availability of Qatar Business Class Q Suites in 2021 from Houston, New York, and Washington D.C. to Doha, 4+ Seats
- Good Availability of TAP Business Class from Chicago, Miami, and San Francisco to Lisbon, 4+ Seats
March Reports
- Hub Capped? Don’t Fall for the Allure of Elite (It’ll Cost You Much More)
- Baja Upgrade Buzz: How Los Cabos First Class Stacks Up Against Maui
- How to Avoid High Award Taxes and Make Your Award Trip a Truly Free One to Europe on Star Alliance with Amex Points
- FCF’s Secret Portugal Side Hustle: Two European Destinations for the Price of One
- How Business and Spontaneous Travelers Can Save Handsomely to South America — by Using this Little-Known Option
- Planning Ahead: New Tactical Winter Vacation Premium Fares to Europe Discovered for Nov. & Dec. 2020 Travel
- Still Limber, the Leg Stretch Strategy (LSS), One of FCF’s Favorite Airfare Secrets, Is Still Scoring Perfect 10s
- LA to Hawaii Business Class Awards on American Airlines Are NOW 49% Less Than Last Year