Our Upgrades

Prof. Thomas Y. Levin

New York Times

Bud Collins

The Wall Street Journal

Paul Haggis

Condé Nast Traveler

Los Angeles Times

Ari Fleischer
Press Secretary;
Fleischer Sports CEO

Four Seasons Resorts Magazine

Tod Cohen

The New York Times

Lawrence Pass, MD

Departures Magazine

Prof. Michael Beckerman

Kiplinger's

Chicago Tribune

Newsweek

Entrepreneur Magazine
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.
- Daily
Finds - Monthly
Strategies
Breaking News
- Emirates *First Class* Single Seat Discount Opportunities from Chicago to Dubai Aug 14, 2022
- Unprecedented Singapore Airlines Business Class Availability from New York to Frankfurt With Miles & Points Aug 14, 2022
- Wide-Open Discount Four-Plus Seat Availability on Singapore Airlines Business Class from Houston to Manchester with Miles / Points Aug 14, 2022
- Cancun Biz Class from $628 to $910 R/T Aug 14, 2022
- Lots of American Discount Business Class Miles / Points Opportunities to Munich Aug 14, 2022
- United Business Class Mileage Upgrades on Newark/New York-Tokyo Flights, 4+ Seats Aug 14, 2022
- 2023 Europe Travel: Lots of Single-Seat *First Class* Discount Award Seats with Emirates from Newark to Athens Aug 13, 2022
- United Business Class Mileage Upgrades Available from Chicago and Many Other Cities to Tokyo Aug 13, 2022
- Single Seat Availability Chicago or New York > Europe for 85,000 Miles / Points R/T in Business Class Aug 13, 2022
- Lots of American Discount Business Class Miles / Points Opportunities to Frankfurt Aug 13, 2022
- Japan Airlines Discount Business Class from Seattle & Los Angeles to Tokyo, 4 seats Aug 13, 2022
- St. Thomas Biz Class from $943 to $1,167 R/T Aug 13, 2022
- First Class to Munich from $3,781 to $4,082 R/T Aug 13, 2022
- East Coast > Dakar Biz Class from $2,461 to $2,496 R/T Aug 13, 2022
- New York / Washington, DC > Frankfurt: Biz Class from $2,244 to $2,540 R/T Aug 13, 2022
- Grand Cayman Biz Class from $654 to $1,190 R/T Aug 13, 2022
- New York-Jakarta Biz Class $2,618 R/T Aug 13, 2022
- Brussels Airlines Business Class Opportunities from New York to Brussels Using United Miles Aug 04, 2022
- Austrian Airlines Business Class Opportunities from New York to Vienna 4+ Seats Using United Miles Aug 04, 2022
- Good Availability of TAP Business Class from Boston to Lisbon 4+ Seats with United Miles Aug 04, 2022
July Reports
- FCF’s Hula Loophole Soothes the Transcon Price Sting Jul 20, 2022
- Solo Yolo Fomo: Single Travelers to Asia Rejoice That the First Class World Was Made For You Jul 17, 2022
- Fully Refundable Fares From $50 Jul 17, 2022
- Hot August Nights Still Open for Business and First Class Travel Jul 17, 2022
- Take the Fifth: Score Discount Business Class Awards Tickets *Now* to Europe With Quirk that Opens Up Secret Opportunities Jul 17, 2022
- United We Strand: Why Is United Making It so Hard to Use Miles to Europe? Jul 17, 2022
- Daily
Finds - Monthly
Strategies
Breaking News
- Emirates *First Class* Single Seat Discount Opportunities from Chicago to Dubai Aug 14, 2022
- Unprecedented Singapore Airlines Business Class Availability from New York to Frankfurt With Miles & Points Aug 14, 2022
- Wide-Open Discount Four-Plus Seat Availability on Singapore Airlines Business Class from Houston to Manchester with Miles / Points Aug 14, 2022
- Cancun Biz Class from $628 to $910 R/T Aug 14, 2022
- Lots of American Discount Business Class Miles / Points Opportunities to Munich Aug 14, 2022
- United Business Class Mileage Upgrades on Newark/New York-Tokyo Flights, 4+ Seats Aug 14, 2022
- 2023 Europe Travel: Lots of Single-Seat *First Class* Discount Award Seats with Emirates from Newark to Athens Aug 13, 2022
- United Business Class Mileage Upgrades Available from Chicago and Many Other Cities to Tokyo Aug 13, 2022
- Single Seat Availability Chicago or New York > Europe for 85,000 Miles / Points R/T in Business Class Aug 13, 2022
- Lots of American Discount Business Class Miles / Points Opportunities to Frankfurt Aug 13, 2022
- Japan Airlines Discount Business Class from Seattle & Los Angeles to Tokyo, 4 seats Aug 13, 2022
- St. Thomas Biz Class from $943 to $1,167 R/T Aug 13, 2022
- First Class to Munich from $3,781 to $4,082 R/T Aug 13, 2022
- East Coast > Dakar Biz Class from $2,461 to $2,496 R/T Aug 13, 2022
- New York / Washington, DC > Frankfurt: Biz Class from $2,244 to $2,540 R/T Aug 13, 2022
- Grand Cayman Biz Class from $654 to $1,190 R/T Aug 13, 2022
- New York-Jakarta Biz Class $2,618 R/T Aug 13, 2022
- Brussels Airlines Business Class Opportunities from New York to Brussels Using United Miles Aug 04, 2022
- Austrian Airlines Business Class Opportunities from New York to Vienna 4+ Seats Using United Miles Aug 04, 2022
- Good Availability of TAP Business Class from Boston to Lisbon 4+ Seats with United Miles Aug 04, 2022
July Reports
- FCF’s Hula Loophole Soothes the Transcon Price Sting Jul 20, 2022
- Solo Yolo Fomo: Single Travelers to Asia Rejoice That the First Class World Was Made For You Jul 17, 2022
- Fully Refundable Fares From $50 Jul 17, 2022
- Hot August Nights Still Open for Business and First Class Travel Jul 17, 2022
- Take the Fifth: Score Discount Business Class Awards Tickets *Now* to Europe With Quirk that Opens Up Secret Opportunities Jul 17, 2022
- United We Strand: Why Is United Making It so Hard to Use Miles to Europe? Jul 17, 2022