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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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- Rio: New Premium Economy Fares from the U.S. from $696 R/T
- Scotland: New Business Class Fares from the U.S. from $2,093 R/T
- HOT: Business Class Two-Seat Availability to Europe for 61,000 Miles (Or Amex / Chase Points) R/T from Chicago
- HOT: Three Delta Routes to Europe with Four-Seat Biz Class Availability for Just 77,000 Miles / Points R/T
- Antigua: New Business Class Fares from the U.S. and Canada from $758 R/T
- Jamaica: New Business Class Fares from the U.S. and Canada from $552 R/T
- HOT: Business Class Two-Seat Availability to Europe for 61,000 Miles (Or Amex / Chase Points) R/T from Miami
- Aruba: New Business Class Fares from the U.S. and Canada from $569 R/T
- Turks and Caicos: New Business Class Fares from the U.S. and Canada from $672 R/T
- HOT: Two Delta Routes to Europe with Biz Class for Just 77,000 Miles / Points R/T
- First Class: London from the U.S. and Canada from $3,284 R/T
- Cayman Islands: New Business Class Fares from the U.S. and Canada from $605 R/T
- Emirates *First Class* Opportunities from Dallas to Dubai
- Malta: New Business Class Fares from the U.S. from $2,023 R/T
- New Transcontinental Business Class Fares from $796 R/T
- Seychelles: New Business Class Fares from Chicago and New York from $2,553 R/T
- Sint Maarten: New Business Class Fares from the U.S. and Canada from $611 R/T
- Very Rare: Treasure Map of 49,000 Amex Points Availability for Boston-Europe Business Class R/Ts
- Peru: New Business Class Fares from the U.S. and Canada from $875 R/T
September Reports
- The Charlotte- or Miami-St. Croix Tag Team
- The Latest First Class Insights on Planning a Premium Trip to Hawaii Now and How to Save Up to 44%
- Best FCF Fare & Miles Alerts Still Available
- Amex Apex: Asia First Class for $2,125, Biz Class $1,750; Europe Biz Class $1,225 R/T + More
- Five Secret Routes to Get Business Class 3-for-1s (Or More) to Europe Right Now
- Lufthansa First Class Upgrade Update: Good News & Bad News
- Daily
Finds - Monthly
Strategies
Breaking News
- Istanbul: New Business Class Fares from Canada and the U.S. from $2,280 R/T
- Rio: New Premium Economy Fares from the U.S. from $696 R/T
- Scotland: New Business Class Fares from the U.S. from $2,093 R/T
- HOT: Business Class Two-Seat Availability to Europe for 61,000 Miles (Or Amex / Chase Points) R/T from Chicago
- HOT: Three Delta Routes to Europe with Four-Seat Biz Class Availability for Just 77,000 Miles / Points R/T
- Antigua: New Business Class Fares from the U.S. and Canada from $758 R/T
- Jamaica: New Business Class Fares from the U.S. and Canada from $552 R/T
- HOT: Business Class Two-Seat Availability to Europe for 61,000 Miles (Or Amex / Chase Points) R/T from Miami
- Aruba: New Business Class Fares from the U.S. and Canada from $569 R/T
- Turks and Caicos: New Business Class Fares from the U.S. and Canada from $672 R/T
- HOT: Two Delta Routes to Europe with Biz Class for Just 77,000 Miles / Points R/T
- First Class: London from the U.S. and Canada from $3,284 R/T
- Cayman Islands: New Business Class Fares from the U.S. and Canada from $605 R/T
- Emirates *First Class* Opportunities from Dallas to Dubai
- Malta: New Business Class Fares from the U.S. from $2,023 R/T
- New Transcontinental Business Class Fares from $796 R/T
- Seychelles: New Business Class Fares from Chicago and New York from $2,553 R/T
- Sint Maarten: New Business Class Fares from the U.S. and Canada from $611 R/T
- Very Rare: Treasure Map of 49,000 Amex Points Availability for Boston-Europe Business Class R/Ts
- Peru: New Business Class Fares from the U.S. and Canada from $875 R/T
September Reports
- The Charlotte- or Miami-St. Croix Tag Team
- The Latest First Class Insights on Planning a Premium Trip to Hawaii Now and How to Save Up to 44%
- Best FCF Fare & Miles Alerts Still Available
- Amex Apex: Asia First Class for $2,125, Biz Class $1,750; Europe Biz Class $1,225 R/T + More
- Five Secret Routes to Get Business Class 3-for-1s (Or More) to Europe Right Now
- Lufthansa First Class Upgrade Update: Good News & Bad News