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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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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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Money > Stockholm > Fall/Winter > Biz Class > $2,431 to $3,120 R/T
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Money > Switzerland > All Year > Biz Class > $2,591 to $3,046 R/T
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Money > Milan > All Year > First Class > $3,796 to $5,648 R/T
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Money > Anguilla > All Year > Biz Class > $906 to $1,146 R/T
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Money > Puerto Rico > All Year > Biz Class > $663 to $791 R/T
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Money > Dubai > Spring > Biz Class > $2,858 to $3,278 R/T
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Money > Amsterdam > All Year > Biz Class > $2,697 to $3,105 R/T
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Money > Berlin > All Year > Biz Class > $2,592 to $2,930 R/T
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Money > Barcelona > All Year > First Class > $3,786 to $5,357 R/T
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Miles > All Year > Domestic > New American Airlines Business Class New York to/from San Francisco Options / 4+ Seats
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Cash OR Miles > First Class > Lufthansa > Washington, DC and Many Other Cities to Munich & Beyond > 4+ Travelers
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Money > Bangkok > Fall/Winter > Biz Class > from Los Angeles, Seattle, and San Francisco from $3,565 to $3,873 R/T
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Money > Buenos Aires > All Year > Biz Class > from Miami, New York, and Orlando from $2,548 to $3,174 R/T
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Money > Hong Kong > Fall > Biz Class > from Canada from $3,315 to $4,163 USD R/T
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Money > Casablanca, Marrakesh, and Rabat > All Year > Biz Class > from Montreal from $2,301 to $2,309 USD R/T
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Money > Malaga > All Year > Biz Class > from New York, Orlando, and Phoenix from $2,724 to $3,099 R/T
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Money > Cancun > All Year > Biz Class > $649 to $872 R/T
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Money > Paris > All Year > First Class > $4,206 to $5,594 R/T
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Money > Istanbul > Spring > Biz Class > $2,896 to $3,286 R/T
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Money > Nairobi > Fall/Winter > Biz Class > from Canada from $1,924 to $3,695 USD R/T
February Reports
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February’s Top 46 Mileage Awards & Special Fares Greatest Hits (Still Available)
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FCF’s Three U-Turn Strategies That Can Net First Class to Asia for Nearly the Cost of Biz
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Airline Tactical Fares and the Upgrade Mindset
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The World’s Easiest Upgrade, Hawaiian Style
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Double Hotel Upgrade Strategy
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Ten Reasons Why I’m the Biggest Fan of Mileage Upgrade Awards—and Why You Should Be Too
- Daily
Finds - Monthly
Strategies
Breaking News
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Money > Stockholm > Fall/Winter > Biz Class > $2,431 to $3,120 R/T
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Money > Switzerland > All Year > Biz Class > $2,591 to $3,046 R/T
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Money > Milan > All Year > First Class > $3,796 to $5,648 R/T
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Money > Anguilla > All Year > Biz Class > $906 to $1,146 R/T
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Money > Puerto Rico > All Year > Biz Class > $663 to $791 R/T
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Money > Dubai > Spring > Biz Class > $2,858 to $3,278 R/T
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Money > Amsterdam > All Year > Biz Class > $2,697 to $3,105 R/T
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Money > Berlin > All Year > Biz Class > $2,592 to $2,930 R/T
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Money > Barcelona > All Year > First Class > $3,786 to $5,357 R/T
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Miles > All Year > Domestic > New American Airlines Business Class New York to/from San Francisco Options / 4+ Seats
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Cash OR Miles > First Class > Lufthansa > Washington, DC and Many Other Cities to Munich & Beyond > 4+ Travelers
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Money > Bangkok > Fall/Winter > Biz Class > from Los Angeles, Seattle, and San Francisco from $3,565 to $3,873 R/T
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Money > Buenos Aires > All Year > Biz Class > from Miami, New York, and Orlando from $2,548 to $3,174 R/T
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Money > Hong Kong > Fall > Biz Class > from Canada from $3,315 to $4,163 USD R/T
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Money > Casablanca, Marrakesh, and Rabat > All Year > Biz Class > from Montreal from $2,301 to $2,309 USD R/T
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Money > Malaga > All Year > Biz Class > from New York, Orlando, and Phoenix from $2,724 to $3,099 R/T
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Money > Cancun > All Year > Biz Class > $649 to $872 R/T
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Money > Paris > All Year > First Class > $4,206 to $5,594 R/T
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Money > Istanbul > Spring > Biz Class > $2,896 to $3,286 R/T
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Money > Nairobi > Fall/Winter > Biz Class > from Canada from $1,924 to $3,695 USD R/T
February Reports
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February’s Top 46 Mileage Awards & Special Fares Greatest Hits (Still Available)
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FCF’s Three U-Turn Strategies That Can Net First Class to Asia for Nearly the Cost of Biz
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Airline Tactical Fares and the Upgrade Mindset
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The World’s Easiest Upgrade, Hawaiian Style
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Double Hotel Upgrade Strategy
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Ten Reasons Why I’m the Biggest Fan of Mileage Upgrade Awards—and Why You Should Be Too