Kick off 2023 with joyful January mile and fare finds
It’s not a happy new year without some travel, right? And it’s not travel without getting from A to B for less, or in a more comfy cabin. The Chinese say this is the year of the rabbit. That may be so. But if I can help it, 2023 will also be the Year of the Upgrade! Hop to it starting below.
Special Published Fares
AFRICA
Johannesburg Biz Class from $3,305 to $4,048 R/T
Cairo Biz Class from $2,444 to $3,206 R/T
Morocco Biz Class from $2,670 to $3,176 R/T
Senegal Biz Class from $2,542 to $4,000 R/T
Kenya Biz Class from $3,313 to $3,710 R/T

Asia
Japan Biz Class from Los Angeles, San Diego, and Denver from $3,549 to $3,638 R/T
Caribbean
Turks and Caicos Biz Class from $814 to $1,186 R/T
Grand Cayman Biz Class from $929 to $1,174 R/T
Aruba Biz Class from $929 to $1,180 R/T
St. Thomas Biz Class from $947 to $1,158 R/T
Antigua Biz Class from $971 R/T
U.S. Virgin Islands Biz Class from $837 to $1,172 R/T

EUROPE
Porto Biz Class from New York from $2,598 R/T
Porto Biz Class from Toronto and Montreal from $2,253 CAD R/T
Frankfurt Biz Class from New York from $2,253 R/T
Close-in Cheap Business Class Fares to London from $2,299
Scotland Biz Class from Boston from $2,582 R/T
Belfast from Boston Biz Class $2,596 R/T
Latvia Biz Class from Dallas, New York and Chicago from $2,348 R/T
HAWAII
Hawaii Biz Class from $1,096 to $1,437 R/T
Mexico
Cancun Biz Class from $629 to $925 R/T
Middle East
Tel Aviv Biz Class from Montreal and Toronto from $3,331 CAD R/T
Istanbul Biz Class from $2,944 to $3,797 R/T
Dubai Biz Class from Canada from $3,367 CAD R/T
Tel Aviv Biz Class from $3,005 to $3,625 R/T
Qatar Premium Economy from New York from $1,176 R/T
Dubai Biz Class from $2,865 to $3,705 R/T
SOUTH AMERICA
Brazil Biz Class from $2,511 to $3,196 R/T
Chile Biz Class from $2,391 to $3,077 R/T
Buenos Aires Biz Class from $2,571 to $3,220 R/T

Burn Miles Easy & Cheaply
Asia
Close-in Single Seat United Business Class Upgrades from Houston to Tokyo
Close-in United Business Class Upgrades from Chicago to Tokyo
Handful of Singapore Airlines Business Class Seats from Los Angeles to Singapore

Japan Airlines First Class Suite
Domestic
HUGE: Scads of Flash Transcon American Business Class New York / San Francisco with Miles – 4+ Seats
Flash Transcon American Airlines Business Class New York / Los Angeles with Miles – 4+ Seats
Europe
Lufthansa First Class Opportunities from Chicago to Munich with Miles (or 53% Off with Cash)
Close-in Lufthansa First Class Opportunities from Miami to Munich with Miles (or 59% Off with Cash)
HOT: Lufthansa First Class from Boston to Munich with Miles / 4+ Seats (or 60% Off with Cash)

Close-in Single Seat Emirates First Class from Newark to Athens
Close-in United Business Class Upgrade Opportunities from Houston to London
Spain with Miles: Single Seat Availability from Boston, Miami, and New York in Business Class
Hawaii
Middle East
Single Seat Emirates First Class Opportunities from Washington, DC to Dubai with Miles
Scattered Single Seat Emirates First Class from San Francisco to Dubai

Mid-South Pacific
Tahiti: Close-in United Business Class Upgrades from San Francisco to Papeete, for Four+ Travelers
4+ Seats: Close-in Air Tahiti Nui Business Class from Los Angeles to Papeete