Transfer your American Express Membership Rewards points to Virgin Atlantic’s Flying Club and get a 15% bonus or 150 extra miles for each 1,000 transferred.
The carrier is also offering 50% off economy class award travel for round-trips to London booked before March 31st.
There’s a 20% discount for Premium Economy award travel between the UK and New York or Chicago. The 20% discounted Premium Economy award rate for New York is 54,000 miles and for Chicago is 60,000. Virgin is also offering 10% off select routes for Business Class awards from the UK to Boston, Chicago, New York, and Washington, DC. The deadline for booking is January 31. Link: http://www.virgin-atlantic.com/en/us/frequentflyer/spendmiles/rewardflights/milesfurtheroffer5.jsp
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Upgrade without paying for an upgrade.
Why pay miles or cash for an upgrade when you don’t have to? American sells two classes of seats—economy and First Class—on some domestic routes that it actually services with three-cabin B777s and B767-200s equipped with economy, Business, and First Class seats. The seat maps on these flights show the Business Class cabin as economy seating. Travelers with “priority seating privileges” can confirm those Business Class seats for any economy fare or economy mileage award!To get through the velvet rope you must be one of the following:
• An elite AAdvantage member
• A full-fare coach passenger (discounted First Class fares are usually lower, though)
• A oneworld elite
Routes that have offered this sweet deal are Dallas to Miami or Chicago; Miami to Chicago, Dallas, or New York; Los Angeles to Washington DC; New York to Miami or San Diego; San Diego to New York; and Washington DC to Los Angeles. When you book any domestic flight between major cities such as these, ask whether there is service on a B777 or B767-200 and snag your Business Class seat for the price of coach.
Tip excerpted from First Class Flyer’s Special Report #4
AAnomalies: Top 42 American Airlines AAdvantage Program Secrets
Available now at: www.aadvantagesecrets.com
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