any tricks to get business class for less on international flights ?

[Casanova]

Just now, Casanova said:

economy class ticket koni business class lo kurcho ani naa moviepass friend suggested 

 

[Kalam_Youtheman]

15 minutes ago, perugu_vada said:

6k ante cheap ye ga for all 3 of u @Kalam_Youtheman was d cost for roundtrip or 1-way ?

roundtrip bro.. 

non peak season kuda reason...

[Kalam_Youtheman]

22 minutes ago, mettastar said:

counter daggara offer chesedi mostly one way upgrade ey kada ?

yea 1 way upgrade a... but that too not until destination.. just first stop over varake

[Kalam_Youtheman]

24 minutes ago, mettastar said:

nenu anedi single ticket $5k vuncle .. nuvu iddariki kalipi $6k antunav kada

Nov dec lo alane untundh

[Android_Halwa]

10 minutes ago, JANASENA said:

@Android_Halwa   Baa I'm travelling from FLL - HYD in April nuvvu cheppina  skylux website lo choosa intiial price $2600 undi vaaadiki naa details icha he told he will call me in an hour so ela and enthaku bargain cheyyalo konchem cheppava pls pls . Thnak you.

Initial price ae $2600 ante...Aprilnis dead travel season bro, start off with $1500-$1600 levels...of you can close at $2000, that’s an awesome price for business travel. 

Is it one way ?

[k2s]

24 minutes ago, phatposts said:

If you need it very quickly - deal with brokers.

They "buy" miles from others and sell to others leveraging award/mileage tickets on diff airlines. 

The mileage game is kind of tricky but not rocket science. You need to keep up with the rules, restrictions, fuel charges, partners, availability etc. 

Again it is understandable with effort. 

If you have time and patience along with responsible credit card spending behavior - you can fly in elite class which you cannot afford with cash. 

Before reading below - make sure to thoroughly understand before jumping into the water. When done with full understanding you will do well. If not the "hobby" sucks you in.

I have flown business class to India, SE Asia, and Europe several times. Flew Lufthansa & Etihad first class as well. It is amazing. All with miles only. 

Below is a starter email I send to friends and family for getting started in the game (no referral links)

 

From a very high level stand point know what you want, understand what it takes to achieve that, device a strategy to achieve that goal. Basically reverse engineer. 

 

This is what I feel is a good start:

 

Different mileage currencies available.

Difference between individual program rewards and transferable currencies.

Airline redemption charts & options. This is the most interesting and difficult part. 

Credit card bonus rules with each bank. 

Limitations from each issuer.

 

How many miles is too many miles? Only you can answer. 

 

To start off I like the below links as good starting points:

https://www.doctorofcredit.com/credit-card-reference-pages/

http://thepointsguy.com/beginners-guide/

http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/whats-the-point/

http://frequentmiler.boardingarea.com/start-here/

 

https://www.reddit.com/r/churning/wiki/index

https://www.reddit.com/r/churning/wiki/manufactured_spending

 

This hobby is interesting but it consumes a lot of time/energy/research. I would never say you can travel for free. It is all about traveling for as less as possible. 

Do not apply for credit cards without reading all of these first. I can suggest many data points to start.

 

Many of the posts on manufactured spending on the internet have stale information and tricks that are not working for everyone.

 

Some other useful websites:

awardwallet.com — To keep track of all your miles.

rewardstock.com — You can plug in all you balances and put a route and see what all options are possible with miles 

pointimize.com  — Heard same as reward stock concept but never tried it.

expertflyer.com  — You can search award seats for different airlines and you can set alerts too. I have paid membership and can help you if needed. 

 

Above only kickstarts the game and helps you decide how you want to proceed (if you want to). 

As you might have guessed I love to talk and discuss about this for days.

If you have questions, PM Me. 

Nice info

[mettastar]

6 minutes ago, Android_Halwa said:

Initial price ae $2600 ante...Aprilnis dead travel season bro, start off with $1500-$1600 levels...of you can close at $2000, that’s an awesome price for business travel. 

Is it one way ?

anything below $2500 for round trip ante kallaki adhukoni theesukovachu ticket 

[JANASENA]

6 minutes ago, Android_Halwa said:

Initial price ae $2600 ante...Aprilnis dead travel season bro, start off with $1500-$1600 levels...of you can close at $2000, that’s an awesome price for business travel. 

Is it one way ?

adu quote em mention cheyyala naaku ade doubt kottings one way emo ani but two way anukuntunna. will update you baaa. Thank you once again.

[mettastar]

1 minute ago, k2s said:

Nice info

thatha research chesi briefed me know

[mettastar]

19 minutes ago, solman said:

metta uncle nuvvu manchi peak time lo chustunavu emo 

avv vuncle nov-jan travel dates .. kind of peak season 

[k2s]

2 minutes ago, mettastar said:

thatha research chesi briefed me know

No research.. just pay in full ... fasak

[Android_Halwa]

1 minute ago, JANASENA said:

adu quote em mention cheyyala naaku ade doubt kottings one way emo ani but two way anukuntunna. will update you baaa. Thank you once again.

Usually it will be one way price. 

But kurakayala beram chey kaka, endukanta April is a dead season to travel. And inka chala Time vundi kabatti, commit avakunda I will look around for much better deal as I still have time, let me know if you can come up with a better rate ani email cheyamani cheppeseyu kaka...edu kakapothey inkokadu

[mettastar]

3 minutes ago, Android_Halwa said:

Usually it will be one way price. 

But kurakayala beram chey kaka, endukanta April is a dead season to travel. And inka chala Time vundi kabatti, commit avakunda I will look around for much better deal as I still have time, let me know if you can come up with a better rate ani email cheyamani cheppeseyu kaka...edu kakapothey inkokadu

naku $4k cheppindu okka ticket round trip .. Nov end to Jan mid

chudali vere endulo anna dorukuthademo.. I was looking at AirCanada Premium Economy 2500$ lo unde .. emantav vuncle .. kakunte vachetapudu duration ekuva undi 30+hrs

[solman]

1 minute ago, mettastar said:

naku $4k cheppindu okka ticket round trip .. Nov end to Jan mid

chudali vere endulo anna dorukuthademo.. I was looking at AirCanada Premium Economy 2500$ lo unde .. emantav vuncle .. kakunte vachetapudu duration ekuva undi 30+hrs

uncle Nov end to Jan Mid ante koncham peak time kada 

[mettastar]

4 minutes ago, solman said:

uncle Nov end to Jan Mid ante koncham peak time kada