"Firstclassflyer" newsletter - anyone read it?
#1
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Join Date: Aug 2005
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"Firstclassflyer" newsletter - anyone read it?
Wondering if anyone subscribes to 'firstclassflyer' newsletter?
Opinions?
Has it been beneficial to you?
Thoughts appreciated!
Christian
Opinions?
Has it been beneficial to you?
Thoughts appreciated!
Christian
#2
Join Date: Feb 2000
Posts: 6,550
I have been considering joining but would prefer to see a sample of the newsletter first. If a fellow FTer has a recent newsletter, I would enjoy giving it a look. My email is [email protected]. Thanks!
#4
Join Date: Oct 2005
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Originally Posted by wanaflyforless
I used to receive it a while back and found I already know most everything it would say. I also didn't agree with everthing they said concerning miles strategies.
#6
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: New York, NY
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I'll dissent a bit...
I've found it helpful, especially as regards specials on non-US carriers. For example, the free upgrades to first from business on Korean carriers, some of the significant discounts that Malaysian offers, specials on business class (Joe Brancatelli is also very good at picking these up). While previous posters are correct that any active participant in this board will already know much of what's in there, there's also a good deal that's additive and money saving. And, yes, one would disagree with some of their strategies as routings, number of stops, individual carriers are all things that people have differing likes and dislikes about.
#7
Join Date: Jul 1999
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Originally Posted by Christian
Opinions?
#8
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: New York, NY, USA
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Before I discovered FT, I subscribed to First Class Flyer. I did take advantage of a Christmas Special Z fare details of which were e mailed to me by FCF in 2002. I think everything of use is posted here on FT immediately it becomes available.
#9
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Originally Posted by UpgradeMe
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#11
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My wife is not the least bit interested in miles or points, although she enjoys flying in premium class . She would never wade through a Flyertalk thread, but sometimes I am able to give her a First Class Flyer article which summarizes a developement or strategy and then we can discuss the costs and benefits.
dennis
dennis
#12
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Originally Posted by rehabusrab
reposting this link of links doesnt do much since when you click on the links in the link above, you get error since flyertalk revamped its website since original post.
#13
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The link you posted does lead to a thread, but that thread contains no substantive content, only two links to older threads. Those links are now broken.
Originally Posted by UpgradeMe
Not exactly.
#14
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Cincinnati, OH
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You can subscribe for a month for $24.95 and they'll refund your money if you cancel within 30 days. I did this and ended up cancelling on Sunday. I just don't fly that often to take advantage of their strategies. (To their credit they did immediately refund my money when I asked and also were very responsive when I inadvertently subscribed for 2 years vs. the month to month. (My stupid mouse has some sort of auto scroll on it and it's driving me to drink.)
I browsed the website, which gives you access to prior newsletters, and tried to find something earth shattering that would help me book reasonably priced first class tickets to Maui. I didn't find anything too specific, just generic strategies and tables of competitors' fares, etc. If you become an annual subscriber they promise more specific, personalized advice, but it's hard to justify the $200 when you don't know what you're getting.
Hope this helps.
I browsed the website, which gives you access to prior newsletters, and tried to find something earth shattering that would help me book reasonably priced first class tickets to Maui. I didn't find anything too specific, just generic strategies and tables of competitors' fares, etc. If you become an annual subscriber they promise more specific, personalized advice, but it's hard to justify the $200 when you don't know what you're getting.
Hope this helps.