Originally Posted by
InsaneTravel
If you do find it hard to get, perhaps consider connecting via Auckland or Singapore.
If this was me I would look at YVR-FRA-SIN-SYD.
At what point does the extra time spent en route justify an upgrade? A trip via AKL is bearable; a detour through SIN takes more time than you might realize and going east to get west via FRA is simply silly. Flying for twice as long (not including connection times) in a J class seat would leave most folks just as exhausted as spending half the time in the Y cabin.
Good luck scoring three upgrades on busy routes instead of just one.