Originally Posted by
Justin026
The advice is reasonable, but in making three recent long journeys and where upgrades didn't pan out, I have just taken the x hours in coach in stride, preferably economy comfort, used the IFE to numb my brain and upgraded my arrival hotel instead. The Adlon in Berlin or Peninsula in Tokyo for a few days are way-better-ways to spend fewer $$ than discounted BE or inflated upgradeable fares. Try to make the upgrade a surprise and not a plan.
We may not be talking about the same thing here as the new instruments only require a V class purchase and thus usually correspond to the cheapest fare. Definitely not buying discounted BE or anything higher than V if I can help it as there is just no need to...
Last edited by ab_initio; Dec 13, 2014 at 11:29 am
Reason: Typo