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Old Jul 10, 2015 | 7:45 am
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Originally Posted by Jasper2009
The T&C are rather vague and you may get a different answer depending on which agent you talk to, but I seem to recall several FTers who were able to apply an upgrade cert towards an Expedia booking.

My usual advise has been to call FPC and have the rate matched (which generally has been option and would obviously eliminate the risk factor), not 100% sure whether that's still possible / as easy as it used to be.
Yes, they are vague, those Ts & Cs. The issue is that its not really the rate I am finding but tying the booking in with a rather lucrative FFP earning deal via Kaligo, that I was hoping to trigger
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