Originally Posted by
beachfan
Has anyone tried upfaring, i.e. changing a coach ticket to a first ticket? I'm thinking, to keep the amounts smaller, buying a coach ticket with a $50 gift card and using an Amex Aspire card, and then upfaring with another $50 gift card and the credit card again.
I'd also wonder whether it works without the $50 gift card.
On 7/20 I upfared an award coach ticket to first. Paid the $74 charge with my Amex Platinum. No reimbursement.