I book Economy & Fly Business Class- Here’s how PRO TIP !!!✈️
I’m not sure why nobody’s talking about this but I do this often and I’m going to start laying it out so I booked this back of the plane economy seat here and ended up with this business class seat here I did it through a process called bidding where the airline emails you asking you to bid on a higher class seat that they haven’t sold out of you bid a number your comfortable with in additional to your original fair and then you wait for a reply the seat had a sticker price of$ 8500 and after all was said and done I paid 1,200 which I then reimburse through points and that’s something to celebrate
Business Class Travel Hack!
I’m not sure why no one is talking about this but I’m an economy class traveller who flies business class fairly regularly for overseas flights.
Bidding is one of my number one ways that I get an upgrade!
How it works:
On flights with availability left in business class, the airline will send out a bid email to fill up the unbooked seats. You select a bid that is comfortable for your budget.
This amount is IN ADDITION TO WHAT YOU PAID ON YOUR ORIGINAL FARE.
Typically the bids high end are 20% lower than the published fare and allow you to go to a fairly low number. (They even have a ranking scale to let you know if your bid is poor, average, good, excellent etc.
Then you wait and the airline will email you if your bid has been accepted, and your credit card will automatically be charged, typically within 48hrs of your flight! Air Canada has the bidding process right on their site now even so you don’t have to wait for the invitation to bid
Fair warning though lol, once you’re used to those bid upgrades it’s pretty sad when you don’t get it 🤣 business class is slightly addictive!
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I may have to try this
Both of the pictures aren’t even on the same airline.
Stop lying 😂
US Airlines dont offer this
$8500 for that seat?
Yea no
Flying in Europe there's almost no chance in doing so. Almost every flight is packed to the brim
often the minimum bid is about the price you would pay if you simply direct purchase the upgrade – and they of course also allow you to bid way higher, too. bidding is usually a scam …
No way that business class seat is 8500, that’s more than more airlines charge for first class. Also everyone knows about bidding, there is usually a minimum bid and after if you select the „cash upgrade“ option instead of bid, it’s often cheaper than the minimum bid and you get immediate confirmation and better selection of seats.
do this only if you are ok if you don't win and got stuck in the back economy
This doesn't work for all airlines. The bigger airlines won't give you a business class seat for the price of an economy
Maybe no one talks about it because 1200 for one way is still beyond the budget. who wants to pay this? how spoiled are u that u think this is a nice deal that more pepole should pay. Its called buisness class because an average sallary is not mentioned for you. so stop pretending u live "the life" if u need deals for this than u dont belong there.
how do you sign up for these email bids?
Just got to the airport the day of the trip very early and you can get a seat in business or first class
Disadvantage of this feature is that you still get accredited economy class miles.
Does this mean you will be invited to upgrade only if you pick the last row of economy or any economy seat? Any airlines who are known to offer this upgrade bidding?
where is the app 'Bidding' ???
This has been going on for YEARS.
You did Air Canada a big favour! Paying an extra $800 when the plane is empty, and they are giving you just a bit fancier meal, which would have been thrown out anyways! Who cares if the seat is a bit wider when the plane is empty.
@JenzJourneys i booked economy from toronto to manila – both ways 2300 cad. i upgraded for 1500 to business class at luggage drop off….. and on the way back i upgraded for 1700 cad to business. and yes, it was NOT AC. and 2 years ago i booked with condor hfx to fra – upgrade 24 hrs before flight from premium economy to business 150 euro and the flight back to hfx was FREE upgrade to business….
Almost never works honestly
So how is bidding done with your chosen airline once you’ve bought a ticket? I’ve never even heard of bidding? 😂
I would rather pay $1200 for premium economy and control my destiny. If you already have the points, you can use those to upgrade.
It doesn’t always work.
Did the same last year with Air Canada to Barcelona- the overnight flight was amazing
Looked into that. They usually have a minimum bidding price and that price is usually well over $1,200
Thank u🎉 I didn't think most airlines would allow the inflatable foot pillow, I like the idea,
Compression socks I was told should be put on at the beginning of the day , not after u have walked around all day
Is that for one way ? And do all airlines do this or only Air Canada?
If I want to fly business class I will pay for a business class. No guarantee your bid will go thru. Then you are stuff flying economy
Does this only work if you book directly through the airline's website?
I book the cheapest flights because, as soon as I get home, I’ll automatically update to the premium 1st class or max pro seats. Don’t spend extra money on plane seats that I can’t take home.
Could also go one step further and wait until you get to the airport and see if any seats are left
$1200 that's water and electricity bill 😂
I'd rather spend points on going more places instead of business class. I can deal with a minor inconvenience for a few hours.
Applicable to only flights that are not sold out, why are all you so dumb
From what I have seen the “bidding” is the same price that you would pay to upgrade the seat anyway. There is no discount. It’s just a marketing ploy for gullible people to think they can win.
And if I do not get the seat, I lose my money??💺
Not all airlines offer it though
That’s not a secret. Anyone who uses the airlines’ apps knows that.
you are still wasting 400, congrats.
the airline never email me for a bid
Can this bidding and upgrade be done prior to the flight or do you have to wait around like layaway? I would like to try this for an international flight, I just don’t want it to be unavailable when I’m ready to leave and then I’m stuck flying the economy.
But then you're stuck flying air canada. Even canadians try not to fly them if they can help it.
They only ask me to upgrade not bid. I said no lol
How often have they accepted your bid? What percentage ?
flying ORD-LHR AA new flagship J next week. 55k AS miles and $18. Don't usually waste miles on US carriers but it's a 1030p flight and will eat and drink champagne/wine in the lounge. Pop a sleeping pill shortly after takeoff.
The minimum 'poor' bid is usually twice the cost of the original economy class airfare 😂