Travel Top Secrets

Do you want to find out how to track down online the world's lowest airfares in any class and make huge savings?

Do you want to find out how to track down online the world's lowest airfares in any class and make huge savings? Is it time for you to discover the secrets the gate agents at the airport do not want you to know?

On a late Spring afternoon last year two friends of mine, Mike and Jason bumped into each other when picking up their luggage at London Heathrow Airport. Mike and Jason were actually very much alike: both were in the same fraternity in college, both had two children and both lived in similar middle class neighborhoods with similar jobs.  Both flew in with British Airways from Los Angeles on the very same flight.  After a big hug, Jason wondered how come they just arrived on the same flight but did not see each other on board?  He was astounded by Mike's reply:  Mike had access to the airport executive lounge before departure and had a seat in the business class cabin while Jason had pizza at the terminal and was sitting "at the back of the bus..." But the fact that made Jason green with envy was the following: he had actually paid much more than Mike for his ticket! The difference between Mike and Jason was that Mike (like myself) is a former airline employee. Mike and I know the airline secrets.

If you are like me, you probably insist on getting the most value for your money, and you would probably also like to learn how Mike made it to the business cabin on an economy ticket.

In fact he does this on a regular basis. I think I can teach you how this can be achieved: I am a former airline employee and like you, I also love to travel in style. Not that it will work every time you travel, it won’t, but every once in a while it does work and you need to know how to act in order to get that coveted seat in the superior cabin.

During my airline days I noticed that there was a very small number of extremely savvy frequent fliers who knew how to upgrade their tickets to first and business class time and time again without spending a fortune.

On overbooked flights these travelers knew how to get "bumped" in return for free travel vouchers and lots of cash. These 'ordinary' folks like you and me managed to learn the ins and outs of the air travel game - the tricks, deals, loopholes and strategies. They are the ones who get to fly in the premium cabins when upgrades are available, for the cost of economy tickets.

These travelers knew how to pay hundreds of dollars less than the uninformed passengers sitting right next to them, who in effect subsidized them.

At the same time, I watched countless others throwing their money away...