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Going on my first super long haul flight - what can I buy to make it more comfortable? (lemmy.world)

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[-] dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Hard agree.

Business class is worth it, and the only affordable way to buy those seats is with points. Business saver on United often has cheaper business seat pricing than premium economy. IMO, this is the best and only way to spend credit card points. As long as there isn't some goofy card where points expire, keep them for years and spend them this way.

3 weeks from now I'm doing a long haul and got 5 business class tickets with points (between 800k and 900k points) which is a butt load of points, but the dollar cost was over $12k EACH. That's like 6 or 7 cents per point, which is much more generous than taking the cash payout.

Edit: the downside here is if you want to buy tickets now you should have started saving points 2 to 4 years ago lol. Unless you get some sweet introductory offers.

[-] neidu2@feddit.nl 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I fly a lot with the Star Alliance airlines, and sometimes that takes me via United. Whenever the flight is more than 4-5 hours, I start considering upgrading to business, and often I've racked up enough points to do this without paying.

I flew from Copenhagen to Singapore on business class last year, only using points to upgrade, and it's by far my favorite flight experience so far.

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