As many of you might
be aware, I do not fly business often. I look for the cheapest of
tickets, which means that the coach is generally the fare I travel
on. However my travel with Jet Airways´
business class product from Mumbai (BOM) to Singapore(SIN) [trip
report coming soon], has always made me look for cheap ways to
upgrade.
It
is true that upgrading with miles is always a great option and there
are many ways of accumulating them. As I started collecting miles
very recently, I currently do not have enough to upgrade my travel.
Needless
to say, I have been looking for ways to upgrade. I recently stumbled
across a website that claims to provide cheap upgrades on select
airlines. OptionTown
is a web service that helps travelers upgrade to business class seats
at a quarter
of the original cost.
They work with a few airline partners, namely – Air
India, Air Asia, AeroMexco, Adria Airways, SAS, Vietnam Airways,
Cyprus Airways and
Insel Airways.
OptionTown
works by selling un-sold business class seats at a fraction of the
original cost. However at the end of the year, when many of the
frequent flyers are trying to fly business to earn more miles, there
will not be many business class seats for OptionTown to sell.
However
OptionTown can be useful if used consistently, especially during
seasons when business class seats are available.
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