A woman has revealed how she and her partner always manage to land themselves in business and first class seats on flights, without having to pay extra.

Going on holiday is an amazing experience, and while many of us don’t mind flying, after a few hours of sitting in the cramped seats, it can get uncomfortable.

So you may often dream of what it would be like to be sipping on champagne with plenty of leg room in a premium seart.

One woman, Claudia, insists that it is a lot easier than you think – and one simple trick can get you flight upgrades all the time, without paying. From Emirates, Quatar Airways, she has mastered the art of getting free upgrades.

Claudia, who shares he life living in Thailand and travel tips on her TikTok page @claudia.louise.w, said: “I always find it crazy when I see people asking for free upgrades on the plane when there’s a much easier way to get free upgrades and you don’t have to embarrass yourself in the process.

Claudia added: “Me and my partner have flown business class and even first class multiple times. We have flown business class more than 10 times now, and we have never paid for it.

“We get free upgrades all the time, and in this video, I’m going to tell you how. We’ve now flown on Singapore Airlines, Emirates multiple times, Emirates first class and also Qatar Airways.”

She admits she now finds it difficult to go back to economy now that the pair have flown in upgraded seats so much. Instead of telling the airport staff it is a special occasion, or hoping that luck will strike and you will get a free upgrade, she insists there is an easy way to guarantee it.

She insists that you need to get a credit card like Amex. In her video, which has raked in over 369,000, Claudia explained: “We use American Express, the gold card. And start racking up points. Even when you first sign up you get a bonus offer and you usually get anywhere from 20,000 to 30,000 points. And it only costs 40,000 points for a business-class upgrade.”

Claudia added: “Which means you only have to pay the economy fare and then use your points to upgrade. And then you use your card for spending, for booking trips, for whatever you like, business expenses, whatever it might be. You rack up points over the year so you can upgrade to business class next time you travel.”

After being asked how much an Amex costs, Claudia said it is £195 for a year for and the first year is free. As people questioned in the comments, whether is it really free, Claudia explained: “It’s free because I’m spending on normal things and racking up points (so I haven’t paid anything extra to get this).”

She added: “It doesn’t make sense to pay when you can use points. It’s smarter.”

“It’s always better to pay with points than pounds!,” commented one. One other added: ” Exactly! If ur not using a points card, ur missing out. I got my round-trip Florida flight covered just from everyday spending—so satisfying!”

“This is so helpful,” commented another.

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