Sunday, November 14, 2010

Why Fly Coach When You Can Fly First Class For Less?

If you fly frequently for business reasons, to visit loved ones or just for pleasure, you definitely know of the usual discomforts of coach travelling: last in line to board, cramped spaces, getting bumped to a different flight because of overbooking, lousy food choices, etc.

If all your booking experience is limited to calling a local travel agent or going online to a website like Expedia.com or FlightNetwork.com you might be not be aware of the many amazing self-serve opportunities that you might be missing out on to help make your travel a more comfortable, no hassle, elite experience at very affordable, coach-like costs.

Who would be the best person to teach you all these tips, tricks and tools than someone who has flown over 2 million miles (about 80 times the circumference of the earth) in his lifetime? The november 2010 issue of Entrepreneur Magazine included an article with Nicholas Kralev, who is the president and CEO of Kralev International LLC, a company for travel education and training, as well as a business travel columnist. In this article he mentions three very useful tools for frequent travelers. These tools, which provide you with an insider view only registered travel agents where able to have access, include Expert Flyer, KVS tool and ITA software.

ExpertFlyer.com is the website where you can find Flight Availability, Flight Upgrades & Awards, Frequent Flyer Information and more! And it is also the tool that Kralev uses during his day long "On-The-Fly" seminars and webinars. A quote directly from his website (ontheflyseminars.com): The "On the Fly" Seminars are the first of their kind in the world. They offer a practical, hands-on curriculum designed to help travelers master the unique combination of paying the lowest available fares — and saving hundreds of dollars per ticket — while flying in luxury and enjoying a seamless journey.

First class and elite priviliges are closer than you might think. Start your journey of elite traveling by giving yourself the power of knowledge. Never again limit yourself to just what the middle man wants to tell you. Why fly coach when you can fly first class for less?