The Refundable Ticket Strategy That Saved Us $7,000 | How-To Guide for Savings on Business Class
#TravelHacking #AwardTravel #BusinessClass #JapanTravel #PointsAndMiles Watch this video to see how we almost spent more than $7,000 on Business Class flights to Japan. Instead, we flew for just 90,000 miles and about $12 per person out of pocket. In this video, I explain the refundable ticket strategy that made it possible. By booking fully-refundable Business Class tickets as a backup plan, we locked in our travel dates while continuing to search for award availability. When United released award seats less than a week before departure, we booked them immediately, canceled our original tickets, and received a full refund. I'll walk you through exactly how the strategy works, the risks involved, the award search tools I use, and how you can potentially save thousands on your next international trip. Whether you're interested in points and miles, premium cabin travel, or simply finding cheaper flights to Japan, this strategy could change the way you book travel.... and we'll take you with us! ABOUT US: We are two 60-somethings who are fortunate enough to be able to smell the roses---and we do---while we still can! We don't like videos in which the content creator is the star of the show. We prefer to show you what you want to see: the surroundings, the physical space and the atmosphere. We want to impart good, useful information to help you plan your travels! We give you how-to-guides, flight reviews, airline lounge tours, train excursions, cruise information, info about boat rentals, amazing hikes and luxury lodging, garden tours and 4K walkabouts. 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nahbee124/ 18 Hours Nonstop | We Booked the World's Longest Flight in Business Class https://youtu.be/PXzK4pDYFfc Japan Airlines Sky Suites | Top 10 business class cabins. https://youtu.be/A_tbeT97nFw SWISS Airlines business using miles | Top 10 business classes https://youtu.be/3F4EkB6p6ok Plan Kumano Kodo | How-to Guide | Top things to do in Japan https://youtu.be/fQhgmF6rJEY 00:00 intro 00:19 The Strategy 00:49 The Itinerary 01:01 Sticker Shock 01:15 The Purchase 01:31 Phase 2 01:42 Helpful Sites 02:18 My Fave Site 02:51 The Redemption 03:17 The Caveats