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Suite Dreams

When someone wishes you “Bon Voyage” and they really mean it. You arrive at the gate and they give you a boarding pass listing your seat assignment in first class. You are the first to board the aircraft and when you get to your suite, the flight attendant asks you if you would like champagne, mimosa or orange juice. Pretty soon it’s time for cocktails. Delta Airlines warms up the mixed nuts they serve. Can’t get enough of it. Then a four course dinner paired with the right wine from a list drawn by a connoisseur follows. After the dinner service you may close your door and enjoy a movie or two. When flying across the Pacific I indulge in Japanese movies with powerful stories about ordinary people. It’s a long flight home and you wish to lie down and stretch your tired, old body. The seat reclines to reveal a bed. You have a warm comforter and fluffy pillow. Suite dreams.

The spacious first class cabin of Delta Airlines.

Delta amenity kit in a Tumi bag, slippers and bottled water.

How to score a good deal on a first class seat:
  1. Subscribe to a travel site like Kayak and get alerts of price reductions.
  2. Travel in the off or shoulder season.
  3. Start searching for a flight a few months in advance.
  4. Use the same airline to maximize points.
  5. Use your airline mileage points for free or upgraded seats.
  6. Buy airline points to reach the number of points required to travel first class (if it’s cheaper than buying a full fare ticket).
  7. Combine your credit card points with your airline points and redeem for upgraded seats.
For more on finding a first class fare for the price of economy: 
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