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The Business Class Playbook

Book the seat your points can buy.

Twenty chapters on finding the seat, moving the right points and booking it yourself. One payment, yours to keep.

US$27 once. Tax added where it applies.

Everything in it, chapter by chapter.

20 chapters are written and ready today. Anything still being written is marked, and included when it lands.

Step-by-step walkthroughs

Start here. How the whole thing works, then the full process from first search to boarding pass.

  • How points become seats
  • Buying miles: the core trade
  • The 5 safety rules
  • The step-by-step process
  • Advanced strategies
  • Common mistakes to avoid
  • Templates and checklists

Transfer partners

Which bank points move to which airline, at what rate, for US and Canadian cards.

  • The transfer table
  • The partners that pay off
  • Card selection strategy
  • Earning strategies

Sweet spots

The routes where business class costs far fewer points than usual, and how to check the value.

  • Sweet spots by route
  • The sweet-spot library
  • Calculating value
  • The cost-per-mile formula
  • When to buy miles

Booking guides by program

Finding the seat, confirming it before you pay, and the programs worth knowing best.

  • Finding the seat
  • Confirm the seat before you pay
  • The best programs to buy into
  • Program profiles and partner airlines
  • Program-by-program booking guidesBeing written

The method, on real bookings.

Our own trips, booked the way the Playbook teaches.

Aeroplan booking confirmation, São Paulo to Singapore in business class

GRU → SIN

São Paulo → Singapore · Business

87,500 Aeroplan + $180

vs $7,300 cash

Aeroplan booking confirmation, Bangkok to Toronto in business class

BKK → YYZ

Bangkok → Toronto · Business

87,500 Aeroplan + $150

vs $4,200 cash

Qatar Avios booking confirmation, Hong Kong to Dubai in business class

HKG → DXB

Hong Kong → Dubai · Business

65,000 Qatar Avios + $250

vs $2,900 cash

Booking confirmation, Vienna to Toronto in business class using purchased miles

VIE → YYZ

Vienna → Toronto · Business

60,000 miles (bought for $822) + $78

vs $4,700 cash

These are our own bookings, and the cash comparison is the fare quoted for the same cabin and dates at the time of booking. Award space and pricing change constantly, so your results will differ. Every trip AwardBrain shows you carries the date it was seen, so you can check it before you book.

Questions

Is this a subscription?

No. It is one payment. There is nothing to cancel.

Do I need an account?

No. After you pay we email you a private link, and that link opens the Playbook on any device.

Does it cover Canadian cards?

Yes. The transfer table covers Amex Membership Rewards in the US and in Canada, Chase, Capital One, Bilt, RBC Avion and Aeroplan.

Is the AwardBrain membership included?

No. The Playbook teaches you the method. The membership is the search tool and the alerts, and it is sold separately.

What if it isn't what I expected?

Email us within 30 days of buying it and we'll refund you.

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