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Hello all,
I know there has been a good amount of discussion on TUG about the many options and changes in how to get to Hawaii by air. With Southwest's entrance into this market, I would hope prices would come down and more options become available, but Southwest does not offer first class air travel. In looking ahead, I am hoping that sometime in 2022 we will be (finally) able to go to Hawaii for the first time. Given that a trip from the central U.S. likely means 10+ hours in the air, I'd like to start working now toward exploring the possibility of first class air travel. We have never done this before so that would be a first time experience all its own as well.
But my question is this - starting from scratch (now), what options would you explore for first class travel to Hawaii next year? Part of the reason I would like to revisit this topic is (I suspect) many of the programs and options which existed in pre COVID times may no longer be reasonable or viable.
Are there (at present - meaning still useful in this COVID and post COVID times) credit cards (or other programs) that are truly helpful to this end? The goal is to minimize the cost of first class air travel as much as possible. Thanks in advance for any ideas offered.
I know there has been a good amount of discussion on TUG about the many options and changes in how to get to Hawaii by air. With Southwest's entrance into this market, I would hope prices would come down and more options become available, but Southwest does not offer first class air travel. In looking ahead, I am hoping that sometime in 2022 we will be (finally) able to go to Hawaii for the first time. Given that a trip from the central U.S. likely means 10+ hours in the air, I'd like to start working now toward exploring the possibility of first class air travel. We have never done this before so that would be a first time experience all its own as well.
But my question is this - starting from scratch (now), what options would you explore for first class travel to Hawaii next year? Part of the reason I would like to revisit this topic is (I suspect) many of the programs and options which existed in pre COVID times may no longer be reasonable or viable.
Are there (at present - meaning still useful in this COVID and post COVID times) credit cards (or other programs) that are truly helpful to this end? The goal is to minimize the cost of first class air travel as much as possible. Thanks in advance for any ideas offered.