OUR BESTSELLER
Premium Membership PLATINUM
Price: EUR 199 per year
Your access to Smart Luxury Travel
The PLATINUM membership is by far our most popular premium membership. As a PLATINUM member, you save up to 70% on flights, hotels and your desired frequent flyer status. You can enjoy personal advice from our team of experts, can download numerous insider publications and get access to exclusive First Class & More offers.
Our motto is maximizing travel experience and minimizing costs.
PLATINUM Membership Benefits
Your savings
 
The best flight and hotel deals
up to -70%
 
The fastest and cheapest way to the desired frequent flyer status
up to -80%
 
Personal PLATINUM consulting by our team of travel experts and travel hackers
up to -70%
 
Top hotel and car rental status levels for free upgrades (GHA Platinum, Hot Miles Gold, Sixt Platinum)
e.g. EUR 100-150
per night
 
VIP hotel bookings of the best hotels worldwide with upgrades, free breakfast, USD 100 voucher and much more.
up to EUR 300
per night
 
Access to numerous insider publications for download (Insider News, Insider Bulletins)
priceless
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THREE PLATINUM DEAL EXAMPLES
Please note: PLATINUM deals arrive and expire on a daily basis. The three deals shown below have already expired but show the style of insider deals. You can find all current deals here.
10 things that distinguish First Class & More
There are 10 things that make a First Class & More Premium membership stand out:
SAVE TIME
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Let us do the research! Our team of experts and travel hackers search more than 100 websites daily for the best travel deals and insider strategies. These are summarized and published on our blog and insider publications.
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Visit our blog to find the latest deals which are classified by:

 

Good deals and general travel news for everyone

Very good deals for Premium Members GOLD and above

Excellent deals for Premium Members PLATINUM and above

 

Additionally there are a few hidden DIAMOND only deals which will only work with a small exclusive audience.

SAVE MONEY
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With the proper booking techniques and offers, you can save up to 70% in Economy, Premium Economy, Business and First Class as well as in top hotels or when achieving your frequent flyer status. You can see these offers daily on our First Class & More blog.
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Unexpected price jumps – e.g. Business Class flights for a very short time window can be booked starting at EUR 400 (e.g. to New York)

 

Place of departure – Fly from Inverness or Dublin instead of London. Fly from Paris or Amsterdam instead of Brussels. By changing the location of departure, you not only save up to 70%, but also get to explore many fantastic cities. First Class & More screens all departure points in Europe daily for you.

 

Miles – Earn miles cheaply and use them with maximum value. E.g., buy British Airways Avios at a low price and use them for flights in Business and First Class with route optimization.

ENJOY VIP STATUS
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Our key competence lies in getting you airline or hotel status. With our services, you can reach almost any (frequent flyer or hotel) status faster and considerably cheaper. Some status levels are even included in our Premium Memberships.
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GHA Discovery status – The Global Hotel Alliance (GHA) includes top hotel brands such as Kempinski, Anantara, Viceroy & Co. In these hotels, our PLATINUM members enjoy upgrades (GHA PLATINUM) and DIAMOND members enjoy double upgrades (GHA BLACK) as well as check-in at 9 am and check-out at 6 pm (subject to availability).

 

Sixt status – Our PLATINUM and DIAMOND members enjoy lower prices and possible upgrades with the Sixt Platinum status. Even as a GOLD member, Sixt GOLD offers initial status advantages.

 

Frequent flyer status – We offer options such as “With one flight reach a top airline status” to our members (especially DIAMOND) repeatedly.

PERSONAL CONSULTATION
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When planning your travels it is key to have a competent partner. As a Premium Member, we are happy to personally advise you when it comes to optimizing your travel plans. Personal consultation is the focus of our memberships – whether through us or through our carefully selected partners.
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Contact us any time via our contact form. You will usually receive a reply from us within 24-48 hours. If we cannot answer your questions online, we will be happy to call our PLATINUM or DIAMOND members until they are satisfied with the answers.

VALUE FOR MONEY PRINCIPLE
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Our focus is not on offering the cheapest deals. Our aim is to maximize your comfort at the best possible price. For pure bargain hunters, deal portals with a focus on Economy Class will offer more. We offer maximum value for money and the feeling of having received a great deal.
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Hotel bookings - If you book luxury hotels such as Hyatt, Waldorf Astoria, Mandarin Oriental, Four Seasons, Conrad etc. through us, you will receive VIP benefits such as free upgrades, welcome gift, free breakfast, early check-in, late check-out, USD 100 voucher etc. With the “best available rate” you pay slightly more than in special sales offers, but thanks to the included benefits, value for money is better.

 

Complex flight bookings – Most flight bookings can be made easily online. However more complex bookings require a lot of time. With our specialized travel agency partners you pay slightly more for a top flight deal with little effort. Time is money!

FACT-BASED APPROACH
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The origins of First Class & More lie in Management Consulting at BCG and McKinsey & Co. We follow an analytical approach and regularly publish studies in top business publications. Companies like Miles & More or American Express use our quality seals in corporate communications.
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Frequent flyer program study – every two years we publish what is the largest frequent flyer program study in Germany exclusively in manager magazine. Miles & More uses the manager magazine seal in corporate communications.

 

Miles credit card study – every year we determine the best miles credit cards for the German Handelsblat. American Express & Co. use the study seal in corporate communications.

 

Flight booking portal study – we have determined the best flight booking portals for the German Wirtschaftswoche.

INSIDER PUBLICATIONS
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Even in the digital age, we appreciate books and see the value of topic-specific eBooks, e.g. about achieving a frequent flyer status. We are the only travel portal offering comprehensive Insider News (approx. 150 pages) every month as well as topic-related Insider Bulletins.
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Insider News - Starting with your GOLD membership, you have access to our monthly Insider News publication, with top deals for airlines, hotels and rental cars. PLATINUM/DIAMOND insider deals with the highest savings are mostly not included in the Insider News but can get accessed in the First Class & More Blog separately.

 

Insider Bulletins - As a PLATINUM or DIAMOND member you have access to Insider Bulletins about the best ways to get a frequent flyer status at various airlines or alliances.

EXTENSIVE PARTNER NETWORK
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We are not a travel agency, but we have an extensive partner network and know exactly who is the perfect booking partner for each trip. Our partners always give priority to our customers' enquiries. Moreover we can frequently offer additional services to our top customers.
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Our partner travel agency for premium airline bookings can book even the most complex trips. All First Class & More Premium Members PLATINUM and DIAMOND enjoy priority status with their enquiries.

 

Our hotel partners are members of the most exclusive travel agent hotel booking schemes. This provides you with access to unparalleled benefits when making luxury hotel booking enquiries on our site.

EXCLUSIVE DEALS AND TOOLS
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We have exclusive agreements with many companies. Be it special discounts and vouchers or special promotions and quotas. As a First Class & More Premium Member, you can benefit from all such offers. Additionally we have also programmed our own tools around deal search and miles.
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We have been working in tandem with top airlines such as Lufthansa, Swiss, Qatar Airways, Turkish Airlines, Oman Air and many more.

 

We have been working together with countless top resorts, hotel chains such as GHA, Hilton, Leading Hotels of the World, Marriott and many more.

 

We have developed our own mileage calculator tools as well as the unique deal navigator tool for our DIAMOND members.

TRAVEL INSPIRATIONS
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Let us be your source of inspiration for luxury travel. We inform you about the latest travel trends, exciting new hotel openings and new flight products. We also introduce you to the most beautiful destinations worldwide so that your next trip will be truly breathtaking!
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First Class & More Blog - About 10 percent of all posts deal with topics such as travel trends, new hotel openings, travel news or our own hotel, airline and lounge tests. This way you can see what is worthwhile for your next holiday.

 

Instagram – Almost every week there is a new theme on our Instagram page: whether it is special destinations, flight products, hotels or just travel reports – we want to inspire you for your travels.

 

Facebook – On Facebook, we also present destinations, hotels and flight products – usually with significantly more photos.

MORE THAN A PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP
First Class & More is more than just a premium membership. It is a new way of approaching luxury travel.
THE ART OF SMART LUXURY TRAVEL
In learning this art, you will quickly realize: “Luxury is not a question of money in, but rather of the right strategy.”
Select one of three premium memberships
GOLD
Our entry level
For beginners eager to understand the potential of miles, bonus programs and travel cost optimization.
Price EUR 59 per year
PLATINUM
Optimising travel costs
Get access to the best flight and hotel deals, exclusive insider publications, status levels as well as personal advisory.
Price EUR 199 per year
DIAMOND
Simply the best
Top hotel status with double upgrades, detailed personal advisory and travel planning and access to the best deals incl. DIAMOND only deals
Price EUR 999 per year
How it works
1
Purchase the premium membership of your choice
2
Get instant access to current top deals in our blog (starting with PLATINUM) and receive our regular premium newsletter
3
In your personal premium login area you can:
  • Download the most recent insider publications
    • Every month our Insider News publication (starting with GOLD)
    • Insider Bulletins with insider strategies for a frequent flyer status (starting with PLATINUM)
  • Apply for included status levels and tools (starting with PLATINUM)
4
For personal advisory contact us using our contact form
Alexander Koenig
(Founder of First Class & More)
Contact us and our expert team will usually get back to you within 48 hours.