The luck of the... business class

Haaaappy Friday, y’all! Mike is taking the day off because, in true Mike fashion, he’s chosen to torture himself with back-to-back long flights and layovers.

See for yourself 👇

So yeah, while he’s suffering through that, McKay and I (Tiffany) will deliver today’s travel goods:

• 🍀 Award Drop: Wide open business-class availability to Dublin

• 🏆 The final winner of the SAS business class giveaway is…

• 🔥Current Transfer Bonuses

🍀 Award Drop: Wide open business-class availability to Dublin

First things first: Dublin is rad. And, so is pretty much all of Ireland. 🇮🇪

Flying there in business class for verrrry few points makes checking out the Emerald Isle that much better.

I’m here to tell you that I found a TON of business-class seats available from all over the U.S. to Dublin for as few as 45,000 points using Daily Drop Pro’s search feature! 🎉

Here are some things to take note of:

• Routes include JFK, Boston, Toronto, Philadelphia, Orlando, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Seattle to Dublin

• Dates range from March to May 2025 (a GREAT time to visit)

• Points range from 45,000 - 55,000 with just $18 - $66 in taxes and fees

Here are a few examples of the many different cities and dates 👇

The other important thing to take note of is that you’ll be on a flight operated by Aer Lingus, but you’ll make this booking through Alaska Airlines’ program—they’ve truly been crushing it this past year 💪

This works in your favor if you already have Alaska miles, but there are a couple of ways you can transfer to Alaska if you don’t.

To date, you can still transfer MR Points to Hawaiian Airlines, and then transfer from Hawaiian to Alaska.

So, for example, if you already have a card like this premium one or its younger sibling, you’re ready to go.

If that transfer stuff sounds nutty, though, I assure you it’s a real thing, and you can read about it here.

The other option is if you have Bilt Points, they will transfer at a 1:1 ratio directly to Alaska.

But either way, don’t worry. Seriously, don’t… you’re fine 😅

If you look up these flights in Daily Drop Pro (which you should), it’ll walk you through how to transfer what you need and do everything you need to do to book one (or more) of these seats.

Now as for Aer Lingus the Airline?

I’ve not flown in their business class, but it looks pretty decent 👇

I have flown with them several times in economy, though, and I was cheekily greeted on the plane with a “Howaya! How’s the craic?!”

My deadpan expression immediately alerted him that I wasn’t Irish, and I definitely wasn’t picking up on the cool slang 🫠

He then welcomed me aboard and said it was gonna be a party.

So yeah, Aer Lingus is awesome. And if you can snag a business-class flight with them? All the better!

🏆 The FINAL winner of the SAS business-class giveaway is…

Speaking of business class… McKay here! 👋 

Hopefully, you remember that we’re giving away a SECOND business class flight in the form of 50,000-ish miles from my one million SAS mile earnings!

A few of my favorite things, you ask? Reading through your Sound of Music parodies! Ok, that was cheesy but… 

It was seriously so fun seeing everyone’s songs! And there were a lot… like a lot, a lot. 

Aaaaand, I wasn’t raised in the “participation trophy” era, so we’re sticking to just one winner today 🙃

For the sake of keeping with the theme…

Kyra — you crushed it!

Somewhere out there, Julie Andrews would be very proud of you—if she weren’t, you know, still very much alive and probably too busy being effortlessly elegant to care 🫅🏼

But let’s pretend for a moment that she’s standing on a hilltop, arms wide, singing about your achievements. I know I am!

As for Kyra, be sure to check your inbox. You should have an email waiting for you with some deets.

As for everyone else, thanks for playing! Now that we know how many songwriters we have subscribed to Daily Drop, we just might have to do this again. 👀

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That’s all for today, friends. I hope you enjoyed this fun Friday newsletter from a couple of Mike’s (favorite) writing and traveling companions ☺️

-❤️ Tiffany & McKay