A man snagged an $18,000 first-class flight to Hong Kong for just $76 — here's how he pulled it off

Sarah Jacobs

• A travel rewards bloggers recently flew first class from Hong Kong to New York City for only $76 — and a lot of points.
• Using 70,000 air miles from Alaska Airlines, which he had accrued with his credit cards, he only paid an additional $76 to experience an $18,000 flight in Cathay Pacific’s first class.

• He estimates that for his entire weekend trip he paid just $140 to experience $27,000 worth of luxury.

Travel rewards blogger Ramy Wahby recently flew first class from Hong Kong to New York City for only $76 — and a lot of points.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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