2025 Business Class Flights: Scoring amazing points deals during peak travel multiple times

In today’s episode, we’re chatting about

How I booked three business-class seats to Africa in peak summer — and why I locked in the return flights before even knowing how we’d get there
The exact search tools I use (and how I search broadly to uncover rare availability)
Why I chose to book through a partner airlines instead of direct, and where I want my points to land if plans change
Reviews of Emirates A380, Singapore Airlines, JetBlue Mint, Turkish Airlines, and Condor — including which lived up to the hype and which didn’t
How transfer bonuses quietly shaved tens of thousands of points off multiple flights
The role paid flight alerts played in saving the day — twice
Why I always book long-haul trips as one-way awards (and why it gives you way more flexibility)
The mindset shift that made this year possible: finding the deal first, then building the trip around it