athena53
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Two questions:
1. How does one find out about these deals?
2. How do you know if it's truly a good deal?
Even among the frequent travelers on flyertalkdotcom, there appear to be no good resources for Business Class fares. They all want to know when you want to travel, where, etc. and then quote rather than show you a list of bargains and let you choose. One site apparently beats whatever price you have, but they route you through 3 connections rather than 2, or have exceptionally long or short layovers, etc. so it's not a fair comparison. I get weekly e-mails from Joe Brancatelli (joesentmedotcom) that occasionally have "headlines" about Business-class fare sales on particular airlines. He's one source I'd trust but all the details are behind a pay wall.
As for how you know- I do research and get ballpark estimates and then book if I see something good and don't look back. That way lies madness (unless you can cancel and rebook with no penalty). I knew what Business Class airfare was running for my planned trip to Edinburgh and one day it dropped $300. I grabbed it. It happened to be Thanksgiving weekend when the price dropped, so Black Friday Sale? No idea.