With all of the recent mergers and constantly new categories the airlines are throwing at us, it can get a little confusing as to how to find the best seat on a flight or if nothing more, how to avoid the middle spot.

Travel + Leisure has come up with a few tips:

1) Book early,

2) Use seatguru.com,

3) Sign up for alerts,

4) Check on the airline websites for abandoned seats due to upgrades, and

5) Spend your miles on upgrades.

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