GlobetrotterHQ held a contest recently to give away United Airlines Global Premier Upgrades (GPU) which expire at the end of this month. I entered the contest, as I’ll be traveling to Dubai shortly. I was one of the lucky winners! In the nicest announcement, GlobetrotterHQ stated:
The fourth winner that gets a United GPU was picked from all the Twitter comments. She has already made a name for herself in the points and miles community… Kathy from the first2board community with her page WillRunForMiles and she lives in my old stomping grounds, NYC. Congrats!
I was so excited, but then learned that a GPU cannot be used on flights booked in fare classes Z, P, S, T, K, L, G or N. My flight, booked during the Wideroe extravaganza, is a “K” and is not eligible for upgrade. Needless to say, I was bummed.
GlobetrotterHQ generously suggested that I “keep” the upgrade and do a giveaway right here, as I am now doing.
So, do you have a United flight before the end of this month, and can you use a GPU? If so, please leave a comment below, stating where and when you are traveling. Also tweet that you’d like to win the GPU from Will Run For Miles – http://willrunformiles.boardingarea.com/, mentioning @katruns26point2 and @GlobetrotterHQ and using the hashtag #winGPU.
Winner will be randomly chosen and announced on Wednesday at 9 pm EST. Good luck to you. I’ll be sitting in coach.
And the winner, using random.org, is…..
Kathleen! she wrote: I would LOVE an upgrade! I have 2 coast to coast trips this month!
A New York frequent flyer who elegantly combines her passions for worldwide travel, running a gazillion marathons all over the globe and staying fit ... without sacrificing her fancy for good wine and food.
Too bad my flight to LHR in economy is NEXT month… Would seem a shame to waste a GPU on a domestic mid-con flight to/from LGA, lol. Hope you find a good home for the GPU!
I feel the same way. You can imagine my excitement when I found out I won the upgrade. and my dissappointment…
Oh pooh, my January 31 ticket is a class G 🙁
Well, rats, my trip to Florida is an N. The last one listed, and so as I was reading more and more letters, I got more and more hopeful! Ah, only to crash…
Thanks, though, so generous of both you and UA.
Beth
I would LOVE an upgrade! I have 2 coast to coast trips this month!
I can use the upgrade later this month. Good luck to all entrants.
Did you consider upgrading to Economy Plus? I have a EWR-MXP flight and the E+ upgrade is $114. If I upgrade it I will have a non-K class, right? If so, you will no longer be a K and thus be able to be upgraded from E+ to biz.
Multiple trips on UA metal this month, would love a more comfortable ride!
Congrats on winning, I hope I’m as lucky! I have a few UA trips that this will work on before Jan 31, thanks much!