{"id":3038,"date":"2026-02-18T04:03:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T04:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.travel-feed.com\/?p=3038"},"modified":"2026-02-18T04:03:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T04:03:02","slug":"use-this-secret-to-upgrade-your-next-flight-for-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelfeedtoday.com\/use-this-secret-to-upgrade-your-next-flight-for-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Use This Secret To Upgrade Your Next Flight For Free"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If some of these rules could get you dismissed from a flight. For example, trying to get on a Delta, United, or American Airlines flight without your shoes on could get you turned away. If you decide to wear a bikini top home from the beach or a t-shirt with offensive language on it, you will likely be asked to either change or stay off of the flight. While most people realize this is a rule, there are always those who try their best to get around it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is where it gets good! Some anecdotal evidence has suggested that being dressed nicely may earn you a free upgrade when you travel by plane. George Hobica is the founder of a travel advice website known as Airfare Watchdog. He told the New York Times that even though most people don&#8217;t think that looks have anything to do with an upgrade, it can and does still happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are certain factors that an airline will consider if they have an upgrade available, such as customer loyalty. However, many say that a well-dressed flyer could be offered an upgrade if no one else on the flight qualifies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hobica spoke of the time a friend, who worked at the gate in Lufthansa, confirmed that there is some truth to this story. She revealed that she would upgrade a person based on how pregnant they were at the time, how attractive she thought they were, or if they were dressed nicely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of course, representatives of the major airlines won&#8217;t admit to this. It probably wouldn&#8217;t be a great idea to ask them directly, either! However, it wouldn&#8217;t hurt to ask politely for an upgrade the next time you are flying economy. You can dress comfortably for a flight while still looking your best, and the extra effort may get you a seat up in the very front. Who wouldn&#8217;t want the luxury of added leg room?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If some of these rules could get you dismissed from a flight. For example, trying to get on a Delta, United, or American Airlines flight without your shoes on could get you turned away. If you decide to wear a bikini top home from the beach or a t-shirt with offensive language on it, you [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":48,"featured_media":3039,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"format":"standard"},"jnews_primary_category":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3038","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelfeedtoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3038","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelfeedtoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelfeedtoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelfeedtoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/48"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelfeedtoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3038"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelfeedtoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3038\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3372,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelfeedtoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3038\/revisions\/3372"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelfeedtoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3039"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelfeedtoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3038"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelfeedtoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3038"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelfeedtoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3038"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}