{"id":5936,"date":"2014-09-19T20:14:07","date_gmt":"2014-09-19T19:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/turkeyalwan.net\/?p=5936"},"modified":"2014-12-01T13:41:31","modified_gmt":"2014-12-01T12:41:31","slug":"autumn-blog-giveaway-fly-business-or-first-class-for-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/turkeyalwan.net\/autumn-blog-giveaway-fly-business-or-first-class-for-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Autumn Blog Giveaway: fly Business or First Class for FREE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">Friday <a href=\"http:\/\/turkeyalwan.net\/follow-us\/\">newsletters<\/a>\u00a0always feature airline and hotel offers, luxury travel <a href=\"http:\/\/turkeyalwan.net\/contests\/\">contests<\/a>, travel\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/turkeyalwan.net\/tips\/\" target=\"_blank\">tips<\/a>, travel <a href=\"http:\/\/turkeyalwan.net\/category\/travel-series\/\">series<\/a>, or luxury travel <a href=\"http:\/\/turkeyalwan.net\/category\/travel-news\/\">news<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><strong>Today (September 19, 2014): \u00a0win 2 American Airlines \u00a0upgrades and fly Business or First Class for free.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">*** COMPETITION NOW CLOSED. WE WILL SOON LAUNCH OUR WINTER SWEEPSTAKE IN WHICH WE WILL GIVE AWAY 2 BUSINESS CLASS TICKETS. SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER ***<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">Last spring and summer, we gave away 3 American Airlines system-wide upgrades. Today, we launch our <strong>Autumn\u00a0Blog Giveaway<\/strong>: another 2 systemwide upgrades (from Economy to Business, or Business to First class) with American Airlines will be won by one lucky reader of this blog!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">There are 2<strong>\u00a0ways to enter the Blog Giveaway<\/strong> (each entry increases your chances):\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align:justify;\">\n<li>Subscribe to our <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/turkeyalwan.net\/follow-us\/\">newsletter<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(3x\/week) by\u00a0entering your email address in the box on the right side of this page, and share with us your favorite destination\u00a0(in the comments section below\u00a0this post).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align:justify;\">\n<li>Like us on\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/woobox.com\/xu8fzy\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and then subscribe from there &#8211; via the sweepstakes link &#8211; to our newsletter (3x\/week).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">An American Airlines Systemwide Upgrade entitles you to an upgrade of one class (Economy to Business, or Business to First) on all flights of a one way itinerary that is operated by American Airlines or American Eagle (if upgrade space is available). So, your next trip may take place in the following cabin (be warned: flying will never be the same again when you are used to Economy):<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4299\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4299\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/turkeyalwan.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/american-airlines.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4299\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/turkeyalwan.net\/flight-review-qatar-airways-boeing-787-dreamliner-business-class-bru-doh\/american-airlines-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/turkeyalwan.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/american-airlines.jpg?fit=970%2C546&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"970,546\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"American Airlines 777-300ER business class\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;American Airlines 777-300ER business class&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/turkeyalwan.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/american-airlines.jpg?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/turkeyalwan.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/american-airlines.jpg?fit=970%2C546&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4299\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/turkeyalwan.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/american-airlines.jpg?resize=620%2C348\" alt=\"American Airlines 777-300ER business class\" width=\"620\" height=\"348\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4299\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">American Airlines 777-300ER business class<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><em>*** Related posts: what are the top 10 airlines for longhaul <a href=\"http:\/\/turkeyalwan.net\/2014\/07\/14\/top-10-best-airlines-for-longhaul-business-class\/\">Business Class<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"http:\/\/turkeyalwan.net\/2014\/09\/01\/top-10-most-luxurious-first-class-suites-in-the-sky\/\">First Class<\/a>? ***<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">American Airlines&#8217; Business Class in their Boeings 777-300ER is awesome, as you can read\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/turkeyalwan.net\/2014\/02\/19\/flight-review-american-airlines-777-300er-business-class-lhr-lax\/\">here<\/a>\u00a0in my very first trip report. American Airlines is currently also updating the Business Class product on their older Boeing 777-200 and 767 planes. Being an American Airlines Excutive Platinum member entitles me to 8 systemwide upgrades per year, and since I will not be able to consume all of them by the end of this year, I am giving away 2 more (and last) upgrades\u00a0in this blog\u2019s third giveaway.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">This giveaway has tremendous value to you if you have a trip booked (or will book a trip) that meets the following conditions:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align:justify;\">\n<li>Paid itinerary (not award).<\/li>\n<li>Flights must have American Airlines flight numbers.<\/li>\n<li>Flights must be operated by American Airlines or American Eagle (not partners).<\/li>\n<li>Upgrade space must be available on your flights.<\/li>\n<li>The entire one way itinerary must be flown before 28th\u00a0February 2015.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">Enter the competition before 31 October 2014 at 11.59 pm CET. One lucky winner will be randomly selected and receive the 2 upgrades.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">Enjoy the weekend and stay tuned for Monday when we reveal a new <a href=\"http:\/\/turkeyalwan.net\/other-top-10-lists\/\">top 10 travel list<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">__________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/turkeyalwan.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/sweepstakes4.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5979\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/turkeyalwan.net\/autumn-blog-giveaway-fly-business-or-first-class-for-free\/sweepstakes4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/turkeyalwan.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/sweepstakes4.jpg?fit=805%2C537&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"805,537\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"SWEEPSTAKES\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/turkeyalwan.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/sweepstakes4.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/turkeyalwan.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/sweepstakes4.jpg?fit=805%2C537&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5979\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/turkeyalwan.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/sweepstakes4.jpg?resize=620%2C413\" alt=\"SWEEPSTAKES\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">__________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><em>*** Follow us on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LuxTravelExpert\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LuxuryTravelExpert\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0for a daily photo-moment of travel inspiration ***<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Friday newsletters\u00a0always feature airline and hotel offers, luxury travel contests, travel\u00a0tips, travel series, or luxury travel news. 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