free upgrade

No-cost improvement

A free upgrade is an improvement in service or product quality at no additional cost, typically granted by airlines, hotels, or rental companies.

A passenger might receive a free upgrade from economy to business class, or a hotel guest from a standard room to a suite.

Free upgrades often reward loyalty program members or serve as goodwill gestures when the original booking is unavailable: They gave us a free upgrade to a convertible.

Related

frequent flyer · loyalty · loyalty program · miles · points · premium · deluxe · suite · cabin · seat · voucher · reward · freebie · promotion · airline · check-in counter · hotel · VIP

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Opposites
service outcome quality

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Reduce in status

bumped · denied boarding

cost to customer

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Cost for improved version

upcharge · upsell · hidden fee · price gouge

transactional value

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Fraudulent overcharge

bait and switch · shortchanged · overcharged

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G