When it comes to air travel, most every passenger yearns to hear the magic word: upgrade. A drink even before the plane takes off, meals with actual silverware and the joy of not having to share the armrest with a stranger – simply stated, the perks of first and business class. I got my taste for this style of travel completely by accident when American Airlines upgraded me due to an oversold flight. And my luck of getting upgrades has continued for a myriad of reasons. Here…

I logged into Delta.com one day and noticed that my flight from Salt Lake City to San Jose was taking off at 4:00pm; unfortunately, my Paris-Salt Lake City flight landed at like 4:30pm. A flight change by a computer suddenly had me questioning how I was going to get home. I called Delta and spoke to an agent:

Me: I noticed that I won’t be able to make the last leg of my trip home.

Delta Agent: We can have you overnight…