Another great feature that both status levels share is the ability to choose four
regional upgrade certificates as a Choice Benefit when reaching Platinum status.
We highly recommend
the regional upgrade certificates, which put you at the front of the line for upgrades.
There are five benefits from which Platinum elites can choose: four
regional upgrade certificates, one Global Entry application voucher, 20K bonus miles, gift Silver stats or a $ 200 gift card.
For Platinum elites, we highly recommend choosing the four
regional upgrade certificates.
If you tend to fly domestically,
the regional upgrade certificates may be more useful to you, and you can get twice as many.
They include global and
regional upgrade certificates, Global Entry vouchers, Sky Club passes, extra bonus miles, gift cards, etc..
There are two varieties —
regional upgrade certificates (RUCs) and global upgrade certificates (GUCs).
Not exact matches
For example, for Platinum, the
upgrade certificate gift includes 4
regional flight
upgrades, while for Diamond it is 4 global or 8
regional flight
upgrades.
Diamond elites can also choose eight
regional or four global
upgrade certificates.