United Mileage Plus® and Global Traveler magazine have teamed up to sponsor an essay contest to discover who really is the 1K Global Traveler of the Year. Any United® 1K Mileage Plus member can be a winner  - you just need to tell us why. Is it because you fly so often? Or because you fly to so many different destinations? Is it your loyalty to United or do you wait by your mailbox for your next issue of GT?  Let us know!

If you win, you and a guest may find yourselves whisked away on a round-trip first-class flight, compliments of United Vacations. You will be accommodated for seven luxurious nights by the fabulous Sheraton Kheauhou Bay Resort & Spa, Kailua-Kona and be provided with an eight-day rental of a convertible car.

Plus, the Grand Prize winner will be featured in the January 2006 issue of Global Traveler – the magazine written expressly for the sophisticated business and leisure traveler. Two runners-up will each receive one case of United Airlines’ award-winning wines.

To enter submit an essay of 100 words or less and tell us why you are the United 1K Global Traveler of the Year. For information or to enter, visit the 1K Only website at www.united.com/1k/1konly. All essays must be received by November 30, 2005. Winners will be selected by the editor of Global Traveler Magazine.

For 100 words or less –white sand….warm sun….tropical breeze!

                   Press Contact:

                                          Cristina Redante

                                          Global Traveler Magazine

                                          Tel 215 295 6812

                                          credante@globaltravelerusa.com