Originally Posted by
AquaDyne
Not if you buy your ticket on Hotwire, Priceline, etc.

Specifically, only if you use the "opaque" mode on those, where you don't know that you're on UA until after you purchase. But with a tour package, that is generally not the case - the OP seems to know s/he is on UA already, so it's probably not opaque and therefore
probably (though I can't be sure without the fare rules) upgradeable.