Amtrak Guest Rewards - S+ United Club Access

I recently achieved Select Plus status. I have an upcoming United itinerary and was wondering if the United clubs will accept the temporary S+ cards that AGR lets your print off? Does anybody have any experience with this?

Thanks in advance for your collective knowledge.

Well, they took my printed-out email confirmation of my United Club membership several times while I waited the month for my United Club card to arrive in the mail, so there's a chance.

I'd also print out the page that describes the benefit (https://www.amtrakguestrewards.com/info/plus) (maybe even highlight the appropriate line) and present it to the agent at the same time as you give them your printed temporary card.

What are the requirements for United Lounge access using a Select Plus card?

- Do I need to be traveling on a United (or other Star Alliance) itinerary that day?
- Can I only access United lounges, or other Star Alliance lounges as well?
- Can I bring a guest?

thanks!

What are the requirements for United Lounge access using a Select Plus card?

- Do I need to be traveling on a United (or other Star Alliance) itinerary that day?
- Can I only access United lounges, or other Star Alliance lounges as well?
- Can I bring a guest?

thanks!

1) No airline requirements (e.g. you could be traveling on Delta)
2) You can only access United lounges
3) You can bring one guest

1) No airline requirements (e.g. you could be traveling on Delta)
2) You can only access United lounges
3) You can bring one guest

Thanks - that's a really great benefit, then.

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May go away for S+ next year. Just sayin.

1) No airline requirements (e.g. you could be traveling on Delta)

Many UC agents will instinctively ask to see your BP, so you may need to gently push back if not ticketed on UA or *A and ask them to look up the policy.

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May go away for S+ next year. Just sayin.

AGR Insider just stated otherwise in the SE thread. ^

Many UC agents will instinctively ask to see your BP, so you may need to gently push back if not ticketed on UA or *A and ask them to look up the policy.

Do we have a SHARES GG code to reference?

Do we have a SHARES GG code to reference?

UC agents have their own GUI that will display the appropriate profile when they swipe your S+ card. ^

Hit select plus in December but the kit hasn't arrived yet. Tried to get into the EWR UC where you have to go up the stairs to get in. Had my old select card with me but the unfriendly desk person told me that I needed a "club acela card" (whatever that is). Strange because yesterday I was able to get in with that select card at the other UC in the terminal...

The select plus card has the words "club acela" also on it... If she had swiped your card, your club acela entitled credentials should have come up.

Hit select plus in December but the kit hasn't arrived yet. Tried to get into the EWR UC where you have to go up the stairs to get in. Had my old select card with me but the unfriendly desk person told me that I needed a "club acela card" (whatever that is). Strange because yesterday I was able to get in with that select card at the other UC in the terminal...

Select or Select Plus?

Select does not grant access to the UCs (or Club Acelas, for that matter).

Thanks for the insight...so if they had swiped my SELECT card, the UC computer should have shown my newly earned SELECT PLUS credentials even without a physical s+ card yet? Which would explain why I got into the one EWR UC that did swipe my card, and got rejected from the other EWR UC that demanded a club acela card. I guess the policy to require a physical s+ card is understandable, but it irks me that the policy is not consistent even in the same airport.

Thanks for the insight...so if they had swiped my SELECT card, the UC computer should have shown my newly earned SELECT PLUS credentials even without a physical s+ card yet? Which would explain why I got into the one EWR UC that did swipe my card, and got rejected from the other EWR UC that demanded a club acela card. I guess the policy to require a physical s+ card is understandable, but it irks me that the policy is not consistent even in the same airport.

I was initially doubtful that Amtrak would provide a database of S+ members to UA, but then I thought about it some more and realized that exchange of partner elite status is common in the industry--the US Clubs can scan my UC card and know I'm an active member, and if I input my UA MP# into a US reservation, they know I'm *G, so I suppose it's possible Amtrak sends a list of S+ members to UA.

I missed the first words of your previous post where you indicated you had hit S+ in December. :o

From my limited understanding and UA provides a database to AMTRAK of United Clubs member, so that we may access Club Acela lounges.

Dan

From my limited understanding and UA provides a database to AMTRAK of United Clubs member, so that we may access Club Acela lounges.

Dan
Because of the EWR codesharing, UA and Amtrak have quite a bit of reciprocity. Sadly, I fly AA because UA's routing for me sucks, but it's just because EWR is a UA hub and connects to the NEC.