<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">3)Some of the SEA AC staff are way out of date. I recently stated to someone behind the desk how great it was that Swiss was going to join OW---she said I was wrong becuase Swiss went bankrupt a long time ago.
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Well, she was half right!
If 90% of your travel is international, then you are right that it may not matter that much. You can always pay $50 per 24 hours if you do want to enter a club.
Have you considered purchasing as AS membership? Or is there club too far from the gates that you normally use?