Circumstances vary. If you live in a United hub or have United status you may prefer to fly United, and find it simpler to earn and redeem UA miles rather than to use a partner program.
Originally Posted by
arshi007
For the most part AmEx and Citi gives 5x points for airline miles. But yes, UA miles is not an option there so is the logic "this is the card that gives the most earning of the **highly valuable** UA miles" ? Especially after the recent "flexibility" introduced to spend your miles faster ?
A lot of people don't want to pay for more than one high-AF card.
I can probably understand if you live in Denver. I was transiting there recently. After they shut down the PP restaurant, UA Club was my only option. The lounge was quite busy when I was there despite the crappy food. Fortunately a Centurion Lounge will open there in the near future.
Anyways, I would just go for CSR just to avoid the multiple card fees. It's the superior card when all things are considered.