Recent job posting, kinda related, since the East Club has closed for remodel: CHEF MANAGER - Denver United Club,
A number of job boards have this listing and several list the first benefit as “Free meals, valued up to $20 per day! Choose from a delicious variety of fresh food served daily. Receive two free meals for every shift worked.” I’m sure that will entice a significant number of qualified applicants…..
Another piece to the puzzle of the final Club Room plans at DEN.
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The new Club, once the renovation is complete, will have a full kitchen, unlike the current setup which is more of a pantry with some prep space. Reportedly, a "Polaris area" is planned. I was thinking about how United might be able to accomplish this at airports like DEN, HNL or even BOS, where there will be some Polaris-branded service but not enough to justify an entire, dedicated PL. I can envision a dining area, which can be used by "normal" pax outside of Polaris hours, and, perhaps 2-3 hours before a Polaris departure, it is set up for private a la carte dining. At the bar, Polaris pax would be comped premium spirits or liquors, or maybe a small self-service bar could be set up within the dining area for some higher-end wines/liquor. Call it "Polaris Dining" or something like that.
BA and AF are able to execute this type of product reasonably well and it could integrate easily into a redesigned United Club at DEN.