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Old Feb 13, 2022 | 3:43 pm
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LHR Wannabee
20 Years on Site
 
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Programs: United Global Services, Lifetime Hilton Diamond
Posts: 354
I was from the Continental side of the family. I had the Chase PP MC since its inception and when it first came out, I thought the benefits were very enticing. In recent years, when pretty much all of the benefits had been stripped away (starting when they added an expiration date to newly earned miles many years ago), I started looking for alternatives. When the pandemic happened and UA offered the new earnings from the card to count towards 1K, but not the prior flex PQP's and had the special promotion to earn $30 per month Travel Club credit through 2021 (I earned $240), I figured I would wait it out until 2022. I now found out I was pre-approved to make an instant change to the new United Visa Club Card which offered significantly more points for almost any type of purchase and 4 miles for UA purchases and 2 miles for dining and other travel in addition to many other benefits. I was told that I could apply for this other card and be eligible for the points bonus, but since I have a number of immediate business trips it was worth more to me to get the card immediately for use and Chase transferred everything to this new card number (pending charges, credit limit, etc.) Oddly, this new card works on tap and pay in more places internationally as a Visa than my PP MC did when it always prompted me to sign. Apparently VISA allows it in most places (I seem to have it rejected at fast food places outside of the US). Also, it was disappointing that the PP MC never worked as an eligible card for MileagePlus cardholder special promotions or ways to use mileage. I saw that with the new Visa card from Chase, I can still convert miles into a cast statement credit, but the redemption value is not the best use for the miles this way.
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