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The United Airlines credit card provides benefits such as a free bag and a better seat. I don't think you need to buy the ticket with the credit card to receive the benefits of the credit card. Not clear if the individual is flying once or one a month. Too much work for one economy ticket to Europe...
I agree, cash is cheaper.
For the bag fee, you not only need to buy with the UA card, but essentially need to buy from UA. If UA can’t tell the card was used, they don’t know to include the benefit, and they don’t.
Travel Agents, for example, don’t provide UA with the CC information. And some have been surprised to find that if you use said MP card on say, the Chase portal in combination with UR, it also won’t get free bag, as you pay Chase with your card, but they use their own account to pay for the ticket (check out the card # on your receipt when you buy this way…it’ll be a card number you’ve never seen before…).
other benefits (such as priority boarding) are tied through the FF account and don’t require the card to be used.