Originally Posted by
seacarl
I've had the Gateway card, which has no annual fee and was what it took to get better award inventory. ...
Just economy previously.
Originally Posted by
seacarl
The Quest card is $350 annual fee with a $200 UA credit. The rest of the benefits are pretty much useless. (already have free bags. Already get Economy Plus. No idea what Renowned Hotels are and seems unlikely I will find out. Don't want Instacart. JSX doesn't serve any routes I fly.. Already have GE/Nexus with orher cards and Priority Boarding.) ...
You can use the sign-up-bonus (SUB) to pay the annual fee for 3-4 years
The Explorer card SUB gives 5-7 free years and the same award inventory access.
Originally Posted by
seacarl
Maybe the base of GS customers is too small for United to care. I'd appreciate either a compelling product offer or else not to feel like I'll be disadvantaged.
Yes, the GS base is far too small for a specialized card, even as high spenders.