Thanks to everyone who put their two cents in. Yes, being out of DEN makes UA somewhat more of a sensible choice, but there have been just too many cutbacks on 1K 'features.' Gone are the free third bag check-in, 1K rooms, complimentary back-to-back accomodation and free standby priviliges (does any other carrier do the standby charge?). It seems the only thing out there are the 100-hour upgrade and the 1K line, and as part of that 80%, I'm not sure that's enough for me.