Loss of President Club ST partners
Feb 2, 2009, 3:56 pm
#46
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That you will get access to with your Star Gold card without a PC membership. With a RCC membership, you must be departing on a Star Alliance flight and present your same-day ticket on the appropriate carrier along with your boarding pass or United Red Carpet Club membership card.
The reason most of us pay for a club membership is the ability to get in to clubs within the US, CO Gold and Platinum will get you access to these international lounges for free anyways
The reason most of us pay for a club membership is the ability to get in to clubs within the US, CO Gold and Platinum will get you access to these international lounges for free anyways
There is no indication one way or another whether CO Gold will be *G. Lots of folks here think that it will or should be, but there have been no official public statements from CO on the topic.
Feb 2, 2009, 4:06 pm
#47
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Sacramento
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Those rules you've described above sound like the rules for *G access to a club (departing on a same-day *A flight). I guess that is an OK option for folks who don't fly enough to make *G, but I'd rather earn my access the fun way - taking trips.
There is no indication one way or another whether CO Gold will be *G. Lots of folks here think that it will or should be, but there have been no official public statements from CO on the topic.
There is no indication one way or another whether CO Gold will be *G. Lots of folks here think that it will or should be, but there have been no official public statements from CO on the topic.
It's not very logical to not give Gold Star Gold status. Just compare to most other Star Carriers, some who give Star Gold at 35K EQM
Feb 2, 2009, 4:41 pm
#48
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You need to present a ticket when you enter most Star Alliance Clubs or you won't get in. With a RCC card only and ticket you will get access to most airlines Business Lounges (like SK, BD, ANZ, ANA, and LH), while Star Gold members only will get access to the better lounges (Like Scandinavian Lounges, Senator Lounges and Diamond Lounges).
It's not very logical to not give Gold Star Gold status. Just compare to most other Star Carriers, some who give Star Gold at 35K EQM
Feb 2, 2009, 5:08 pm
#49
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Central Florida
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Great with a price increase when the number of clubs you gain access to within the US falls dramatically.. 
Overseas, on the other hand, Star has a superior number of lounges.
For me, ORD, MSP (UA just shut down the MSP RCC) and DTW are airports I visit several times a month, that will have no/bad offerings.
To gain access to RCC is not a motivation for me to pay for the PC membership next year.
Overseas, on the other hand, Star has a superior number of lounges.
For me, ORD, MSP (UA just shut down the MSP RCC) and DTW are airports I visit several times a month, that will have no/bad offerings.
To gain access to RCC is not a motivation for me to pay for the PC membership next year.