FoundersCard from CLEAR
Feb 21, 2025 | 2:58 pm
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FoundersCard from CLEAR
CLEAR is offering me a free FoundersCard for one year, with a 35% discount on renewal after that. The benefits are unclear (pun intended) to me, just vague indications of elite status benefits, etc.
I already have top tier status with the hotels and airlines I use, and I get additional benefits from travel charge and credit cards. I always book hotels directly or use FHR/Virtuoso so that I get elite credit.
My instinct is that I do *not* want to take this offer. Are there any reasons I should reconsider?
I tried searching here on FT and didn't find much recent relevant information, mostly specific airline threads about discounted fares through FoundersCard for airlines I don't use.
I already have top tier status with the hotels and airlines I use, and I get additional benefits from travel charge and credit cards. I always book hotels directly or use FHR/Virtuoso so that I get elite credit.
My instinct is that I do *not* want to take this offer. Are there any reasons I should reconsider?
I tried searching here on FT and didn't find much recent relevant information, mostly specific airline threads about discounted fares through FoundersCard for airlines I don't use.
Feb 21, 2025 | 3:22 pm
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Another seemingly popular reason for FoundersCard was as a shortcut to Caesars Diamond: Caesars (Total Rewards) Diamond Status from FoundersCard
However that has been discontinued (see latter pages of that thread) in favor of some partnership with the Wynn instead (I've never tracked this benefit closely myself so I don't know the low-level details)
However that has been discontinued (see latter pages of that thread) in favor of some partnership with the Wynn instead (I've never tracked this benefit closely myself so I don't know the low-level details)
Feb 22, 2025 | 8:47 pm
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CLEAR is offering me a free FoundersCard for one year, with a 35% discount on renewal after that. The benefits are unclear (pun intended) to me, just vague indications of elite status benefits, etc.
I already have top tier status with the hotels and airlines I use, and I get additional benefits from travel charge and credit cards.
My instinct is that I do *not* want to take this offer. Are there any reasons I should reconsider?
I tried searching here on FT and didn't find much recent relevant information, mostly specific airline threads about discounted fares through FoundersCard for airlines I don't use.
I already have top tier status with the hotels and airlines I use, and I get additional benefits from travel charge and credit cards.
My instinct is that I do *not* want to take this offer. Are there any reasons I should reconsider?
I tried searching here on FT and didn't find much recent relevant information, mostly specific airline threads about discounted fares through FoundersCard for airlines I don't use.
Feb 24, 2025 | 7:54 am
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Some discussion here: The Founders Card