Presidential Plus Card Changes
Feb 17, 2012, 1:54 pm
#1306
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"Club" lacks any sense of prestige at all. It is drab and b
ring just like the new name of the clubs.
ring just like the new name of the clubs.
"Club World" is the name of British Airway's business class. I guess they think it has a prestigious sound. You know, one of those walnut paneled, potted palms, subdued lighting, faint smell of pipe or cigar smoke, uniformed butlers running around filling drink orders and acting subservient in that "Upstairs, Downstairs" way only the British seem to have perfected. Whether it fits for an airline lounge I guess is in the eye of the beholder.
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Feb 17, 2012, 1:59 pm
#1307
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"Club World" is the description of British Airway's business class. I guess they think it has a prestigious sound. You know, one of those walnut paneled, potted palms, subdued lighting, faint smell of pipe or cigar smoke, uniformed butlers running around filling drink orders and acting subservient in that "Upstairs, Downstairs" way only the British seem to have perfected. Whether it fits for an airline lounge I guess is in the eye of the beholder.
me cache. "United Club" is rather unimaginative. Similarly, "MileagePlus Club" has nothing on "Presidential Plus" which is both alliterative and somewhat alluring.
Feb 17, 2012, 2:07 pm
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Similarly, "MileagePlus Club" has nothing on "Presidential Plus" which is both alliterative and somewhat alluring.
I don't see why they couldn't have 3 levels of cards:
MP Explorer (Basic)
MP Red Carpet Card (Presidential Plus)
MP Global JetSetter (only for Plat+, with better bennies)
Feb 17, 2012, 2:09 pm
#1309
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Feb 17, 2012, 2:20 pm
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Well, The Presidential Plus also dovetailed into the President's Club, which itself had some sort of cachet....
I don't see why they couldn't have 3 levels of cards:
MP Explorer (Basic)
MP Red Carpet Card (Presidential Plus)
MP Global JetSetter (only for Plat+, with better bennies)
I don't see why they couldn't have 3 levels of cards:
MP Explorer (Basic)
MP Red Carpet Card (Presidential Plus)
MP Global JetSetter (only for Plat+, with better bennies)
unds more exciting/interesting than the "club" card.
Feb 17, 2012, 2:51 pm
#1311
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Am I the only person amused that the premier credit card offered by United might well be the last Continental branded product we use?
Feb 17, 2012, 9:02 pm
#1312
Join Date: Dec 2011
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I suppose that I do not know what an FEQM is may be part of the problem
welcome to FT blokay,
How many FEQM do you have now? First recommendation is to dump every single one into your 2011 balance since they'll count towards lifetime; and you're almost to the 2MM (lifetime plat) which is all they'll let you get with FEQM anyways.
Then, keep the AX and drop the card , unless the new benefits are better somehow.
How many FEQM do you have now? First recommendation is to dump every single one into your 2011 balance since they'll count towards lifetime; and you're almost to the 2MM (lifetime plat) which is all they'll let you get with FEQM anyways.
Then, keep the AX and drop the card , unless the new benefits are better somehow.
I am going to assume that "FEQM" comes from the UA side. My 1K (UA) will come from CO on the consolidation so many of the things I read here I do not know what they are (never flew UA - except many years back.). I'll learn - but with things changing in the near term I probably won't pay much attention for a while.
The lounge access (in the US) is pretty important (I would almost pay for it out-of-pocket if I had to) - only reason I would ditch the AMEX is to get into the lounge. Other lounges don't work for me - wrong terminal. I did see a few posts about a $200 credit from AMEX for lounge card purchase - but have yet to confirm if that is true. I suppose what bothers me the most is that COUA is trying to force me to use their card - as opposed to giving me an incentive.
By the way - at the Singapore air show today. Lot's of new goodies out there - even some long-haul economy seats that don't look too bad.
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Feb 18, 2012, 7:01 am
#1313
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PM me if I can earn a referral for your new Platinum
I really hope they make this club card something of more value as the PPlus lacks the luster it once had with some of the recent changes.
Feb 18, 2012, 8:17 am
#1314
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Yes, Amex play gives you $200 for airline club membership purchases. Day passes, month passes, yearly memberships. You need to choose which airline and only that airline then for that calendar year. This is a nice workaround in a way with the Amex plat benefits; you get access to Delta and American clubs when flying that airline that day, US Air club access, priority pass club access included, and if you use the United airline credit-then United Club Membership for each year for $200 less than it would normally be. That is, if multiple club access is important to you.
PM me if I can earn a referral for your new Platinum
I really hope they make this club card something of more value as the PPlus lacks the luster it once had with some of the recent changes.
PM me if I can earn a referral for your new Platinum
I really hope they make this club card something of more value as the PPlus lacks the luster it once had with some of the recent changes.
Not a bad deal for my first month of membership
FWIW
DLM
Feb 20, 2012, 9:41 pm
#1316
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http://milepoint.com/forums/threads/...changes.14680/
Feb 21, 2012, 9:05 am
#1317
Join Date: Apr 2001
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Has there ever been a bonus offer for the Pres Plus?
I am seriously considering getting this card because I want to earn additional qualifying miles to attain Premier Platinum status and star-gold level. (I have high spend from business use).
But it is hard to pull the trigger when I see great bonuses for other cards and nothing for this card.
Has there ever been a bonus for this card? If yes, then maybe I should wait and perhaps they will have one this spring when the launch the new cards. But if no, perhaps that’s because they position this card differently and there will never be a bonus and so I shouldn’t wait.
Any advice?
Thanks
But it is hard to pull the trigger when I see great bonuses for other cards and nothing for this card.
Has there ever been a bonus for this card? If yes, then maybe I should wait and perhaps they will have one this spring when the launch the new cards. But if no, perhaps that’s because they position this card differently and there will never be a bonus and so I shouldn’t wait.
Any advice?
Thanks
Feb 21, 2012, 9:36 am
#1318
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I am seriously considering getting this card because I want to earn additional qualifying miles to attain Premier Platinum status and star-gold level. (I have high spend from business use).
But it is hard to pull the trigger when I see great bonuses for other cards and nothing for this card.
Has there ever been a bonus for this card? If yes, then maybe I should wait and perhaps they will have one this spring when the launch the new cards. But if no, perhaps that’s because they position this card differently and there will never be a bonus and so I shouldn’t wait.
Any advice?
Thanks
But it is hard to pull the trigger when I see great bonuses for other cards and nothing for this card.
Has there ever been a bonus for this card? If yes, then maybe I should wait and perhaps they will have one this spring when the launch the new cards. But if no, perhaps that’s because they position this card differently and there will never be a bonus and so I shouldn’t wait.
Any advice?
Thanks
If you want to wait for a bonus, I'd wait until after March when the integration gets sorted out.
Feb 21, 2012, 9:58 am
#1319
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t exist any more. Whatever replaces it may or may not have the desired FEQM features. I suspect it will, but there are obviously no guarantees. Clearly, the new card will be a Visa and not a MasterCard.
Feb 21, 2012, 11:20 am
#1320
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If the new one doesn't have them, they will go away regardless.