Watering down SDC for a credit card benefit
Jun 30, 2019, 12:26 pm
#31
Join Date: Aug 2011
Programs: UA 2P, UC, Hertz 5*, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 513
Honestly the SDC benefit should be for Club credit card members to make it even more premium...
Also as far as United Club passes go it would be nice to annually choose from a discount club membership (like $150 off, or something), percentage off voucher or coupon off the next flight, etc. in lieu of club passes that some lounges don't seem to accept anyways when the lounges are full... Some years I'd rather have a United club membership than passes and other years I might not even use them...
Also as far as United Club passes go it would be nice to annually choose from a discount club membership (like $150 off, or something), percentage off voucher or coupon off the next flight, etc. in lieu of club passes that some lounges don't seem to accept anyways when the lounges are full... Some years I'd rather have a United club membership than passes and other years I might not even use them...
Jun 30, 2019, 1:27 pm
#32
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 1,116
Precisely. You jump ahead of everyone else on the CPU list, regardless of your status.
In theory, it would also make it possible to do things like SDC LAX-ORD-DCA, with a CPU on both segments, to LAX-EWR-DCA. If I were hanging out on the LAX-EWR upgrade list with an RPU applied, I'd be none too happy about that.
In theory, it would also make it possible to do things like SDC LAX-ORD-DCA, with a CPU on both segments, to LAX-EWR-DCA. If I were hanging out on the LAX-EWR upgrade list with an RPU applied, I'd be none too happy about that.
Jul 1, 2019, 11:46 am
#34
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Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Danville, CA, USA;
Programs: UA 1MM, WN CP, Marriott LT Plat, Hilton Gold, IC Plat
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Hope I'm wrong, but between this and something else I noticed a couple of weeks ago, which I don't want to get into here yet, I predict 2020 will be the last year of United's (full) PQD waivers for spending $25,000+ on United CCs and for members using a foreign address.
That being said, it's pretty ironic given that UA is complaining about thousands of customers dropping its Chase cards - yet another disincentive to keep paying an AF for this useless card.
Jul 1, 2019, 2:56 pm
#35
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Join Date: Aug 2003
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I read this as above and beyond - meaning the PQD waiver stays but up to $2500 PQD can be earned towards 1K status.
Jul 1, 2019, 3:12 pm
#37
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Washington, DC
Programs: UA 1K 1MM, AA, DL
Posts: 7,418
Yeah, entirely unclear whether this would be instead of PQD waiver or a way to get a bit closer to higher status, kind of like the PQM bonus the older cards have/had. Given that it's touted as a selling point (i.e., "would you like this benefit?") rather than a "changes to our card you'll like", I favor the interpretation that it's an added benefit to the card.