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At some popular United hubs, such as Newark (EWR), getting lounge access via credit cards like the Chase Sapphire Reserve® or Capital One Venture X is simply not viable—there are no special credit card lounges nor Priority Pass lounges really available.
Given I have United 1K status, I am typically flying to/from EWR and it kind of sucks to not have any lounge access. However, with the The New United Club℠ Card, I can get access to a complimentary United Club℠ membership. This awesome membership, which is worth at least $750 a year (since that’s the cost to buy it outright), gives me United Club lounge access with a valid same-day boarding pass on a United Airlines/Star Alliance flight.
The card also gives you a bunch of useful United benefits, especially if you don’t have any type of United status. For example, you can get a free first and second checked bags alongside Premier Access®. Something unique to United cardholders is the ability to access special cardmember-only award space, granting you additional Saver fare opportunities.
While there’s no special elevated cardmember offer, getting 80,000 bonus miles after spending $5,000 within the first 3 months of opening the card is a nice cherry on top, especially if you were already considering purchasing the membership outright.
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