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United Global First Lounge Review: London Heathrow (LHR)
The United Global First lounge is located in Terminal 2, directly across from the United Club, which is absolutely fantastic!If you’re ticketed in Global First then you have access to both of the lounges, which carry the same open, bright, luxurious theme, but have very different vibes to them. First off, the Global First lounge is much smaller and feels in a way much stuffier. It’s open and inviting, don’t get me wrong, but literally no one was having a conversation louder than a whisper. Great, if you’re looking to catch up on work, awkward if you’re dining with someone else and want to laugh and chat.
This was part of the England 2015 Wedding trip!
- American Airlines economy LAX to SFO using Avios points
- Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse: San Francisco SFO
- Virgin Atlantic Upper Class – SFO to LHR
- Grosvenor House JW Marriott with 45000 Marriott Rewards
- Conrad London St James with Hilton Gold benefits
- United Business Club Lounge London LHR
- United Global First Class Lounge London LHR
- United Global First LHR to LAX
The United Global First lounge is located in Terminal 2, directly across from the United Club, which is absolutely fantastic!
If you’re ticketed in Global First then you have access to both of the lounges, which carry the same open, bright, luxurious theme, but have very different vibes to them. First off, the Global First lounge is much smaller and feels in a way much stuffier. It’s open and inviting, don’t get me wrong, but literally no one was having a conversation louder than a whisper. Great, if you’re looking to catch up on work, awkward if you’re dining with someone else and want to laugh and chat.
I found it a bit odd that the Global First lounge didn’t provide at least 1 or 2 shower suites. There were ample individual stall bathrooms, which were great, but if you did want to take a shower, you’d have to schlep over to the United Club facilities. Seems counterintuitive to me when this is the premium lounge facility…but, purely nitpicking.
Global First provides A-la Carte dining services. Food was great. I had a the Salmon Eggs Bennie.
There was also a wide variety of treats, breakfast items, yogurts, and some nice booze. If it wasn’t 10am I would have treated myself to the Lagavulin 16…
Overall the lounge is great. Free WIFI, bright, luxurious and more than anything makes you feel as though you are in an exclusive club. The A la Carte eating option is great, especially if you’re nose deep in work or just looking for a restaurant style experience. Both of the lounges are absolutely fantastic, and if the only lounge you have access to is the United Club… you’re not going to be disappointed. In fact, I’d say I preferred it.
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Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
Welcome Offer
60k Points after $4k spend in 3 months
Annual Fee
$95
Points Earned
Transferrable Chase Ultimate Rewards
- 60k points after $4k spend in 3 months
- Worth $750 in Chase Travel℠ and way more if you maximize transfer partners
- 5x on all travel purchased through Chase Travel℠
- 3x on dining, including eligible delivery services for takeout & dining out
- 3x on select streaming services
- 3x on online grocery purchases
- (excluding Target, Walmart and wholesale clubs)
- $50 Annual Chase Travel Hotel Credit via Chase Travel℠
- The begins immediately for new cardmembers and after your account anniversary for existing cardmembers
- 2x on all other travel
- 10% Anniversary Bonus
- Every year you keep the card, your total spend will yield a 10% points bonus. If you spend $10k in a year, you’ll get 1k bonus points
- Chase Sapphire Preferred continues to redeem at 1.25c in the Chase Travel℠ and the slew of other benefits remain in tact including Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver ( primary ), purchase protections, etc.
- Points are transferrable to 14 Ultimate Rewards partners
- Redeem in Chase Travel℠ for 1.25 cents per point
- No foreign transaction fees
- Suite of Travel and Purchase Coverage
- Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver is my favorite
- Get complimentary access to DashPass which unlocks $0 delivery fees and lower service fees for a minimum of one year when you activate by December 31, 2024
- $95 Annual Fee
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Historically 80k is a very, very good offer and hit in both 2022 and 2023. In 2021, we saw the offer hit an all time high of 100k. Who knows if that will ever come back.
Main Cast:
Cards that earn flexible points and should be used on the bulk of your purchases.
Supporting Cast:
Cards that earn fixed points in the currency of the airline/hotel and can not be transferred at attractive rates. These cards yield benefits that make it worth keeping, but not necessarily worth putting a lot of your everyday spend on.
The Chase Sapphire Preferred® is exceptional starter card and offers transferrable Ultimate Rewards, and pairs well with other Chase cards.
If you carry this card alongside Chase’s cashback cards like the Chase Freedom Flex℠and Chase Freedom Unlimited® or the business versions: Ink Business Cash® , Ink Business Unlimited® you can combine the points into Preferred account and transfer into hotel and airline partners
Annual fee is quite low at $95 a year + you get a 10% anniversary bonus on points + $50 hotel credit in Chase travel.
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