{"id":4997,"date":"2013-08-02T12:00:37","date_gmt":"2013-08-02T16:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/?p=4997"},"modified":"2013-08-02T03:30:01","modified_gmt":"2013-08-02T07:30:01","slug":"travelers-to-united-were-not-going-to-pay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/2013\/08\/02\/travelers-to-united-were-not-going-to-pay\/","title":{"rendered":"Travelers To United: We&#8217;re Not Going To Pay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The GO Group is a ground transportation company that serves O&#8217;Hare International and Midway airports. \u00a0The GO Group recently surveyed travelers after United Airlines announced it would implement subscription based amenity programs. \u00a0Seventy five percent of those polled said they would not pay an annual fee upfront for guaranteed airline amenities according to the survey.<\/p>\n<p>Of the choices offered, 14 % of the respondents said they would participate in a subscription program for more leg room.\u00a0 The next three highest choices, tied at eight percent, were pre-paid checked bags; priority boarding and priority seating. Just three percent responded that it would be worth the up-front costs for priority overhead bin storage and complementary alcoholic beverage service.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These results indicate that while most travelers still prefer the pay-as-you-go system, a small percentage are willing to pay up from to guarantee amenities that make air travel more enjoyable,&#8221; says\u00a0John McCarthy, president of both The GO Group.<\/p>\n<p>There are a variety of subscriptions and they range in price &#8211; with varying options to select from. It can become pricey, quickly depending on your selections.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4999\" alt=\"Untitledsubscriptions\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/files\/2013\/08\/Untitledsubscriptions.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/Untitledsubscriptions.png 600w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/Untitledsubscriptions-300x185.png 300w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/Untitledsubscriptions-551x341.png 551w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5000\" alt=\"Untitledsubscriptions2\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/files\/2013\/08\/Untitledsubscriptions2.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/Untitledsubscriptions2.png 600w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/Untitledsubscriptions2-300x201.png 300w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/Untitledsubscriptions2-508x341.png 508w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4998\" alt=\"Untitledsubscriptions4\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/files\/2013\/08\/Untitledsubscriptions4.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/Untitledsubscriptions4.png 600w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/Untitledsubscriptions4-300x166.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5001\" alt=\"Untitledsubscriptions3\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/files\/2013\/08\/Untitledsubscriptions3.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/Untitledsubscriptions3.png 600w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/Untitledsubscriptions3-300x167.png 300w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/Untitledsubscriptions3-213x120.png 213w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you selected the option to check 1 bag in North American (for someone traveling to the US and Canada) for 1 traveler, you&#8217;d pay $449 (with the $50 subscription fee waived.) \u00a0You&#8217;d have to take 9 round-trips with checked bags before you break even (based on standard $25 per-way charge for checked bags.) \u00a0If you have airline status, and depending on the class of service you&#8217;ve booked, fees will vary.<\/p>\n<p>I can&#8217;t imagine ever paying for this service myself, or any of the other subscriptions united is offering for that matter. \u00a0What do you think? Would you pay?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The GO Group is a ground transportation company that serves O&#8217;Hare International and Midway airports. \u00a0The GO Group recently surveyed travelers after United Airlines announced it would implement subscription based amenity programs. \u00a0Seventy five percent of those polled said they&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5002,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[10,91],"tags":[448],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.13 - 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