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So what do you get for having the card? These incredibly sweet benefits:
-Expanded award ticket availability
See DDMS for details, including here.
-Full United Club membership:
 This membership normally costs $395 per year for non-elites and it’s the only club network that can’t be accessed with the AMEX Platinum card or the Priority Pass lounge membership that comes with that card.
 A full United Club membership allows your entire family, or you and 2 guests, to enter hundreds of United and partner lounges worldwide, regardless of which airline you are flying of even if you are even flying at all!  Just show your membership card and you’re in!
 Here is a dreadfully incomplete list of lounges.  For example I’ve used my United membership card in Tel Aviv but they’re not listed. 
-Unlimited Airport Terminal Access:  **ENDING AUGUST 2016**
 Another very nice benefit of being a full United Club member is that you can access the secured part of the airport even when you’re not flying! When I pick someone up from the airport I often like to meet them at the gate and surprise them and go for a free drink in the club. All you have to do is go to the checkin counter, show your United Club membership, and request a gate pass to get past security to access the lounge.
 This will work in any airport where there is a United or USAirways lounge.
 With free wifi, snacks, drinks, newspapers, magazines, and even showers and free ironing services in some locations, you can even make the United Club your new office if you wanted to!
 Or you can just take your kid past security to see the planes taking off when not rushing to a flight, just like in the pre 9/11 days.
 See here more detailes about this benefit.
-1.5 United Miles per dollar spent everywhere!
 This blows every other card out of the water. You’ll get 1.5 miles for every dollar you spend anywhere.  No other card out there offers anything near this earning rate on everyday purchases!  Even the great Starwood card earns an effective 1.25 miles per dollar spent and those can’t be directly transferred to United (though they can be used on United via an airline like USAirways though they have harsher award policies), or the excellent Freedom card with checking offers 1.1 points per dollar spent on everyday purchases.
It’s not hard at all to get at least 1.8 cents value per mile (or much more than that), but at that rate it’s a 2.7% rebate on everything you buy. Considering you can pay your federal income taxes for a 1.89% fee, you will be able to load up on miles the next time you pay taxes and be excited about getting a discounted vacation out of it!  It would come out to a cost of just 1.26 cents per United mile, which is an incredible bargain (A business class ticket to Europe is 100,000 miles with no fuel surcharges, so you would be paying just $1,260 for business to Europe or $1,512 for business to Israel or the Maldives), plus you may even be able to deduct the 1.89% fee!
You also earn 2 miles per dollar on United purchases, though that is beat by the 2.14 points per dollar offered by Sapphire Preferred.
-2 Free Checked Bags:
 You and one companion automatically get 2 free checked bags on United worldwide. If you bring 2 bags each that’s a savings of $240 domestically or a savings of $400 to most international destinations (Europe, Israel, Argentina, Asia, Australia, etc) on a round-trip.
Not only that but additional cards are free, and although additional cardholders don’t automatically get 2 free bags like the primary cardholder, they will at the checkin counter by just showing the agent their United Club card. I have tested this out many times to confirm that this works. For a family of 4 with 8 checked bags you can split your itinerary into 2 after purchasing it, and then with 1 primary card and 1 additional card all 8 checked bags will be free, a savings of $480 domestically or $800 to most international destinations on a round-trip.
As the free luggage benefit can be attained by just showing a checkin agent your credit card, it will last until the card’s expiration date, which is 3 years from when you are approved.
-Premier Access and Boarding:
 You’ll get priority check-in, priority baggage handling (your bags will arrive ahead of the general public’s), and priority security line access.
 Plus you will board at the same time as Premier Silver elite members, ahead of Explorer cardholders, ahead of families with children, and way ahead of the general public, so that you will have plenty of space for your carry-ons.
-Waived Award Expedite/Close-In Fees:
 Those pesky $75 per passenger fees for booking an award ticket within 21 days (which is right when the best award availability starts to open up) are automatically waived for cardholders!
-No foreign Transaction fees:
 Get the best rates and pay no exchange rate fees.
-Hertz President's Circle Status:
 Cardmembers get President's Circle status at Hertz. After getting the card, register at https://hertzstatus.mileageplus.com/
-Hyatt Platinum Elite Status:
 Cardmembers get Platinum status at Hyatt, giving them free internet, upgrades, and bonus points. After getting the card, register at https://hyattstatus.mileageplus.com
As with the Explorer card, you also get these benefits:
-Primary CDW Rental Car Insurance:
 Almost all credit cards only offer secondary CDW rental car insurance, meaning that you must first file a claim with your personal insurance which will affect your rates. The United consumers cards cover accidents without the need to make any claim with your personal insurance and should definitely be your go-to card for all car rentals outside of Israel.
-Premier upgrades on award tickets:
 Premier members will be eligible for upgrades by being a United cardholder.
-Non-expiring miles:
 As long as you’re a United cardholder your miles will never expire.
-Last-Seat Standard Awards:
 As long as there’s a seat on the plane you’ll be able to use double miles for it. This level is now capacity controlled for general members.
-Other protections:
 -Travel Accident Insurance
 -Emergency Assistance
 -Trip Cancellation Insurance
 -Lost Luggage Reimbursement
 -Delayed Luggage Reimbursement
 -Delayed Trip Reimbursement
 -Extended Warranty Protection
 -Price Drop Protection
 -Purchase Protection
 -Return Protection
 -Worldwide Emergency Card Replacement


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Getting the AF waived After being approved for the card, you could SM and ask for the AF to be waived for the first year.

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Re: United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #1520 on: December 06, 2017, 01:48:38 PM »
Standard in branch offer, No AF, No bonus.

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Re: United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #1521 on: December 20, 2017, 05:59:22 PM »
Standard in branch offer, No AF, No bonus.
+1 confirmed in branch just now.
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Re: United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #1522 on: December 21, 2017, 03:03:14 PM »
can i get the card benefits by adding to reservation after booking if i signed up for the card after booking?

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Re: United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #1523 on: December 21, 2017, 03:07:25 PM »
can i get the card benefits by adding to reservation after booking if i signed up for the card after booking?
yes the benefits go by when you are using them not when you booked

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Re: United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #1524 on: December 21, 2017, 03:38:56 PM »
yes the benefits go by when you are using them not when you booked
thanx
how about upgrades?

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Re: United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #1525 on: December 21, 2017, 03:41:53 PM »
thanx
how about upgrades?
I dont think this card entitles you to upgrades, but again if it does then you would get them

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Re: United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #1526 on: December 21, 2017, 04:27:20 PM »
I dont think this card entitles you to upgrades, but again if it does then you would get them
I believe it does, but only on award bookings.
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Re: United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #1527 on: December 21, 2017, 04:52:13 PM »
I believe it does, but only on award bookings.
Only if you are also an elite, you get put below the lowest paid fare though so good luck getting an upgrade.
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Re: United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #1528 on: December 24, 2017, 01:35:24 PM »
Sorry if this is elementary, what does "SM" mean? I'm seeing that that's the way to get AF waived year 1, does it work?

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Re: United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #1529 on: December 24, 2017, 01:43:07 PM »
Sorry if this is elementary, what does "SM" mean? I'm seeing that that's the way to get AF waived year 1, does it work?
Secure message. Standard offer in branch has no AF first year as well
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Re: United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #1530 on: December 24, 2017, 01:53:02 PM »
Secure message. Standard offer in branch has no AF first year as well
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Re: United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #1531 on: December 24, 2017, 02:50:57 PM »
Anyone know who to talk to about getting your hyatt status? Spoke to chase and hyatt, both were no help. My MP# is linked to the card, but they are telling me I'm ineligible.
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Re: United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #1532 on: December 24, 2017, 03:45:11 PM »
What time of the day is the cut off time for two credit pulls being  merged into one with Chase ?

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Re: United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #1533 on: January 23, 2018, 11:43:32 PM »
How long does it usually take to receive premier access card, after being approved for this card? Applied 12/22 and still nothing. Traveling Monday, and would like to make sure I have it. Will I be able to use only my credit card, and be found in the system?
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Re: United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #1534 on: January 24, 2018, 03:29:49 AM »
How long does it usually take to receive premier access card, after being approved for this card? Applied 12/22 and still nothing. Traveling Monday, and would like to make sure I have it. Will I be able to use only my credit card, and be found in the system?

With the credit alone you can get in.

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Re: United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #1535 on: January 24, 2018, 07:46:39 AM »
How long does it usually take to receive premier access card, after being approved for this card? Applied 12/22 and still nothing. Traveling Monday, and would like to make sure I have it. Will I be able to use only my credit card, and be found in the system?

In the app you should have your virtual card. I had it on my account the next day I was approved. The physical card should be here any day now.

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Re: United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #1536 on: January 27, 2018, 10:09:38 PM »
Physical card is still not here. The Digital is in the app, didn't check before. Thanks!
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Re: United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #1537 on: April 13, 2018, 12:07:48 AM »
Any way to get the club card benefits when booking thru chase rewards the billing is from chase travel not united?
Pay a few cents with your united card.
Is this confirmed that if I pay a little with my card, I'll get two free bags?

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Re: United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #1538 on: April 17, 2018, 06:27:08 PM »
How long after getting approved for this card can I enroll for president circle with hertz
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« Reply #1539 on: April 17, 2018, 06:28:20 PM »
How long after getting approved for this card can I enroll for president circle with hertz
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Immediately I believe
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