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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: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #60 on: May 06, 2012, 03:08:26 AM »
And they are matching 1 year free!!! Here is the sm they sent me.

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Congrats on your approval and match!

What bennies make this app/card worth it for you vs. (say) 60k UR for an IB card, which could be worth over $1,000?
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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #61 on: May 06, 2012, 03:19:00 AM »
Congrats on your approval and match!

What bennies make this app/card worth it for you vs. (say) 60k UR for an IB card, which could be worth over $1,000?
For spending, 1.5 miles/$ is the best around.
Although with IB you can get 5 points/$, for taxes and such UC card is best.

If you're not elite and book lots of last min mileage tickets, the $75 feed really start to add up.

Hyatt Plat and Avis PC are also good of you use them.

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #62 on: May 06, 2012, 03:26:06 AM »
Congrats on your approval and match!

What bennies make this app/card worth it for you vs. (say) 60k UR for an IB card, which could be worth over $1,000?
I rent with Avis a decent amount and am sick of getting crappy cars. Also I think I will enjoy the lounge access. Trust me I can drink $1,000 in a year, no worries about that :) I did get this card with 2 others of course...
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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #63 on: May 06, 2012, 03:27:03 AM »
For spending, 1.5 miles/$ is the best around.
Although with IB you can get 5 points/$, for taxes and such UC card is best.

If you're not elite and book lots of last min mileage tickets, the $75 feed really start to add up.

Hyatt Plat and Avis PC are also good of you use them.

None of those appeal to me that much, but thanks for the list, I can see some of those on their own being worth $1000 to some people, all four combined and it makes even more sense.

I rent with Avis a decent amount and am sick of getting crappy cars. Also I think I will enjoy the lounge access. Trust me I can drink $1,000 in a year, no worries about that :) I did get this card with 2 others of course...

Nice! Which others did you get?
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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #64 on: May 06, 2012, 03:33:09 AM »
Nice! Which others did you get?
BA with the 100k offer so that should buy me a few flights home ;) And I am still waiting on a reply for my SWA application...
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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #65 on: May 06, 2012, 03:34:52 AM »
BA with the 100k offer so that should buy me a few flights home ;) And I am still waiting on a reply for my SWA application...

Nice. BA 100k-without-massive-spend offer? SW 50k worth that much to you?
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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #66 on: May 06, 2012, 03:49:07 AM »
Nice. BA 100k-without-massive-spend offer? SW 50k worth that much to you?
With massive spending. I am sure by now everyone has ways to solve that. SW eh I have all the other big ones. I probably should have done IB but I got turned down last time so wtvr.
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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #67 on: May 06, 2012, 03:58:11 AM »
Doesnt BA require Massive spending for the additional 50k? I'm assuming your talking about the FT method
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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #68 on: May 06, 2012, 04:19:07 AM »
Doesnt BA require Massive spending for the additional 50k? I'm assuming your talking about the FT method

He just told you he has ways of doing it :P
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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #69 on: May 06, 2012, 04:25:41 AM »
Doesnt BA require Massive spending for the additional 50k? I'm assuming your talking about the FT method
What is the ft method?
He just told you he has ways of doing it :P
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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #71 on: May 08, 2012, 02:04:08 PM »
Also will an AU on my account get Avis benefits and the others or only 2 free bags?
I have this question as well.
Does anybody know?

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #72 on: May 08, 2012, 02:53:32 PM »
I have this question as well.
Does anybody know?
I spoke with a CSR and she said that an AU would not receive any of the benefits unless traveling with me. BUT she also said that I can get into the United lounge with only my card and she knows a lot of people that only travel with their credit card and not the lounge access card... So if the card itself will get me into the lounge I don't see why an AU couldn't do the same thing. As for Avis and Hyatt you sign up and 10 days later after verifying your account they give you the exclusive status. Hence if an AU tried to register I assume chase would tell the respective company that he is only an AU and do not give the exclusive status. But it may be worth a try...
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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #73 on: May 09, 2012, 12:52:25 AM »
I spoke with a CSR and she said that an AU would not receive any of the benefits unless traveling with me. BUT she also said that I can get into the United lounge with only my card and she knows a lot of people that only travel with their credit card and not the lounge access card... So if the card itself will get me into the lounge I don't see why an AU couldn't do the same thing. As for Avis and Hyatt you sign up and 10 days later after verifying your account they give you the exclusive status. Hence if an AU tried to register I assume chase would tell the respective company that he is only an AU and do not give the exclusive status. But it may be worth a try...

If the luggage is free by just showing your card, I guess it'd work for an AU too.
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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #74 on: May 21, 2012, 05:20:34 PM »
how soon after getting approved until the close-in fee waiver kicks in ?
do i have to wait for the card to come and activate ?

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #75 on: May 21, 2012, 05:52:12 PM »
how soon after getting approved until the close-in fee waiver kicks in ?
do i have to wait for the card to come and activate ?

If you want to get matched to the waived fee, SM them as soon as your UA MP Club card account shows up when you log into Chase.
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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #76 on: May 21, 2012, 06:08:29 PM »
If you want to get matched to the waived fee, SM them as soon as your UA MP Club card account shows up when you log into Chase.
i was talking about the $75 fee for awards within 21 days. (is there still a workaround?)

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #77 on: May 21, 2012, 08:59:44 PM »
i was talking about the $75 fee for awards within 21 days. (is there still a workaround?)
No workaround on any airline anymore.
Should become effective about when you activate your card.
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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #78 on: May 22, 2012, 10:30:54 PM »
Is a joint cardholder the same as a AU I'm regards to the benefits (like club Avis preferred etc.) Or is he like the original cardholder?

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Re: Introducing the new United MileagePlus Club Card
« Reply #79 on: May 22, 2012, 10:49:44 PM »
Is a joint cardholder the same as a AU I'm regards to the benefits (like club Avis preferred etc.) Or is he like the original cardholder?

Interesting question. My guess is there's only one primary card per account, but I might be wrong.
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